387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38281 | Morohashi |
1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
1572 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5701.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8efd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18850 | Morohashi |
3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-3 | SKIP code |
9080.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |