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
Readings
- Korean:
- nu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
28961 | Morohashi |
4714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2p14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-10 | SKIP code |
5194.3 | Four corner code |
1-70-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8028 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5756 | Morohashi |
2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2560 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
2720.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
591a | 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 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 3つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12 | Morohashi |
1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-2 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
32267X | Morohashi |
5232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3k14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-14 | SKIP code |
2-4-14 | SKIP code |
4421.6 | Four corner code |
1-73-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
85d0 | Unicode hex code |
kind of grass, sacred tree
- On:
- ボ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
- 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- sonido 'bo' en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
3978 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1992 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31205X | Morohashi |
5093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k8.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-8 | SKIP code |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
4460.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83e9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
254 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 提起 【テイキ】 raising (a question), posing (a problem), bringing up (an issue), presenting, instituting (a lawsuit), lodging, filing (a claim), submitting (a case), lifting up
- 提案 【テイアン】 proposal, proposition, suggestion
- 大前提 【ダイゼンテイ】 important condition, basic premise, basic assumption, something that should be obvious to all, something that should not have to be argued, something that goes without mentioning, major premise (in a syllogism)
- 上提 【ジョウテイ】 introducing (a bill), presentation, departure on a journey
- 提灯 【チョウチン】 paper lantern, Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, snot bubble
- 提灯鮟鱇 【チョウチンアンコウ】 football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
- 提宇子 【ダイウス】 God
- 提婆 【ダイバ】 deva (being with god-like characteristics)
- 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world
- 閻浮提 【エンブダイ】 Jambudvipa, continent of the terrestrial world
Kun reading compounds
- 提げる 【さげる】 to take along, to hold in the hand, to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
Readings
- Korean:
- je, si
Spanish
- llevar en la mano
- proponer
- ayuda mutua
- tomar
Portuguese
- propor
- levar junto
- carregar na mão
French
- proposition
- emmener
- tenir en main
845 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
776 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
753 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
378 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1967 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
646 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1368 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
628 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
638 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
767 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
540 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
672 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12344 | Morohashi |
591 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2237 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
665 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
718 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
472 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
760 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1370 | 2001 Kanji |
3c9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
5608.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63d0 | Unicode hex code |