206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2087 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1218 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32340P | Morohashi |
2382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5241 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1210 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
432 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藤黄 【トウオウ】 gamboge
- 藤花 【トウカ】 wisteria flower
Kun reading compounds
- 藤 【ふじ】 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
- 藤色 【ふじいろ】 light purple
- 草藤 【くさふじ】 tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), cow vetch
- 野田藤 【のだふじ】 Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞう、 と、 ふじゅ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- glicina (planta)
Portuguese
French
- glycine
1942 | 2001 Kanji |
3k15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-15 | SKIP code |
4423.2 | Four corner code |
1-38-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
85e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | Unicode hex code |
hump, high, noble, prosperity
- On:
- リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
- 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
- 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
- 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 たかし
- Korean:
- ryung
Spanish
- montículo
- giba
- alto
- próspero
- floreciente
Portuguese
- corcova
- alto
- nobre
- prosperidade
French
- protubérance
- haut
- noble
- prospérité
1901 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4999 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1876 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
946 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
661 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41720P | Morohashi |
545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1682 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
7721.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9686 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 宏遠 【コウエン】 vast and far-reaching
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- goeng
Spanish
- amplio
- grande
- magnífico
Portuguese
French
1286 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
674 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2050 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2728 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
7086 | Morohashi |
2202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2324 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
3043.2 | Four corner code |
1-25-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b8f | Unicode hex code |
haiku, actor
- On:
- ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 俳句 【ハイク】 haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- haiku
- actor
- intérprete
Portuguese
- haiku
- ator
French
- acteur
- haïku
969 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
959 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1280 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
485 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1427 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1052 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1036 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1035 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1076 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1167 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
110 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
126 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
82 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
94 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1648 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
726 | Morohashi |
112 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
254 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1633 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1761 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
913 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2121.1 | Four corner code |
1-39-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ff3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1261 | Morohashi |
177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2167 | 2001 Kanji |
2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-15 | SKIP code |
2124.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
512a | Unicode hex code |