538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38902P | Morohashi |
3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9836P | Morohashi |
572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3555 | 2001 Kanji |
3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1925.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f3e | Unicode hex code |