656 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
757 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
734 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1097 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4851 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
843 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1849 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2160 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
648 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
659 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1598 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1819 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2159 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40413 | Morohashi |
1725 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6264 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
368 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
394 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
794 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1008 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銭 【セン】 sen (hundredth of a yen), coin made of non-precious materials, one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency), one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
- 銭湯 【セントウ】 public bath, bathhouse
- 間銭 【アイセン】 handling fee, commission
- 追い銭 【オイセン】 money paid in addition
Kun reading compounds
- 銭 【ぜに】 round coin with a (square) hole in the center, coin made of non-precious materials, money
- 銭葵 【ぜにあおい】 common mallow (Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana)
- 身銭 【みぜに】 one's own money
- 日銭 【ひぜに】 daily income in cash, money paid by daily installments, money paid by daily instalments
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- moneda
- dinero
- céntimo de yen
Portuguese
- moeda
- .01 iene
- dinheiro
French
- piécette
- monnaie
- 1 centime de yen
2859 | 2001 Kanji |
8a6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-6 | SKIP code |
8315.0 | Four corner code |
1-33-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92ad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
- 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
- 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
- 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone
Kun reading compounds
- 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
- 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
- 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
- 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
- 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
- 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- forma
- figura
- tipo
Portuguese
- forma
- formulário
- estilo
French
- forme
- style
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
104 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
223 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
395 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
399 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9969 | Morohashi |
846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
306 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3260 | 2001 Kanji |
3j4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1242.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f62 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9167X | Morohashi |
3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3155 | 2001 Kanji |
2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1040.9 | Four corner code |
1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 次 【ジ】 next, hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence), order, sequence, time, times
- 次回 【ジカイ】 next time (occasion)
- 三次 【サンジ】 third, tertiary, cubic (function, equation, etc.), third-order
- 数次 【スウジ】 several times
- 次第に 【シダイニ】 gradually (progress into a state), in sequence, in order, in turn
- 次第 【シダイ】 depending on, as soon as, immediately after, upon, as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"), order, program, programme, precedence, circumstances, course of events, state of things, reason
- 路次 【ロジ】 way, path, route, along the way, along the road
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
- 次ぐ身 【つぐみ】 next in line, heir
- 次 【つぎ】 next, following, subsequent, stage, station
- 次々 【つぎつぎ】 in succession, one by one
- 五十三次 【ごじゅうさんつぎ】 fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
- 中継ぎ 【なかつぎ】 joining, joint, intermediation, acting as an intermediary, relaying, taking over, middle relief pitcher, middle reliever, pole-shaped item with a join in the middle, tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 すき、 つぐ、 よし
- Korean:
- cha
Spanish
- siguiente
- seguir
Portuguese
- próximo
- pedido
- seqüência
French
- suivant
- ordre
- successivement
227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
292 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
638 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
239 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
648 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
384 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
385 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
660 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1120 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
58 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15992P | Morohashi |
54 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
471 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
510 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
150 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
268 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
362 | 2001 Kanji |
2b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
3718.2 | Four corner code |
1-28-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
- 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
- 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
- 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- coger
- ser atrapado
- ser capturado
Portuguese
- pegar
- capturar
French
- attraper
- capturer
1784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1919 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
571 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
890 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
911 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1049 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
514 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12157 | Morohashi |
429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2170 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1341 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1353 | 2001 Kanji |
3c7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
5302.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6355 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19959 | Morohashi |
874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2451 | 2001 Kanji |
4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
2752.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7269 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 控訴 【コウソ】 appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
- 控除 【コウジョ】 subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy
Kun reading compounds
- 控える 【ひかえる】 to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ..., to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number), to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for, to be soon, to be in the offing, to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
- 控え 【ひかえ】 reserve, spare, backup, note, memorandum, duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt, waiting one's turn
- 控え室 【ひかえしつ】 waiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room
- お客様控え 【おきゃくさまひかえ】 customer copy (of a receipt, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gong, gang
Spanish
- contención
- refreno
- moderación
- apuntar
- tomar nota
- contenerse
- refrenarse
- moderarse
Portuguese
- retirar
- extrair
- devolver
- privar-se de
- ser moderado
French
- se retenir
- s'abstenir
- se retirer
- réservé
- modéré
1258 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1658 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1363 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1718 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1479 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
899 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1329 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12283 | Morohashi |
495 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1318 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1440 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1372 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5301.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63a7 | Unicode hex code |