96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勇 【ユウ】 bravery, courage, heroism
- 勇気 【ユウキ】 courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
- 義勇 【ギユウ】 heroism, loyalty and courage
- 武勇 【ブユウ】 bravery, military prowess, valour, valor
Kun reading compounds
- 勇む 【いさむ】 to be in high spirits, to be encouraged, to be lively, to cheer up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 はや
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- valentía
- audacia
- heroísmo
- estar en buen estado de animo
- ser animado
Portuguese
- coragem
- torcer
- estar em altos espíritos
- heroísmo
French
- courage
- être en verve
- remonter le moral
- bravoure
- héroïsme
524 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
622 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
592 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
726 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
825 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
371 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
908 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1474 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
218 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2592 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2360P | Morohashi |
2089 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1407 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1509 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
535 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
2g7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-7-2 | SKIP code |
1742.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52c7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輝度 【キド】 brightness, luminance
- 輝安鉱 【キアンコウ】 stibnite (mineral), antimonite
- 光輝 【コウキ】 brightness, splendour, splendor
- 輝々 【キキ】 brilliant (of light), shining
Kun reading compounds
- 輝く 【かがやく】 to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten, to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow
- 輝く女性 【かがやくじょせい】 women who excel, women in prominent positions
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さき、 てる、 ひ、 ひかる
- Korean:
- hwi
Spanish
- resplandor
- destello
- centelleo
- resplandecer
- destellar
- centellear
Portuguese
- brilho
- luzir
- centelha
- faiscar
- piscar
French
- étincelant
- étincelle
- briller
- scintiller
1132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1371 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1264 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1800 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1767 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
777 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1779 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1280 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
308 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38372 | Morohashi |
1402 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5972 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1807 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1055 | 2001 Kanji |
7c8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
9725.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8f1d | Unicode hex code |