1618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1875 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4695 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1809 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1937 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1941 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
696 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3852 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1875 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38881P | Morohashi |
3106 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1858 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2002 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1397 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1957 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逓信 【テイシン】 communications (e.g. post, telegraph), Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
- 逓減 【テイゲン】 gradual decrease, gradual diminution
- 駅逓 【エキテイ】 delivery of packages, postal service
Readings
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- por turnos
- alternativamente
- relevo
Portuguese
- Em cadeia
- em fila
- enviar
French
- relais
- progressif
- au fur et à mesure
- envoi
2644 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3230.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9013 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41620 | Morohashi |
458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
7725.4 | Four corner code |
1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
964d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5703 | Morohashi |
2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
467 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
0024.7 | Four corner code |
0040.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5909 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圧 【アツ】 pressure, force
- 圧力 【アツリョク】 pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 圧状 【オウジョウ】 document written under duress, coercion
Kun reading compounds
- 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
- 圧す 【へす】 to dent, to press, to push
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- presión
- opresión
Portuguese
- pressão
- empurrar
- inundar
- oprimir
- dominar
French
- pression
- pousser
- submerger
- oppresser
- dominer
544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
612 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
598 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
874 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
348 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4879P | Morohashi |
2970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
970 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
397 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3372 | 2001 Kanji |
2p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
7121.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5727 | 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 |