1615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
982 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1796 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36658 | Morohashi |
2083 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
55 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
58 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貞 【テイ】 firm adherence to one's principles, chastity (of a woman)
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
- シロウト童貞 【シロウトドウテイ】 man who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 不貞 【フテイ】 unfaithfulness, infidelity, unchastity
- 貞永 【ジョウエイ】 Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
- 貞応 【ジョウオウ】 Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 貞はる 【さだはる】 to harp too long on a subject
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さざ、 ただし、 りょう
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- recto
- justo
- constante
- casto
Portuguese
- correto
- casto
- constância
- retidão
French
- intègre
- chasteté
- pureté
- vertu
1261 | 2001 Kanji |
2m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-7-2 | SKIP code |
2180.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c9e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
1030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 孝行 【コウコウ】 filial piety, showing devotion (to someone)
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 たかし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- devoción filial
- deber filial
Portuguese
- piedade filial
- respeito pelas crianças
French
- piété filiale
- respect des anciens
781 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
870 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
860 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
865 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1204 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
541 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
542 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
551 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
738 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6952 | Morohashi |
3205 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1447 | 2001 Kanji |
2k4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-4 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4440.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b5d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墓石 【ボセキ】 tombstone, gravestone
- 墓参り 【ハカマイリ】 visit to a grave
- 陵墓 【リョウボ】 imperial tomb, imperial mausoleum
- 周堤墓 【シュウテイボ】 grave-site with circular embankment (Jomon period)
Kun reading compounds
- 墓 【はか】 grave, gravesite, tomb
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 火垂るの墓 【ほたるのはか】 Grave of Fireflies (film)
- 御墓 【みはか】 imperial tomb
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- tumba
Portuguese
- tumba
- túmulo
French
- tombe
- tombeau
869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
809 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
788 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1349 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4027 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
650 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1165 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1979 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1518 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
361 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2930 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
236 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5431X | Morohashi |
2332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5893 | Unicode hex code |