529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
597 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
651 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5005 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
987 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
647 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
833 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
496 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41708 | Morohashi |
543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1631 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
445 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
579 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陸 【リク】 land, shore
- 陸海 【リクカイ】 land and sea, army and navy
- 北陸 【ホクリク】 Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
- 内陸 【ナイリク】 inland
- 六 【ロク】 six, 6
- 碌 【ロク】 satisfactory, decent, good, proper, worthy
- 碌々 【ロクロク】 (not) well, (not) properly, (not) enough, (not) sufficiently
- 双六 【スゴロク】 race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track), ban-sugoroku, sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
Kun reading compounds
- 陸 【りく】 land, shore
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くが、 たち、 みち、 む、 むつ
- Korean:
- ryug
Spanish
- tierra
Portuguese
- terra
French
- continent
- six
3672 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1-2-8 | SKIP code |
7421.4 | Four corner code |
1-46-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9678 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軍 【グン】 army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 両軍 【リョウグン】 both armies, both teams, both sides
- 従軍 【ジュウグン】 military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 軍神 【ぐんしん】 god of war, war hero (who died in battle)
- 海兵遠征軍 【かいへいえんせいいくさ】 Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
- 大軍 【おおいくさ】 great war, great battle
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- ejército
- tropas
Portuguese
- exército
- força
- tropas
- guerra
- batalha
French
- armée
- forces
- troupes
- guerriers
- bataille
593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
466 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
193 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
938 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
906 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38179 | Morohashi |
2080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5943 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
301 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
36 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3655 | 2001 Kanji |
2i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3750.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8ecd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12034 | Morohashi |
378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1378 | 2001 Kanji |
3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
5206.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6307 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
946 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 揮発 【キハツ】 volatilization, volatilisation
- 揮毫 【キゴウ】 writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy), drawing, painting
- 総指揮 【ソウシキ】 supreme command, direction over all
- 陣頭指揮 【ジントウシキ】 taking command of a corps in a battle, command exercised by the leader of a group
Kun reading compounds
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Korean:
- hwi
Spanish
- manejar
- ejercer
- exhibir
- exponer
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
- mexer
French
- brandir
- agiter
- remuer
- balancer
- secouer
846 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
833 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
883 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1565 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1371 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1652 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1766 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
776 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
914 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
717 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
669 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12394 | Morohashi |
589 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2229 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
662 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
715 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
939 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1355 | 2001 Kanji |
3c9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
5705.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
835 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幕 【マク】 curtain, act (in a play), falling of the curtain, end (of a scene), end, close, case, occasion, role (to play), part, place, makuuchi, top division
- 幕開け 【マクアケ】 rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
- 入幕 【ニュウマク】 advancing to the first grade
- 閉幕 【ヘイマク】 falling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 幕府 【バクフ】 shogunate, bakufu, shogun's headquarters, Imperial Guards office, residence of the Imperial Guards commander
- 帷幕 【イバク】 curtain, field staff headquarters, secret meeting place
- 倒幕 【トウバク】 overthrow of the shogunate
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- cortina
- telón
- acto de una obra
- del gobierno shogun
- final
Portuguese
- cortina
- pano p/ decoração
- atuar em peças teatrais
French
- rideaux
- guirlande
- acte (théâtre)
989 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
977 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1252 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1989 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1432 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9051X | Morohashi |
2335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1578 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
409 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
967 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1944 | 2001 Kanji |
3k10.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-10-3 | SKIP code |
2-7-6 | SKIP code |
4422.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e55 | Unicode hex code |
colleague, official, companion
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
709 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 僚友 【リョウユウ】 colleague, workmate, comrade, coworker
- 僚船 【リョウセン】 consort ship
- 幕僚 【バクリョウ】 staff, staff officer
- 下僚 【カリョウ】 subordinates, petty officials
Readings
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- colega
- amigo
- compañero
- oficial del gobierno
Portuguese
- colega
- oficial
- companheiro
French
- collègue
- compagnon
- fonctionnaire
1909 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
850 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
545 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1752 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1069 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1324 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1406 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1182 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
135 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
186 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1100 | Morohashi |
165 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1707 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1842 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2141 | 2001 Kanji |
2a12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-12 | SKIP code |
2429.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
50da | Unicode hex code |
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
- 監禁 【カンキン】 confinement
- 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
- 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- gobernar
- administrar
Portuguese
- fiscalizar
- oficial
- escritório do govêrno
- governar
- administrar
French
- surveiller
- officiel
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
1111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
537 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1556 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1663 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1777 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
925 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23032 | Morohashi |
2852 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3901 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1453 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1782 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3474 | 2001 Kanji |
5h10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-5 | SKIP code |
2-9-5 | SKIP code |
7810.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76e3 | Unicode hex code |
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
- 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
- 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
- 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- sección
- departamento
- parte
- copia
Portuguese
- seção
- biro
- departamento
- classe
- cópia
- parte
- porção
- sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas
French
- partie
- bureau
- service
- classe
- copie
- section
- portion
- compteur de copies (presse)
504 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
384 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
37 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4767 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
969 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1418 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
86 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
86 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
53 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39460 | Morohashi |
1676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
52 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
0762.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90e8 | Unicode hex code |