326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
402 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
728 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4726 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
587 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
962 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1809 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1003 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1040 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
712 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3896 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1056 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38994P | Morohashi |
3142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1047 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1126 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
411 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
941 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遊撃 【ユウゲキ】 raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short
- 遊園地 【ユウエンチ】 amusement park
- 浮遊 【フユウ】 floating, drifting, suspension, wandering (about)
- 外遊 【ガイユウ】 foreign travel
- 遊撃 【ユウゲキ】 raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short
- 遊園地 【ユウエンチ】 amusement park
Kun reading compounds
- 遊ぶ 【あそぶ】 to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.), to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused, to meet up (with friends), to hang out, to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.), to go to (for pleasure or for study), to tease (someone), to play (with), to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
- 遊糸 【ゆうし】 gossamer, heat haze, shimmer of hot air
- 遊ばす 【あそばす】 to let (someone) play, to keep (someone) amused, to entertain, to leave idle, to not make use of, to let go to waste, to do, to do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あす、 う
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- jugar
- viajar
- moverse libremente
Portuguese
- Jogo
- jogar
French
- jouer
447 | 2001 Kanji |
2q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
3-2-8 | SKIP code |
3830.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
904a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 走 【ソウ】 run, race
- 走行 【ソウコウ】 running (of a car, bus, etc.), traveling, travelling, running (of a program)
- 代走 【ダイソウ】 substitute runner
- 快走 【カイソウ】 fast moving, fast running, fast sailing
Kun reading compounds
- 走る 【はしる】 to run, to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail, to rush (to), to dash, to race, to retreat, to flee, to defect (to), to run away, to abscond, to elope, to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.), to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in, to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はしり
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- correr
- escapar
- huir
Portuguese
- Correr
- corrida
French
- courir
105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
161 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
725 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
832 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
429 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
435 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1753 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1390 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
390 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37034 | Morohashi |
2194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
384 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1470 | 2001 Kanji |
3b4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4080.1 | Four corner code |
1-33-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8d70 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1280 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阻止 【ソシ】 obstruction, prevention, hindrance, check, blocking, stopping
- 阻害 【ソガイ】 obstruction, impediment, hindrance, inhibition, blocking, check
- 悪阻 【オソ】 morning sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum
- 妊娠悪阻 【ニンシンオソ】 hyperemesis gravidarum, HG, severe morning sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 阻む 【はばむ】 to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- escarpado
- separar
- obstruir
- disuadir
- impedir
Portuguese
- demover
- separar de
- previnir
- obstruir
- deter
- impedir
French
- faire obstacle
- obstruer
- contrarier
- séparer
- dissuader
- empêcher
1505 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1377 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4984 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1767 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1866 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1085 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1135 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1519 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
726 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
411 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41593 | Morohashi |
348 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1780 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1919 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1221 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3673 | 2001 Kanji |
2d5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
7721.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
963b | Unicode hex code |
止
stop, halt
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 止血 【シケツ】 stopping of bleeding, stanching, hemostasis, haemostasis
- 止音器 【シオンキ】 (piano) damper
- 抑止 【ヨクシ】 check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit, deterrent, deterrence
- 解止 【カイシ】 termination
Kun reading compounds
- 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
- 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止め 【とどめ】 finishing blow, coup de grâce
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
- とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
- 止める 【やめる】 to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit, to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain
- 止む 【やむ】 to cease, to stop, to be over
- やむを得ない 【やむをえない】 cannot be helped, unavoidable
- 止す 【よす】 to stop (doing), to cease, to desist, to drop, to lay off, to give up, to quit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どめ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- parar
- cesar
- dejar de hacer
- detenerse
- pararse
- detener
Portuguese
- parada
French
- arrêter
- cesser
220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
129 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
400 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
552 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
202 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
87 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
477 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
485 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
217 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
376 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16253 | Morohashi |
2941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
370 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
396 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
415 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
94 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1273 | 2001 Kanji |
2m2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-2 | SKIP code |
2110.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b62 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 因 【イン】 cause, factor, hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions), the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
- 因縁 【インネン】 fate, destiny, connection, tie, bond, origin, pretext, justification, hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
- 主因 【シュイン】 primary cause, main factor
- 勝因 【ショウイン】 cause of victory, reason for (one's) success
Kun reading compounds
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
- よるところが大きい 【よるところがおおきい】 depending largely on, playing a large role in, due largely to
- 因む 【ちなむ】 to be associated (with), to be connected (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- causa
- origen
- depender de
- contar con
Portuguese
- causa
- fator
- seja associado com
- contar com
- ser limitado para
French
- cause
- facteur
- associé à
- dépendre de
- limité à
548 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
643 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
614 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
646 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
462 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
420 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
311 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
554 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
563 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
406 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
337 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4693 | Morohashi |
3054 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
583 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
626 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
485 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
655 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
3s3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
6043.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56e0 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |