392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4309 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
43 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
85 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
439 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
66 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
203 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35205 | Morohashi |
1941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
335 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
357 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
44 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
言
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
- 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
- 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
- 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
Kun reading compounds
- 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
- 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
- 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- palabras
- decir
Portuguese
- Dizer
- palavras
French
- dire
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
0060.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21725 | Morohashi |
3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6050.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斐紙 【ヒシ】 traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
- 斐然 【ヒゼン】 beautiful, florid
- 甲斐 【ガイ】 effect, result, worth, use, avail
- 言い甲斐 【イイガイ】 worth mentioning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- bello
- estampado
Portuguese
French
5081 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2082 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13469 | Morohashi |
2776 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2370 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2897 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2906 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2j10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
1140.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6590 | Unicode hex code |