| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42210 | Morohashi |
| 3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨天 【ウテン】 rainy weather
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 黒い雨 【くろいあめ】 black rain, heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
| 3153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e8 | Unicode hex code |
above, up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
35 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 上 【ジョウ】 from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above, first volume (e.g. book), superior quality, best, top, high class, going up, governmental, imperial, presenting, showing, ana-
- 上着 【ウワギ】 coat, tunic, jacket, outer garment
- 向上 【コウジョウ】 elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
- 北上 【ホクジョウ】 going north
- 上人 【ショウニン】 holy priest, saint
- 上下 【ショウカ】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
- 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
- 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
- 上海 【シャンハイ】 Shanghai (China)
- 上湯 【シャンタン】 top-grade Chinese soup stock
Kun reading compounds
- 上 【うえ】 above, up, over, elder (e.g. daughter), top, summit, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, before, previous, superiority, one's superior, one's elder, on top of that, besides, what's more, not only ... but, upon (further inspection, etc.), based on (and occurring after), matters concerning ..., as concerns ..., since (i.e. "for that reason"), honorable, venerable, place of one's superior (e.g. the throne), emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo, noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
- 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
- 父上 【ちちうえ】 father
- 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
- 上 【かみ】 upper reaches (of a river), upper stream, top, upper part, upper half (of the body), long ago, beginning, first, person of high rank (e.g. the emperor), government, imperial court, imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace, head (of a table), wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
- 上手 【うわて】 upper part, upper stream, upper course of a river, right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV), skillful (in comparisons), dexterity, over-arm grip on opponent's belt
- 風上 【かざかみ】 windward, upwind
- 御上 【おかみ】 the Emperor, His Majesty, the government, the authorities, proprietress, hostess, landlady, mistress, your wife, his wife, (one's) master, lord
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, (of rain) to stop, to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to go north, to be complete, to finish
- 上がり 【あがり】 rise, increase, ascent, income, takings, earnings, proceeds, (crop) yield, return, profit, completion, end, finish, end result (e.g. of crafts), how something comes out, finish, finishing (in a board or card game, etc.), green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant), after (rain, illness, etc.), ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat), former
- 上がりこむ 【あがりこむ】 to enter (house, room, etc.), to step in
- 芸者上がり 【げいしゃあがり】 ex-geisha, former geisha
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
- 上り 【のぼり】 ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, up-train, train heading toward the starting point of its route, upbound (esp. toward Tokyo), upstream, uphill
- 上り下り 【のぼりくだり】 going up and down, ascent and descent, climb and descent
- 逆上せる 【のぼせる】 to feel dizzy, to have blood rush to one's head, to lose one's cool, to be obsessed, to be infatuated, to become conceited
- 上せる 【のぼせる】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send some on out
- 上す 【のぼす】 to raise, to record, to bring up (a matter), to serve (food), to send someone out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あおい、 あげ、 い、 か、 かき、 かず、 かん、 こう、 のぼり、 ほつ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- arriba
- encima
- parte superior
- cima
- superficie
Portuguese
- acima
- para cima
- sobre
- subir
- galgar
- em cima
- escalar
French
- au-dessus
- haut
- monter
- donner (je te donne)
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 37 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 21 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 29 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 5 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 47 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 32 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 32 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 31 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 6 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13 | Morohashi |
| 3404 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 49 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 50 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 29 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 12 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2110.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見物 【ケンブツ】 sightseeing, watching, viewing, sightseer, watcher, spectator
- 拝見 【ハイケン】 seeing, looking at
- 発見 【ハッケン】 discovery, detection, finding
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34796 | Morohashi |
| 2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6021.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 898b | Unicode hex code |
幻
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1564 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幻想 【ゲンソウ】 fantasy, illusion, vision, dream
- 幻覚 【ゲンカク】 hallucination, illusion
- 変幻 【ヘンゲン】 transformation
- 夢幻 【ムゲン】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Kun reading compounds
- 幻 【まぼろし】 phantom, vision, illusion, apparition, something fleeting, short-lived dream, fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing
- 幻を追う 【まぼろしをおう】 to pursue an illusion, to pursue a fantasy, to pursue phantoms
- 夢幻 【むげん】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- visión
- espejismo
- ilusión
- aparición
Portuguese
- fantasma
- visão
- sonho
- ilusão
- aparição
French
- chimère
- fantôme
- fantasme
- vision
- rêve
- illusion
- apparition
| 1226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1814 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9190 | Morohashi |
| 180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1030 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e7b | Unicode hex code |