1013 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5006 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1031 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1563 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
867 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
735 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
657 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41691 | Morohashi |
541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1592 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1718 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1496 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
- 女神 【メガミ】 goddess, female deity
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 外陰 【ガイイン】 vulva, pudenda
Kun reading compounds
- 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
- 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy
Readings
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sombra
- oscuridad
- oculto
- negativo
- ocultar
Portuguese
- matiz
- yin
- negativa
- órgões sexuais
- segredo
- sombra
French
- Yin
- ombre
- négatif
- secret
- organes sexuels
3671 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
7823.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9670 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茎頂 【ケイチョウ】 tip of a stem (of a plant)
- 茎葉 【ケイヨウ】 stems and leaves
- 塊茎 【カイケイ】 tuber
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 包茎 【ホウケイ】 phimosis
- 陰茎 【インケイ】 penis
Kun reading compounds
- 茎 【くき】 stalk, stem
- 茎茶 【くきちゃ】 twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
- 水茎 【みずぐき】 writing brush, writing, handwriting
- 一茎 【ひとくき】 one stem
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- tallo
- caña
- raíz
Portuguese
- caule
- talo
French
- tige
- queue
1194 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1995 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1700 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
684 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1571 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1836 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2788 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
722 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30861PX | Morohashi |
2242 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
715 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1214 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
830e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亀裂 【キレツ】 crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 霊亀 【レイキ】 mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck), Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
- 宝亀 【ホウキ】 Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
Kun reading compounds
- 亀 【かめ】 tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon
- 亀綾 【かめあや】 high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
- お亀 【おかめ】 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.
- 出歯亀 【でばかめ】 voyeur, Peeping Tom
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gwi, gyun
Spanish
- tortuga
Portuguese
French
- tortue
1288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1921 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1889 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2637 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
540 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
210 | Morohashi |
2128 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
62 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
573 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2n9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2771.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e80 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |