1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41599 | Morohashi |
346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
7122.0 | Four corner code |
1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
963f | Unicode hex code |
double, twice, times, fold
- On:
- バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倍 【バイ】 double, twice (as much), times (as much), -fold, 1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n
- 倍増 【バイゾウ】 doubling, double
- 逓倍 【テイバイ】 multiplication (e.g. of frequencies)
- 倍々 【バイバイ】 doubling (repeatedly), multiplying
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ、 ます
- Korean:
- bae, pae
Spanish
- doble
- veces
Portuguese
- Duplicar
- duas vezes
- tempos
- dobra
French
- double
- deux fois
- fois
- plier (en 2)
694 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
389 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
563 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
809 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
483 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
866 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
323 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1025 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
87 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
80 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
90 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1001 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
760 | Morohashi |
108 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
252 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
992 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1067 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
364 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2177 | 2001 Kanji |
2a8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
2026.1 | Four corner code |
1-39-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
500d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
- 正比 【セイヒ】 direct ratio
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16743 | Morohashi |
26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1256 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
1-3-2 | SKIP code |
2171.0 | Four corner code |
2111.0 | Four corner code |
1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1831 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羅 【ラ】 Latin (language)
- 薄物 【ウスモノ】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
- 修羅 【シュラ】 Asura, demigod, anti-god, titan, demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology, fighting, carnage, conflict, strife, sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.), log slide, chute, flume
- 甲羅 【コウラ】 shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.), carapace, plastron, (person's) back, years of experience
Kun reading compounds
- 薄物 【うすもの】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
Readings
- Korean:
- ra
Spanish
- compresa
- gasa de seda
- bien alineado
- Roma
Portuguese
- gaze
- seda fina
- Roma
French
- gaze
- soie fine
- Rome
1887 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1762 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1656 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2017 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1672 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1354 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28397 | Morohashi |
2622 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4655 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1342 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1442 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1919 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3675 | 2001 Kanji |
5g14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-14 | SKIP code |
6091.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夫妻 【フサイ】 husband and wife, married couple
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 継夫 【ケイフ】 second husband
- 炊夫 【スイフ】 male cook
- 夫婦 【フウフ】 married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
- 夫子 【フウシ】 teacher, wise man, sage, master, Confucius, the person concerned, you, he, she
- 一工夫 【ヒトクフウ】 a bit of contrivance, some fiddling, a little ingenuity
- 創意工夫 【ソウイクフウ】 ingenuity, inventiveness, creative originality
- 夫人 【フジン】 wife, Mrs, madam, wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.), consort of the emperor
- 賦役 【フエキ】 slave labour, slave labor, compulsory service, forced labour, forced labor, exacted service
- 大夫 【ダイブ】 high steward, grand master
- 右京大夫 【ウキョウノダイブ】 Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryō system), high steward
Kun reading compounds
- 夫 【おっと】 husband
- 夫選び 【おっとえらび】 choosing a husband
- DV夫 【ディーブイおっと】 (physically) abusive husband, wife beater
- 元夫 【もとおっと】 ex-husband, former husband
- 其れ其れ 【それぞれ】 each, respectively
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と、 ゆう、 よ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- marido
- hombre
- esposo
Portuguese
- marido
- homem
French
- mari
- homme
501 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
601 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
573 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
265 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
51 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
445 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
104 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
315 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
315 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
595 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
411 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5835 | Morohashi |
3460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1136 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
838 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
901 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
220 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
445 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
5003.0 | Four corner code |
1-41-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
592b | Unicode hex code |