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 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 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | 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 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 2
JLPT level N4
15 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 同 【ドウ】 the same, the said, likewise
- 同意 【ドウイ】 agreement, consent, approval, assent, same opinion, same view, same meaning
- 合同 【ゴウドウ】 combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion, combined, joint, united, shared, congruence
- 大同 【ダイドウ】 general resemblance, being largely the same, uniting with a common goal, Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
Kun reading compounds
- 同じ 【おなじ】 same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent, anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
- 同じく 【おなじく】 in the same way, like, likewise, similarly
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mismo
- igual
- compañero
- idéntico
- similar
Portuguese
- mesmo
- concorda
- igual
French
- identique
- similaire
- égal
295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
187 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
23 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
136 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
198 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
350 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
320 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1897 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
182 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3294 | Morohashi |
2987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
717 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
192 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
54 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3649 | 2001 Kanji |
2r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
540c | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23024 | Morohashi |
2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3874 | 2001 Kanji |
5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-5 | SKIP code |
6710.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76df | Unicode hex code |