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 N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41576 | Morohashi |
270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
7022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9632 | Unicode hex code |
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
- 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
- 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
- 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
- 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
- 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
- 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- apariencia
- aspecto
- fase
- ministro de estado
- conjuntamente
- mutuamente
Portuguese
- inter-
- mútuo
- juntamente
- mutuamente
- ministro de estado
- conselheiro
- aspecto
- face
- fisionomia
French
- inter-
- mutuel
- ensemble
- ministre
- aspect
- phase
- physionomie
452 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
348 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
530 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
66 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
97 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
759 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
868 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
146 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
146 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
391 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
609 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
213 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23151 | Morohashi |
900 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3920 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
209 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
222 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
111 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
334 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1879 | 2001 Kanji |
4a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4690.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76f8 | Unicode hex code |