| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 847 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 834 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 616 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1779 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1171 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1228 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 855 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36704 | Morohashi |
| 2606 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5794 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1771 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1908 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 940 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
970 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貴 【キ】 your, indicates high rank or status, indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
- 貴金属 【キキンゾク】 precious metal
- 騰貴 【トウキ】 rise (in price or value), appreciation, advance
- 富貴 【フウキ】 riches and honours (honors), wealth and rank
Kun reading compounds
- 尊い 【とうとい】 precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
- 貴い家柄 【たっといいえがら】 noble birth
- 尊い 【とうとい】 precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
- 尊ぶ 【とうとぶ】 to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to
- 尊ぶ 【とうとぶ】 to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 ぎ、 たか、 たかし、 よし
- Korean:
- gwi
Spanish
- precioso
- valioso
- valorar
- apreciar
- estimar
Portuguese
- precioso
- valor
- prêmio
- estima
- honra
French
- précieux
- de valeur
- prisé
- estimé
- honneur
| 1661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 5080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cb4 | Unicode hex code |
sire, good belt, gentleman
- On:
- シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紳士 【シンシ】 gentleman
- 紳士協定 【シンシキョウテイ】 gentlemen's agreement
- 貴紳 【キシン】 noble, men of rank, notables
- 縉紳 【シンシン】 person of rank, person of status, ranked official
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まこと
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- noble
- caballero
Portuguese
- sire
- cavalheiro
- artigos p/ cavalheiros
French
- gentilhomme
- seigneur
- écharpe de chevalier
| 1439 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1080 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1628 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1528 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27348 | Morohashi |
| 1334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2590.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d33 | Unicode hex code |
幻
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1564 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幻想 【ゲンソウ】 fantasy, illusion, vision, dream
- 幻覚 【ゲンカク】 hallucination, illusion
- 変幻 【ヘンゲン】 transformation
- 夢幻 【ムゲン】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Kun reading compounds
- 幻 【まぼろし】 phantom, vision, illusion, apparition, something fleeting, short-lived dream, fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing
- 幻を追う 【まぼろしをおう】 to pursue an illusion, to pursue a fantasy, to pursue phantoms
- 夢幻 【むげん】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- visión
- espejismo
- ilusión
- aparición
Portuguese
- fantasma
- visão
- sonho
- ilusão
- aparição
French
- chimère
- fantôme
- fantasme
- vision
- rêve
- illusion
- apparition
| 1226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1814 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9190 | Morohashi |
| 180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1030 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e7b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 想 【ソウ】 conception, idea, thought, samjna (perception)
- 想像 【ソウゾウ】 imagination, supposition, guess
- 追想 【ツイソウ】 recollection, reminiscence
- お愛想 【オアイソ】 compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery, hospitality, special treatment, entertainment, bill (at a restaurant), check
- 想 【ソウ】 conception, idea, thought, samjna (perception)
- 想像 【ソウゾウ】 imagination, supposition, guess
- お愛想 【オアイソ】 compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery, hospitality, special treatment, entertainment, bill (at a restaurant), check
Kun reading compounds
- 思う 【おもう】 to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love, to recall, to remember
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- concepto
- idea
- pensamiento
Portuguese
- conceito
- pensar
- idéia
- pensamento
French
- concept
- pensée
- idée
| 660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 532 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 352 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1728 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 324 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 544 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 147 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 392 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 796 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3507 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2462 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10858 | Morohashi |
| 2828 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1922 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 609 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 656 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 197 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 421 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 4633.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60f3 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |