245 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
311 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
224 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
266 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1017 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
227 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1802 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4390 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40132 | Morohashi |
3573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
136 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
330 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
193 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 重 【ジュウ】 jūbako, multi-tiered food box, heavy, serious, extreme, -fold, -ply
- 重圧 【ジュウアツ】 strong pressure, heavy pressure
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 重厚 【ジュウコウ】 profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, composed, substantial, massive
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
Kun reading compounds
- 重 【え】 -fold, -ply
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 重い 【おもい】 heavy, weighty, heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy, slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy, important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave, serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical, solid, established, dignified, sensible
- 重い腰を上げる 【おもいこしをあげる】 to get off one's backside, to bestir oneself
- 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker
- 重ねる 【かさねる】 to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another, to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate
- 重なる 【かさなる】 to be piled up, to lie on top of one another, to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate, to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 重き 【おもき】 importance, emphasis, stress
- 身重 【みおも】 pregnant
- 気重 【きおも】 heavy-hearted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さね、 しげ、 しげる
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- pesado
- importante
- apilar
- amontonar
Portuguese
- pesado
- empilhar
- pilha de caixas
- -dobrar
French
- lourd
- empiler
- entasser
- s'emboîter
- - couches
2272 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
2-1-8 | SKIP code |
2010.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34768P | Morohashi |
2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3269 | 2001 Kanji |
3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1040.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15170 | Morohashi |
2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-8 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
696d | Unicode hex code |
exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
- On:
- セキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
820 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦績 【センセキ】 war or military record, score, military achievements, results
- 紡績 【ボウセキ】 spinning (textiles), spun yarn
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- hilado
- hilar
- resultados del trabajo
- acto meritorio
Portuguese
- façanhas
- casulo intacto (sem desenrolar)
French
- performance
- cocons non déroulés
650 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
752 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
729 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
760 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3602 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
805 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
829 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2814 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1169 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
885 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1559 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1788 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1556 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27845 | Morohashi |
1412 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4579 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1542 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1662 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
820 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2761 | 2001 Kanji |
6a11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
2598.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e3e | Unicode hex code |
evaluate, criticism, comment
- On:
- ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
454 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 評 【ヒョウ】 criticism, commentary, review
- 評価 【ヒョウカ】 valuation, appraisal, evaluation, assessment, estimation, rating, judging, appreciation, recognition, acknowledgement, rating highly, praising
- 総評 【ソウヒョウ】 general comment
- 大好評 【ダイコウヒョウ】 very highly commended, highly lauded, very well-received, very popular
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeong
Spanish
- criticar
- crítica
- comentario
Portuguese
- avaliar
- críticar
- comentário
- crítica
French
- évaluer
- critiquer
- commenter
863 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
797 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
776 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
428 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
627 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
899 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1663 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1028 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1067 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
948 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1676 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1005 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1499 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35383X | Morohashi |
1501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5587 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1487 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1599 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
358 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
764 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3055 | 2001 Kanji |
7a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
0164.9 | Four corner code |
1-41-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a55 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
250 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 価 【カ】 valence, valency
- 価格 【カカク】 price, value, cost
- 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 値 【あたい】 price, cost, value, worth, merit, value
- 値する 【あたいする】 to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- valor
- precio
- coste
- mérito
Portuguese
- valor
- preço
French
- prix
- valeur
563 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
657 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
626 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
202 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
762 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
317 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
421 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
427 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
425 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
86 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
95 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
64 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
67 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1617 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
628P | Morohashi |
87 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
188 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1603 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
342 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
678 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2176 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
2126.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fa1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12034 | Morohashi |
378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1378 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5206.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6307 | Unicode hex code |
signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
686 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 標 【ヒョウ】 mark, sign, target, plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court, nameplate
- 標高 【ヒョウコウ】 elevation, height above sea level
- 商標 【ショウヒョウ】 trademark
- 登録商標 【トウロクショウヒョウ】 registered trademark
Kun reading compounds
- 導 【しるべ】 guidance, guide
- 印 【しるし】 mark, sign, symbol, emblem, badge, crest, flag, evidence, proof, token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
- 標旗 【ひょうき】 identification, marking flag
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しべ
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- marca
- signo
- modelo
Portuguese
- Sinal de tráfego
- carimbo
- marca
- selo
- sinal impresso
- símbolo
- emblema
- marca registrada
- evidência
- lembrança
- alvo
French
- panneau
- sceau
- marque
- tampon
- empreinte
- symbole
- emblème
- évidence
- souvenir
- cible
704 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
599 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
571 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
776 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
858 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
642 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
923 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
945 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1114 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1347 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1622 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15442 | Morohashi |
1064 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1608 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1734 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
628 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1841 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4199.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a19 | Unicode hex code |