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 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2707X | Morohashi |
3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1055 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
9050.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
534a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 球 【キュウ】 sphere, globe, ball, bulb, ball, sphere, counter for pitches
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 制球 【セイキュウ】 (pitcher's) control
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 玉突き 【たまつき】 billiards, pool, serial collisions (of cars)
- 電気の球 【でんきのたま】 electric (light) bulb
- 目の玉 【めのたま】 eyeball
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- pelota
- esfera
Portuguese
- bola
- esfera
French
- balle
- sphère
188 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
275 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
379 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
845 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
736 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
739 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1319 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21011 | Morohashi |
969 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
370 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3142 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1313.2 | Four corner code |
1-21-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7403 | Unicode hex code |