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 |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17363 | Morohashi |
392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3815.1 | Four corner code |
1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1357 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 百葉箱 【ヒャクヨウバコ】 Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges), instrument shelter
- 書箱 【ショソウ】 bookcase
Kun reading compounds
- 箱 【はこ】 box, case, chest, package, pack, crate, car (of a train, etc.), shamisen case, shamisen, public building, community building, man who carries a geisha's shamisen, receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces), counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
- 箱入り 【はこいり】 cased, boxed, precious, cherished, girl who has been sheltered from the world, one's special talent
- リサイクル用の箱 【リサイクルようのはこ】 recycling bin, recycling box
- 契約の箱 【けいやくのはこ】 Ark of the Covenant
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- caja
- cofre
Portuguese
- caixa
- tórax
- caixa de papelão
- depósito
- carro de estrada de ferro
French
- boîte
- coffre
- caisse
- wagon
390 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1703 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
944 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
935 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
799 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2383 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1091 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1060 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1486 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3362 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2366 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
951 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26209 | Morohashi |
2711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4331 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
942 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1013 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
435 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2379 | 2001 Kanji |
6f9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
8896.3 | Four corner code |
1-40-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7bb1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柳 【リュウ】 Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 柳暗花明 【リュウアンカメイ】 beautiful scenery of spring, red-light district
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 花柳 【カリュウ】 red-light district
Kun reading compounds
- 柳 【やなぎ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 柳刃包丁 【やなぎばぼうちょう】 kitchen knife for sashimi
- 青柳 【あおやぎ】 green willow (i.e. one that has budded), meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
- 化粧柳 【けしょうやなぎ】 chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なぎ、 や、 やい、 やぎ、 やな、 やない
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- sauce
- mimbre
Portuguese
- salgueiro
French
- saule
1898 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1471 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1427 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1871 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2032 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1086 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1434 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14662 | Morohashi |
899 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1525 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1272 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1844 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4792.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
67f3 | Unicode hex code |