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
654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 東邦 【トウホウ】 Oriental country, the Orient
- 友邦 【ユウホウ】 friendly nation
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
Readings
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- país natal
- país
- tierra
Portuguese
- Terra natal
- país
- Japão
French
- pays natal
- pays
- Japon
1792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1824 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
808 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
825 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1621 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
753 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1051 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
566 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
750 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1865 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39310 | Morohashi |
847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1991 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
5702.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90a6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44237P | Morohashi |
1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8377.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9928 | Unicode hex code |