4278 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
36755 | Morohashi |
5798 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- ga, go
Spanish
Portuguese
French
7b6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
1080.6 | Four corner code |
1-76-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cc8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17836 | Morohashi |
604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3712.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e56 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
898 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 契約 【ケイヤク】 contract, compact, agreement
- 契機 【ケイキ】 opportunity, chance, trigger, cause
- 幽契 【ユウケイ】 secret promise made to the gods
- 黙契 【モッケイ】 implicit agreement, tacit understanding
Kun reading compounds
- 契る 【ちぎる】 to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear, to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed
Readings
- Korean:
- gye, geul
Spanish
- compromiso
- promesa
- voto
- prometer
- dar su palabra
Portuguese
- penhor
- promessa
- voto
French
- engagement
- promesse
- voeux
1195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1177 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1132 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
980 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
565 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
574 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
751 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
417 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1563 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5917X | Morohashi |
2639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1669 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
2f7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
5743.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5951 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
866 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刻 【コク】 period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting, mincing, victory, strictness, cruelty
- 刻々 【コッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
- 復刻 【フッコク】 republication, reissue, reprinting, reproduction
- 刻一刻 【コクイッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
Kun reading compounds
- 刻む 【きざむ】 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment
- 刻み 【きざみ】 mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick, rapping (a percussion instrument), beating, shredded tobacco, interval
- 刻み足 【きざみあし】 mincing steps
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- grabar
- esculpir
- triste
- angustiado
- tiempo
- afilar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- escultura
- picar
- fatiar
- moer
- esculpir
French
- graver
- découper
- émincer
- hacher
- moment
- gravure
875 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
865 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1033 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
361 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
900 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1970 | Morohashi |
1267 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
863 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
443 | 2001 Kanji |
2f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
0280.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
523b | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | 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 |