4097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3032 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
32427X | Morohashi |
5252 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2380 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘇 【ソ】 Soviet Union
- 酥 【ソ】 so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
- 日ソ 【ニッソ】 Japan and the Soviet Union, Japanese-Soviet
- 中ソ 【チュウソ】 China and the Soviet Union, Soviet-Chinese, Sino-Soviet
- 蘇芳 【スオウ】 sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), sappanwood dye (red in colour), layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
- 蘇格蘭 【スコットランド】 Scotland
Kun reading compounds
- 蘇る 【よみがえる】 to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored, to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- revivir
- resucitar
- rehabilitar
- planta aromática
Portuguese
French
3k16.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-16 | SKIP code |
2-4-16 | SKIP code |
4439.4 | Four corner code |
1-33-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8607 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
829 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 我 【ガ】 obstinacy, atman, the self, the ego
- 我慢 【ガマン】 endurance, patience, perseverance, bearing (with something), self-control, self-restraint
- 無我 【ムガ】 selflessness, self-effacement, self-renunciation, anatta, anatman, doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
- 小我 【ショウガ】 the self, the ego
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
- 人は人、我は我 【ひとはひと、われはわれ】 live and let live, you do you and I'll do me, people are people; I am myself
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我が 【わが】 my, our, one's own
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが、 か
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
- ego
Portuguese
- ego
- Eu
- egoísta
- nosso
- a si próprio
French
- ego
- je
- moi
- égoïste
- notre
- soi-même
745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
833 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
817 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
200 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
719 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1329 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
545 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1302 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1381 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1164 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4362 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
647 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11545 | Morohashi |
3548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2028 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
640 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
380 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
848 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2259 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2355.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6211 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
- 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
- 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
- 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
- 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
- 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
- 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
- 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
- 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
- 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)
Kun reading compounds
- 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
- 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- piedra
Portuguese
- pedra
French
- pierre
44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
45 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
102 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
763 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
78 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
78 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1397 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24024 | Morohashi |
2971 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3985 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
347 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
44 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3377 | 2001 Kanji |
5a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
1026.0 | Four corner code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77f3 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
- 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
- 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
- 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg
Kun reading compounds
- 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
- 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
- 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あざ、 お
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- cáñamo
- lino
- entumecerse
Portuguese
- cânhamo
- linho
French
- chanvre
- lin
1829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5390 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1924 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1508 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1529 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1938 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3878 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47888 | Morohashi |
3125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
593 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1502 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
564 | 2001 Kanji |
3q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
0029.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ebb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝋色漆 【ロイロウルシ】 black lacquer
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
- 大呂 【タイリョ】 second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp), twelfth lunar month
- 仲呂 【チュウリョ】 (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G), fourth lunar month
- 呂 【リョ】 bass range (in Japanese music), six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
- 呂旋 【リョセン】 Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode
- 大呂 【タイリョ】 second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp), twelfth lunar month
- 仲呂 【チュウリョ】 (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G), fourth lunar month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 なが
- Korean:
- ryeo
Spanish
- columna vertebral
- espinazo
Portuguese
French
- colonne vertébrale
- épine dorsale
- grand bâtiment
1509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
891 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1997 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
459 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2036 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1396 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2713 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1385 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
24 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3386 | Morohashi |
2187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
728 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
24 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
24 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3d4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5442 | Unicode hex code |