116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41100 | Morohashi |
2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
3465 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
4-8-1 | SKIP code |
7173.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 春秋 【シュンジュウ】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 春季 【シュンキ】 spring season
- 昨春 【サクシュン】 last spring, the spring of last year
- 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
Kun reading compounds
- 春 【はる】 spring, springtime, New Year, prime (of life), height (of one's prosperity), heyday, adolescence, puberty, sexuality, sexual desire
- 春秋 【しゅんじゅう】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 小春 【こはる】 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November), late autumn, late fall
- 毎春 【まいしゅん】 every spring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あずま、 かす、 すの、 ひ、 わら
- Korean:
- chun
Spanish
- primavera
- comienzo del año
- tiempos de juventud
Portuguese
- primaveril
- primavera (estação)
French
- printemps
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
141 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
461 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2122 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
162 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
963 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
460 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
468 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
971 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1582 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13844 | Morohashi |
2576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
5060.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6625 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
- 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
- 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
- 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure
Kun reading compounds
- 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
- 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 かね
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- envolver
- empaquetar
- cubrir
Portuguese
- movimentar
- embrulhar
- capa
- esconde
French
- emballer
- envelopper
- recouvrir
- cacher
511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
377 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
804 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
819 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1013 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3684 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
536 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2506P | Morohashi |
2966 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
530 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
569 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
456 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2556 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2771.2 | Four corner code |
1-42-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5305 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4722 | Morohashi |
3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
6055.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |