654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35556P | Morohashi |
1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0861.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8aac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 話 【ワ】 counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
- 話題 【ワダイ】 topic, subject, much talked about, topical, in the news, hot
- 懇話 【コンワ】 friendly talk, chat
- 秘話 【ヒワ】 secret story, unknown episode
Kun reading compounds
- 話す 【はなす】 to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat, to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss, to speak (a language)
- 話 【はなし】 talk, speech, chat, conversation, topic, subject, discussions, negotiation, argument, rumor, talk, hearsay, tale, story, fable, circumstances, particulars
- 話し合い 【はなしあい】 discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
- いい話 【いいはなし】 good story, heartwarming story, good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
- 固い話 【かたいはなし】 serious topic (of conversation)
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cuento
- charla
- hablar
- narrar
Portuguese
- Conversar
- falar uma língua
- conto
French
- parler
- histoire
151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
240 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
133 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
180 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
86 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
238 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
238 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
178 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1684 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1027 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35441 | Morohashi |
1527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
125 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
229 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
0266.4 | Four corner code |
1-47-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 集 【シュウ】 collection, compilation
- 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
- 句集 【クシュウ】 collection of haiku poems
- 歌集 【カシュウ】 collection of waka poems, anthology, songbook
Kun reading compounds
- 集まる 【あつまる】 to gather, to collect, to assemble
- 集める 【あつめる】 to collect, to assemble, to gather
- 集う 【つどう】 to meet, to assemble, to congregate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつまり、 ず
- Korean:
- jib
Spanish
- reunir
- coleccionar
- reunirse
Portuguese
- juntar
- reunião
- congregar
- enxame
- bando
French
- rassembler
- réunir
- collection
- grouiller
- attroupement
243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
309 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
168 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5031 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
279 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1779 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
436 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
442 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
224 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1851 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3445 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
566 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41974 | Morohashi |
2771 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6500 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
559 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
601 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
224 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
399 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2464 | 2001 Kanji |
8c4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
2090.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96c6 | Unicode hex code |