123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
206 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
189 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
484 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4375 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
55 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
88 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2142 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
244 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
244 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
180 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1689 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1943 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1038 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
354 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35580P | Morohashi |
1541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
348 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
372 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
323 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
233 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
618 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 読書 【ドクショ】 reading (a book)
- 読者 【ドクシャ】 reader
- 積ん読 【ツンドク】 buying books and not reading them, stockpiling books, tsundoku, books bought but not read
- 必読 【ヒツドク】 must-read, required reading
- 読書 【ドクショ】 reading (a book)
- 読本 【トクホン】 reading-book, reader, guidebook, manual, textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
- 読点 【トウテン】 comma
- 句読 【クトウ】 breaks and pauses (in a sentence), punctuation, way of reading (esp. kanbun)
- 吏読 【リト】 Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
Kun reading compounds
- 読む 【よむ】 to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant, to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine, to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji), to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time), to count, to estimate, to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よみ
- Korean:
- dog, du
Spanish
- leer
Portuguese
- leia
French
- lire
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0461.2 | Four corner code |
1-38-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8aad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6942 | Morohashi |
2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
3040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
742 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 障害者 【ショウガイシャ】 disabled person, person with a (physical or mental) disability
- 障害 【ショウガイ】 obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty, disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction, steeplechase, obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)
- 安全保障 【アンゼンホショウ】 security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
- 囲障 【イショウ】 fence (esp. between buildings)
Kun reading compounds
- 障る 【さわる】 to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- estorbo
- impedimento
- obstáculo
- obstrucción
- estorbar
- impedir
- obstruir
- obstaculizar
Portuguese
- impedir
- ferido
- dano
French
- gêne
- faire du mal
913 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
902 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
676 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1145 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1880 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
858 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1028 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
751 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
875 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
504 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41821 | Morohashi |
715 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6479 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1297 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1393 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
976 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2d11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
7024.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
969c | Unicode hex code |
harm, injury
- On:
- ガイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
358 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 害 【ガイ】 injury, harm, evil influence, damage
- 害虫 【ガイチュウ】 harmful insect, noxious insect, vermin, pest
- 薬害 【ヤクガイ】 harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
- 傷害 【ショウガイ】 injury, inflicting bodily injury
Readings
- Korean:
- hae, hal
Spanish
- desastre
- obstáculo
- daño
- lesión
Portuguese
- dano
- injúria
French
- tort
- mal
- blessure
362 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
460 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
425 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
468 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
518 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
527 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
785 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
481 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2826 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1565 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7165 | Morohashi |
2272 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1551 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1671 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
428 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
538 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.1 | Four corner code |
1-19-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb3 | Unicode hex code |