1474 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4662 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1881 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3958 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2750 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
285 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38711X | Morohashi |
3192 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6012 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
279 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
297 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji)
- Kun:
- つじ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 辻 【つじ】 crossroads, crossing, intersection, street corner, street
- 旋風 【せんぷう】 whirlwind, sensation, commotion, hullabaloo
- 辻辻 【つじつじ】 every street corner, every crossing
- 四辻 【よつつじ】 crossroads, intersection, crossway, carrefour
Readings
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- cruce
- cruce de carreteras
Portuguese
French
- carrefour
- croisement
- coins de rues
- (kokuji)
2q2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
3430.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8fbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
480 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 横行 【オウコウ】 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent, walking sideways, staggering, striding
- 縦横 【ジュウオウ】 length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal, the four cardinal points, every direction, all directions, as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
- 専横 【センオウ】 arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
Kun reading compounds
- 横 【よこ】 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected
- 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
- 真横 【まよこ】 (right at the) side, just beside
- 縦中横 【たてちゅうよこ】 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeng
Spanish
- lateral
- lado
- horizontal
- egoísta
- incorrecto
- costado
Portuguese
- De lado
- lado
- horizontal
- largura
- trama (tecidos)
French
- latéral
- côté
- horizontal
- largeur
- trame (tissu)
355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
235 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
470 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
795 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484P | Morohashi |
1066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
432 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4498.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21724 | Morohashi |
3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
5060.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7531 | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
557 | Morohashi |
86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f73 | Unicode hex code |