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 N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36182 | Morohashi |
2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2077 | 2001 Kanji |
2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-5 | SKIP code |
8060.8 | Four corner code |
1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8c37 | Unicode hex code |
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
- 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
- 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
- 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- sección
- departamento
- parte
- copia
Portuguese
- seção
- biro
- departamento
- classe
- cópia
- parte
- porção
- sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas
French
- partie
- bureau
- service
- classe
- copie
- section
- portion
- compteur de copies (presse)
504 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
384 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
37 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4767 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
969 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1418 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
86 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
86 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
53 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39460 | Morohashi |
1676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
52 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
0762.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1251 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
- 彩雲 【サイウン】 iridescent clouds, glowing clouds
- 油彩 【ユサイ】 oil painting
- 光彩 【コウサイ】 brilliance, splendour, splendor, lustre, luster
Kun reading compounds
- 彩る 【いろどる】 to colour, to color, to paint, to apply make-up, to decorate, to garnish, to adorn, to add flair
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 さ、 さえ、 つや
- Korean:
- chae
Spanish
- color
- coloración
- colorido
- colorear
Portuguese
- colorindo
- pintura
- maquilagem
French
- colorer
- peindre
- maquillage
1290 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1590 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1660 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1413 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
932 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
959 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1619 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
616 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1502 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1730 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9992X | Morohashi |
1681 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1718 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1714 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1850 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1429 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2060 | 2001 Kanji |
3j8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
2292.2 | Four corner code |
1-26-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f69 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翔破 【ショウハ】 completing a flight
- 飛翔 【ヒショウ】 flight, flying, soaring
- 競翔 【キョウショウ】 flying race (between pigeons)
Kun reading compounds
- 翔る 【かける】 to soar, to fly, to run, to dash
- 飛ぶ 【とぶ】 to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- remontarse
- elevarse
- volar
Portuguese
French
3664 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2200 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
918 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28689 | Morohashi |
1357 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4683 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2o10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
8752.0 | Four corner code |
1-70-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fd4 | Unicode hex code |