| 195 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 113 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 103 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 127 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 506 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 445 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 452 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 679 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3798 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38752P | Morohashi |
| 3061 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1129 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 149 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 140 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
194 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 近畿 【キンキ】 Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
- 近海 【キンカイ】 coastal waters, adjacent seas
- ごく最近 【ゴクサイキン】 very recently, in the very recent past
- 至近 【シキン】 very near
- 近流 【コンル】 banishment (to a nearby province), the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
Kun reading compounds
- 近い 【ちかい】 near, close, short (distance), close (in time), soon, close (relationship), friendly, intimate, closely related, similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
- 近いうちに 【ちかいうちに】 soon, shortly, before long
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おお、 この
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- cerca
- cercano
Portuguese
- perto
- cedo
- consangüíneo
- equivalente
French
- près
- tôt
- proche
- équivalent à
| 2654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3230.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fd1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
| 1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17140 | Morohashi |
| 221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屋 【オク】 house, building, roof
- 屋外 【オクガイ】 outdoors, outside
- 草屋 【ソウオク】 thatched hut
- 塔屋 【トウヤ】 rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 屋敷 【やしき】 residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 総会屋 【そうかいや】 extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- casa
- tejado
- tienda
Portuguese
- teto
- casa
- loja
- negociante
- vendedor
French
- toit
- maison
- échoppe
- négociant
- vendeur
| 161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 236 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 270 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 160 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 54 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1067 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7684 | Morohashi |
| 3098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1058 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c4b | Unicode hex code |
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
- On:
- シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 信 【シン】 honesty, sincerity, fidelity, trust, reliance, confidence, (religious) faith, devotion, counter for received messages
- 信金 【シンキン】 credit union
- 配信 【ハイシン】 distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
- 外信 【ガイシン】 external communication
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 しが、 しな、 しの、 しぶ、 とき、 のび、 のぶ、 まこと
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- confianza
- sinceridad
- información
- verdad
Portuguese
- fé
- verdade
- fidelidade
- confiança
French
- foi
- vérité
- fidélité
- confiance
- communication
| 437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 513 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 198 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 149 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 320 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 782 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 157 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 157 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 640 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 97 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 84 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 707 | Morohashi |
| 100 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 221 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1043 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 527 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fe1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
263 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広告 【コウコク】 advertisement, advertising, announcement, notice
- 広域 【コウイキ】 wide area, wide view (of a digitally displayed map), zoomed-out view
- 曠々 【コウコウ】 extensive, spacious
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
- 広い支持 【ひろいしじ】 broad support, wide-ranging support
- 広まる 【ひろまる】 to spread, to be propagated
- 広める 【ひろめる】 to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate, to broaden, to extend, to widen, to enlarge
- 広がる 【ひろがる】 to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
- 広げる 【ひろげる】 to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden, to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap, to scatter about, to spread around, to make flourish, to cause to prosper
Readings
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- amplio
- ancho
- espacioso
- ensancharse
- ensanchar
- extenderse
- extender
Portuguese
- largo
- vasto
- espaçoso
French
- vaste
- large
- spacieux
| 211 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 311 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 164 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 694 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 707 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 113 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 581 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9224P | Morohashi |
| 3035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1604 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 739 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 389 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 108 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 0023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e83 | Unicode hex code |