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 |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40131 | Morohashi |
3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
6010.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91cc | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39498P | Morohashi |
549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2744 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
2772.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f7 | Unicode hex code |