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 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尚絅学院大学 【ショウケイガクインダイガク】 Shokei Gakuin University
- 尚絅大学 【ショウケイダイガク】 Shokei University
- 好尚 【コウショウ】 taste, fancy, fashion
- 早尚 【ソウショウ】 prematurity
Kun reading compounds
- 尚 【なお】 still, yet, more, still more, greater, further, as ..., like ..., furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...
- 尚更 【なおさら】 still more, even more, all the more, still less, even less
- 尚々 【なおなお】 all the more
- 今なお 【いまなお】 still, even now
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 たかし、 ないし、 なり、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- respetar
- estimar
- desear
- además
- todavía
- aún más
Portuguese
- estima
- além disso
- ainda
French
- de plus
- en outre
- encore
- respecter
- vénérer
1392 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1948 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1225 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
753 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1853 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2009 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1810 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
514 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2774 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1422 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
187 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7493P | Morohashi |
2233 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1395 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
184 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
196 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1165 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1049 | 2001 Kanji |
3n5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3-5-3 | SKIP code |
9022.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3119 | Morohashi |
2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1467 | 2001 Kanji |
2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4004.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53cb | Unicode hex code |