1512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1926 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1144 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
418 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40569 | Morohashi |
1738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
411 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
439 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錦衣 【キンイ】 fine clothes, beautiful kimono, Japanese brocade
- 錦衣玉食 【キンイギョクショク】 beautiful clothes and fine food, life of luxury
- 蜀錦 【ショッキン】 type of brocade
Kun reading compounds
- 錦 【にしき】 brocade, fine dress, fine clothes
- 錦絵 【にしきえ】 nishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print
- 蜀江の錦 【しょっこうのにしき】 type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan, type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period
- 綾錦 【あやにしき】 twill damask and brocade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね、 あや、 にし
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- brocado
- vestido fino
- bello
Portuguese
French
- brocart
- belle robe
- honneurs
8a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8612.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9326 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 繍衣 【シュウイ】 embroidered clothing
- 繍匠 【シュウショウ】 embroiderer
- メリヤス刺繍 【メリヤスシシュウ】 embroidery on wool, Swiss darning, duplicate stitch
- フランス刺繍 【フランスシシュウ】 embroidery
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3616 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2954 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1794 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
27913X | Morohashi |
4572 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2665 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2707 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6a13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
2592.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e4d | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 太太 【タイタイ】 wife
- 馬太 【マタイ】 Matthew (the Apostle)
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 羽太 【ハタ】 sea basses, groupers
- 赤羽太 【アカハタ】 blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
Kun reading compounds
- 太い 【ふとい】 fat, thick, deep (of a voice), thick, sonorous, daring, shameless, brazen, audacious
- 太藺 【ふとい】 softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
- 太る 【ふとる】 to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 たか、 ひろ
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- grande
- gordo
- grueso
- engordar
Portuguese
- gordo
- grande
- espesso
French
- gras
- dodu
- gros
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
164 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
343 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
508 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
629 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
639 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
409 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1846 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5834 | Morohashi |
2152 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
126 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
257 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
98 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
592a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陽 【ヨウ】 (the) positive, yang (in Chinese divination), the open, visible place, public place
- 陽気 【ヨウキ】 cheerful, jovial, merry, lively, weather, season, spirit of yang
- 山陽 【サンヨウ】 south side of a mountain, Sanyo district
- 陰陽 【インヨウ】 cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 陽 【ひ】 sun, sunshine, sunlight
- 日差し 【ひざし】 sunlight, rays of the Sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あけ、 はる、 ひろ、 やん、 よ
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- positivo
- masculino
Portuguese
- brilho do sol
- princípio do yang
- positivo
- masculino
- paraíso
- dia
French
- Yang
- soleil
- éclat solaire
- positif
- mâle
- paradis
- journée
527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
990 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
753 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
989 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1567 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
640 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
747 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41725 | Morohashi |
626 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
413 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3651 | 2001 Kanji |
2d9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
7622.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
967d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7156 | Morohashi |
2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殿 【デン】 hall
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 拝殿 【ハイデン】 front shrine, hall of worship
- 正殿 【セイデン】 main temple, main building of a shrine, alternate name for the Shishiden, Hall for State Ceremonies, central building of a palace, State Chamber
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 殿上 【テンジョウ】 the court, palace circles, palace floor
- 御殿 【ゴテン】 palace, court
- 紫御殿 【ムラサキゴテン】 wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'), purple secretia, purple-heart, purple queen
Kun reading compounds
- 殿 【との】 feudal lord, mansion, palace
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- 大殿 【おおとの】 current master, father of one's current master, minister (of government), noble, nobleman's residence
- 若殿 【わかとの】 young lord, successor of one's current lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て、 どん
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- edificio impresionante
- Sr.
- Sra.
Portuguese
- Sr.
- corredor
- mansão
- palácio
- templo
- senhor
French
- Monseigneur
- hall
- résidence
- palais
- temple
- seigneur
1632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
892 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1960 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1130 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1093 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1142 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1823 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16651 | Morohashi |
1792 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1805 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1637 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3768 | 2001 Kanji |
3r10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
7724.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bbf | Unicode hex code |