157 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
251 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
179 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4725 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
373 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
263 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1808 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
304 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
704 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2006 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38998P | Morohashi |
3140 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
303 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
325 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
157 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
389 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 運 【ウン】 fortune, luck, chance
- 運営 【ウンエイ】 management, administration, operation
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
Kun reading compounds
- 運ぶ 【はこぶ】 to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move, to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
Readings
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- suerte
- destino
- transportar
Portuguese
- carregar
- sorte
- destino
- objetivo
- transportar
- progresso
- avanço
French
- porter
- chance
- destin
- destinée
- sort
- progrès
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3730.4 | Four corner code |
1-17-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
904b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22823 | Morohashi |
3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1667 | 2001 Kanji |
2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
4024.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
986 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肉 【ニク】 flesh, meat, flesh (of a fruit), pulp, the physical body (as opposed to the spirit), flesh, thickness, content, substance, flesh, ink pad
- 肉親 【ニクシン】 blood relationship, blood relative
- 食肉 【ショクニク】 meat (for consumption)
- 中肉 【チュウニク】 medium build, meat of medium quality
Kun reading compounds
- 肉 【しし】 flesh (esp. of an animal), meat
- 肉合い 【ししあい】 fleshiness, plumpness
- 鹿 【かのしし】 venison, deer
- 脯 【ほしし】 dried meat, jerky
Readings
- Korean:
- yug, yu
Spanish
- carne
Portuguese
- carne
French
- chair
- viande
297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
365 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
779 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
533 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
241 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
223 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
223 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
561 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1010 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3966 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29236 | Morohashi |
3200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1022 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1653 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4-6-4 | SKIP code |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8089 | Unicode hex code |