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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衣 【キヌ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 衣装 【イショウ】 clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
- 衣鉢 【イハツ】 mysteries of one's master's art, robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral), transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
- 衣紋 【エモン】 dress, clothes, drapery
- 着衣 【チャクイ】 clothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
- 脱衣 【ダツイ】 undressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping
Kun reading compounds
- 衣 【ころも】 clothes, garment, gown, robe, coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
- 衣替え 【ころもがえ】 seasonal change of clothing, changing one's dress for the season, renovation, facelift, redesign, redecoration, new appearance, fresh look
- 砂糖の衣 【さとうのころも】 frosting (e.g. on a cake), icing
- 紅葉の衣 【もみじのころも】 comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
- 衣 【きぬ】 clothing, garment, dress
- 如月 【きさらぎ】 second month of the lunar calendar
Readings
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- prenda
- ropas
- vestidos
Portuguese
- vestuário
- roupas
- vestindo
French
- vêtement
- habillement
341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
444 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
420 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1019 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4214 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
605 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
878 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
520 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
677 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
690 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1270 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34091 | Morohashi |
2013 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
396 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
423 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
461 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
465 | 2001 Kanji |
5e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-16-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8863 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
- 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 だん
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- joya
- esfera
- bola
- pelota
Portuguese
- jóia
- bola
- gota
French
- bijoux
- balle
- boule
64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
610 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
732 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
295 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
575 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1313 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20821 | Morohashi |
3477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
272 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
40 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f0.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1010.3 | Four corner code |
1-22-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7389 | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |