341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
444 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
420 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1019 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4214 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
605 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
878 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
520 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
677 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1270 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34091 | Morohashi |
2013 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
396 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
423 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衣 【キヌ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 衣装 【イショウ】 clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
- 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
- 衣紋 【エモン】 dress, clothes, drapery
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
Kun reading compounds
- 衣 【ころも】 clothes, garment, gown, robe, coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
- 衣替え 【ころもがえ】 seasonal change of clothing, changing one's dress for the season, renovation, facelift, redesign, redecoration, new appearance, fresh look
- 砂糖の衣 【さとうのころも】 frosting (e.g. on a cake), icing
- 紅葉の衣 【もみじのころも】 comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
- 衣 【きぬ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 如月 【きさらぎ】 second month of the lunar calendar
Readings
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- prenda
- ropas
- vestidos
Portuguese
- vestuário
- roupas
- vestindo
French
- vêtement
- habillement
465 | 2001 Kanji |
5e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-16-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8863 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海浦 【カイホ】 seaside
- 曲浦 【キョクホ】 winding coast (beach)
Kun reading compounds
- 浦 【うら】 inlet, seashore, beach
- 浦内笛鯛 【うらうちふえだい】 Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
- 津々浦々 【つつうらうら】 all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land, far and wide, (in) every port and harbor
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- bahía
- ensenada
- golfo
Portuguese
- baía
- riacho
- pequena baía
- golfo
- praia
- costa
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- golfe
- rivage
- côte
- plage
1785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
856 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1015 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1067 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1534 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1846 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17475 | Morohashi |
437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
353 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3312.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
722 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臨界 【リンカイ】 boundary, (nuclear) criticality, critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
- 臨海 【リンカイ】 coastal, seaside, oceanfront, maritime
- 意臨 【イリン】 copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy), copying freely
- 形臨 【ケイリン】 copying calligraphy from a model
Kun reading compounds
- 臨む 【のぞむ】 to look out on, to overlook, to front onto, to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by, to deal with (an issue), to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to go to (e.g. a place), to take part in, to participate, to join
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- asistir
- encontrar
- encarar
- enfrentarse
- confrontar
Portuguese
- considerar
- enfrentar
- reunião
- confrontar
- coparecer
- invocar
French
- faire face à
- rencontrer
- affronter
- assister à
- passer voir
- se rendre sur place
- exceptionnel
880 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
1004 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
994 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
897 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
783 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
836 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
855 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1229 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1806 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2059 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30087 | Morohashi |
1630 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
854 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1004 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3477 | 2001 Kanji |
2t15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-11 | SKIP code |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
7876.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17450 | Morohashi |
384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40285 | Morohashi |
1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2863 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8513.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 碧雲 【ヘキウン】 bluish cloud, azure sky, blue sky
- 碧海 【ヘキカイ】 blue sea, blue expanse of water
Readings
- Japanese names:
- みどり、 あお、 たま
- Korean:
- byeog
Spanish
- azul
- verde
Portuguese
French
3208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2225 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
24334 | Morohashi |
2836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4027 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2588 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2634 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-5 | SKIP code |
1660.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
78a7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2750 | Morohashi |
2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1553 | 2001 Kanji |
2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |