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 junior high
JLPT level N2
1589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泥沼 【ドロヌマ】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 泥水 【ドロミズ】 muddy water, red-light district
- 汚泥 【オデイ】 sludge, slime, dregs, mire, hopeless situation, hell, despair
- 鉱泥 【コウデイ】 fango, mud, herb and wax mix used for therapy
- 泥洹 【ナイオン】 nirvana
- 泥沼 【ドロヌマ】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 泥水 【ドロミズ】 muddy water, red-light district
Kun reading compounds
- 泥 【どろ】 mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire, thief
- 泥沼 【どろぬま】 bog, marsh, swamp, quagmire, morass, quandary, dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself, imbroglio
- 警泥 【けいどろ】 cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
- 下着ドロ 【したぎドロ】 panties thief, knickers bandit
- 泥む 【なずむ】 to cling to (e.g. old customs), to adhere to, to stick to, to be wedded to, to get used to, to become accustomed to, to linger (on), to progress slowly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひじ
- Korean:
- ni
Spanish
- barro
- fango
- cieno
- estar preocupado por
Portuguese
- lama
- lodo
- aderir
- ser anexado
French
- boue
- fange
- tenir à
- voleur
1623 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1480 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2533 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1840 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
679 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
594 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1621 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17311 | Morohashi |
326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1055 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
356 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3711.2 | Four corner code |
1-37-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ce5 | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14929 | Morohashi |
983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-8 | SKIP code |
4595.3 | Four corner code |
1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68d2 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伊 【イ】 Italy
- 伊勢丹 【イセタン】 Isetan (department store)
- 駐伊 【チュウイ】 stationed in Italy
- 紀伊 【キイ】 Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 ただ、 よし、 いと、 だ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- I fonética
- Italia
- ese
- aquel
Portuguese
French
- Italie
- celui-là
603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2011 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
432 | Morohashi |
49 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
134 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2160 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
2725.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
- 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
- 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
- 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
- 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
- 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
- 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops
Kun reading compounds
- 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
- 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
- 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
- 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- fuerza
- poder
- influencia
- vigor
Portuguese
- forças
- energia
- vigor militar
French
- vigueur
- forces
- énergie
- puissance militaire
441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
747 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
518 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
365 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
375 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
646 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
656 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
227 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3542 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1829 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1529 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2422 | Morohashi |
2857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
558 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
293 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2g11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-2 | SKIP code |
4442.7 | Four corner code |
4542.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52e2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2478 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乞食 【コジキ】 beggar, begging
- 乞丐 【コツガイ】 beggar, bum
- 行乞 【ギョウコツ】 going on an alms round (for food), going begging (for food), going to ask for alms of food, pindacara
- 乞巧奠 【キッコウデン】 Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
- 乞丐 【コツガイ】 beggar, bum
Kun reading compounds
- 乞う 【こう】 to beg, to ask, to request, to invite, to pray, to wish
- 乞高評 【こうこうひょう】 with the author's compliments
Readings
- Korean:
- geol, gi
Spanish
- petición
- imploración
- invitación
- pedir
- implorar
- invitar
Portuguese
French
- mendier
- demander
- inviter à
262 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1020 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
472 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
170 | Morohashi |
1961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
59 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
462 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
501 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2356 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-1 | SKIP code |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8071.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e5e | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |