551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34073 | Morohashi |
760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2150.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
885b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
532 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 攻守 【コウシュ】 offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding
- 攻撃 【コウゲキ】 attack, assault, raid, onslaught, offensive, criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation
- 速攻 【ソッコウ】 swift attack, quick attack, fast break, right away, without delay, immediately
- 猛攻 【モウコウ】 fierce attack
Kun reading compounds
- 攻める 【せめる】 to attack, to assault, to assail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- agresión
- ataque
- asalto
- agredir
- atacar
- asaltar
Portuguese
- agressão
- ataque
French
- agression
- attaque
1247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
594 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1457 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
970 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
380 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
819 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
838 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1040 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
336 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13120 | Morohashi |
242 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2331 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
330 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
352 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1132 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 撃墜 【ゲキツイ】 shooting down (aircraft)
- 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 銃撃 【ジュウゲキ】 shooting, gunning (down)
- 追撃 【ツイゲキ】 pursuit (of a fleeing enemy), chase, follow-up attack
Kun reading compounds
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
- 討つ 【うつ】 to attack, to destroy, to defeat, to conquer, to avenge
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeog
Spanish
- batida
- ataque
- derrota
- conquista
- batir
- atacar
- derrotar
- conquistar
- disparar
Portuguese
- batida
- ataque
- derrota
- conquista
French
- battre
- attaquer
- vaincre
- conquérir
1209 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
433 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1986 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
997 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1016 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1054 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1041 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
851 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2492 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
716 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12674P | Morohashi |
2863 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
709 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
766 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
407 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1767 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
3c11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-4 | SKIP code |
5750.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6483 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
- 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
- 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
- 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
- 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
- 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build
Kun reading compounds
- 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
- 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- soldado
- marinero
- tropa
Portuguese
- soldado
- particular
- tropas
- exército
- guerra
- estratégia
- tática
French
- soldat
- simple soldat
- troupes
- armée
- guerre
- stratégie
- tactique
712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
606 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
578 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
447 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
201 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
396 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
343 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
784 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
994 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1462 | Morohashi |
2551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
243 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2661 | 2001 Kanji |
2o5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
7280.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5175 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |