171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41233 | Morohashi |
3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
3855 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7744.1 | Four corner code |
1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
958b | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13133 | Morohashi |
853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
0824.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5030 | Morohashi |
2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3272 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
1210.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
578b | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13450 | Morohashi |
1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
466 | 2001 Kanji |
2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
0040.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14294 | Morohashi |
2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1678 | 2001 Kanji |
4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5060.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
- 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
- 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
- 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
- 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
- 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
- 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
- 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress
Kun reading compounds
- 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
- 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
- お体 【おからだ】 body
- 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cuerpo
- forma
Portuguese
- corpo
- substância
- objeto
- realidade
- sufixo para contagem de para imagens
French
- corps
- substance
- objet
- réalité
- compteur d'images
270 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
165 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
405 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
115 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
61 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
61 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
80 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
80 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
55 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
509 | Morohashi |
71 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
96 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2523.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f53 | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27223 | Morohashi |
1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2241 | 2001 Kanji |
6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-6 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
2090.3 | Four corner code |
1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7cfb | Unicode hex code |