259 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
326 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
175 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4709 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
194 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
262 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1503 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
437 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
443 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
267 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
702 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3873 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
568 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38943P | Morohashi |
3121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
156 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
- 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
- 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
- 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
- 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
- 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- progresar
- adelantar
- ascender
Portuguese
- avanço
- continuar
- progresso
- promover
French
- progresser
- avancer
- promouvoir
2475 | 2001 Kanji |
2q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
3030.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9032 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
554 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歩 【ホ】 step, stride, counter for steps
- 歩行 【ホコウ】 walking, walk
- 遊歩 【ユウホ】 walk, promenade
- 牛歩 【ギュウホ】 snail's pace, slow progress
- 歩 【ブ】 bu, traditional unit of area, approx. 3.31 square metres, commission, percentage, exactly, precisely
- 歩合 【ブアイ】 rate, ratio, percentage, commission, poundage, percentage
- 町歩 【チョウブ】 hectare (2.471 acres)
- 町段畝歩 【チョウタンセブ】 units of square measure (for rice fields, forests, etc.)
- 歩 【フ】 pawn
- 歩兵 【フヒョウ】 pawn
- 敵歩 【テキフ】 opponents pawn
- 二歩 【ニフ】 dropping two unpromoted pawns on the same file (illegal move)
Kun reading compounds
- 歩く 【あるく】 to walk
- 歩む 【あゆむ】 to walk, to go on foot, to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience, to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 ゆき、 ゆみ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- camino
- caminar
- razón
- proporción
- ir a pie
Portuguese
- passeio
French
- marcher
- compteur de pas
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
221 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
202 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
312 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2433 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
433 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
204 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
694 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
431 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
437 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
176 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1130 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1566 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
377 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16284 | Morohashi |
2416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2958 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
371 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
267 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
165 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1260 | 2001 Kanji |
3n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
2120.9 | Four corner code |
1-42-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b69 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
39 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 党 【トウ】 party (political), person who is fond of, fan of
- 党員 【トウイン】 party member
- 両党 【リョウトウ】 both political parties
- 同党 【ドウトウ】 same (political) party, the said party
Readings
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- partido
- facción
Portuguese
- partido
- facção
- claque
French
- parti politique
- faction
- clique
848 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
957 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
946 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
106 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1363 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
466 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
339 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1191 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
495 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
504 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
710 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
515 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
805 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1381 | Morohashi |
2581 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
363 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
860 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
76 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
911 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1057 | 2001 Kanji |
3n7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
9021.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
515a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
73 | Morohashi |
3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1655 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31119 | Morohashi |
2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
4450.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83ef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | 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 |