874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40509 | Morohashi |
1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
2853 | 2001 Kanji |
8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8712.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92fc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錬金術師 【レンキンジュツシ】 alchemist
- 錬金術 【レンキンジュツ】 alchemy, way of making money, moneymaker, money-spinner
- 修練 【シュウレン】 training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 精錬 【セイレン】 refining, refinement, smelting, training
Kun reading compounds
- 練る 【ねる】 to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame), to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out, to train, to drill, to exercise, to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum, to tan (leather), to temper (steel), to walk in procession, to parade, to march
- 錬る 【ねる】 to temper (steel)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- forjar
- refinar
- disciplinar
- pulir
Portuguese
- tempera
- refinar
- broca
- treinar
- polir
French
- endurcir
- améliorer
- entrainer
- perfectionner
- écrouir
1933 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1847 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1872 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1853 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1965 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1602 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1829 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2185 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2049 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40576 | Morohashi |
1741 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6300 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2030 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1861 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2864 | 2001 Kanji |
8a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8519.6 | Four corner code |
1-47-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
932c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40152 | Morohashi |
2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2872 | 2001 Kanji |
8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
8010.9 | Four corner code |
1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34046P | Morohashi |
476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2190.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8853 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8916 | Morohashi |
1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2172.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1584 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嘆 【タン】 sigh, grief, lamentation
- 嘆願 【タンガン】 entreaty, appeal, petition
- 詠嘆 【エイタン】 exclamation, admiration
- 慨嘆 【ガイタン】 deploring, lamentation, regret, complaint
Kun reading compounds
- 嘆く 【なげく】 to lament, to grieve, to regret, to deplore
- 嘆かわしい 【なげかわしい】 lamentable, deplorable, regrettable, sad, wretched
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- deplorar
- lamentar
- suspirar
- gemir
- afligirse
Portuguese
- suspiro
- lamento
- pesar
French
- se lamenter
- soupirer
- gémir
- peine
1566 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1594 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
974 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1246 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1313 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1436 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
310 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
455 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4138P | Morohashi |
630 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
872 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1579 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1702 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1612 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3763 | 2001 Kanji |
3d10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
6403.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5606 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丘陵 【キュウリョウ】 hill, hillock, rolling hills, foothills
- 丘疹 【キュウシン】 pimple, papule
- 墳丘 【フンキュウ】 tumulus, grave mound
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡辺 【おかべ】 vicinity of a hill
- 小高い丘 【こだかいおか】 small hill, low hill, hillock
- 嵐が丘 【あらしがおか】 Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- colina
Portuguese
- morro
- colina
French
- colline
- butte
1149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1026 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
219 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1357 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1202 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
12 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
33 | Morohashi |
3495 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
19 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1035 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2673 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
7210.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e18 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
- 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
- 棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
- 亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
- 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
- 聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
- 大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
- 仏餉 【ブッショウ】 rice offered to Buddha
Kun reading compounds
- 聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
- 聖心 【せいしん】 Sacred Heart
- 高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 さと、 さとし、 せ、 たか、 ただ、 ひろ、 まさ、 み
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- santo
- sagrado
- sabio
- relacionado con cristianismo
Portuguese
- santo
- sagrado
- sábio
- mestre
- padre
French
- saint
- sage
- maître
- prêtre
824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
922 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
911 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1306 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
663 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2030 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
674 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
686 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
580 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29074P | Morohashi |
2830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
962 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
4f9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-4 | SKIP code |
1610.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8056 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13837 | Morohashi |
2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3872 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-5 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
661f | Unicode hex code |