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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 毘沙門天 【ビシャモンテン】 Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
- 毘盧遮那 【ビルシャナ】 Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
- 荼毘 【ダビ】 cremation
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2997 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3169 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
16753 | Morohashi |
3011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
5f4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
6071.1 | Four corner code |
6011.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bd8 | 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吽形 【ウンギョウ】 closed-mouthed form (statue with closed mouth, symbolizing the "um" half of "aum")
- 阿吽 【アウン】 Om, Aun, syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, inspiration and expiration, respiration, alpha and omega
Readings
- Korean:
- hu, eum, u
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3378 | Morohashi |
727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3d4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
6500.0 | Four corner code |
1-50-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
543d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
860 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欠 【ケツ】 lack, deficiency, vacancy, absence, non-attendance
- 欠員 【ケツイン】 vacancy, vacant position
- 補欠 【ホケツ】 filling a vacancy, supplementation, substitute, deputy, alternate, spare
- 出欠 【シュッケツ】 attendance or absence
- 欠缺 【ケンケツ】 lacuna, gap where something is lacked
- 欠缺利札 【ケンケツリサツ】 invalid coupon
- 阿毘羅吽欠 【アビラウンケン】 a-bi-ra-un-ken (mantra directed to Vairocana)
Kun reading compounds
- 欠ける 【かける】 to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged, to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost, to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in), to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse
- 欠く 【かく】 to chip, to nick, to break, to crack, to lack
- 欠くことができない 【かくことができない】 indispensable, essential, necessary
Readings
- Korean:
- heum, gam, gyeol
Spanish
- falta
- carestía
- romperse
- agrietarse
- faltar
- carecer
Portuguese
- falta
- intervalo
- falha
French
- manquer
- lacune
- rater
- radical bâillement (no. 76)
597 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
496 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
471 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
968 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2412 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
713 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
647 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
383 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
384 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
659 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1119 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2481 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1721 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15991 | Morohashi |
1987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2928 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
505 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
442 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2562 | 2001 Kanji |
4j0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
2780.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b20 | Unicode hex code |