47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
83 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
78 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5046 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
478 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
997 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2027 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
636 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
646 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
844 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1774 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
430 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42235 | Morohashi |
2773 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
452 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
213 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1256 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雲散霧消 【ウンサンムショウ】 vanishing like mist
- 雲海 【ウンカイ】 sea of clouds
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 星雲 【セイウン】 nebula, galaxy
Kun reading compounds
- 雲 【くも】 cloud
- 雲行き 【くもゆき】 weather, look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, signs, way the wind is blowing
- 白雲 【しらくも】 white clouds
- 八重雲 【やえぐも】 layers of clouds
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ずも、 のめ
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- nube
Portuguese
- nuvem
French
- nuage
3171 | 2001 Kanji |
8d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
1073.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
96f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りゅ
- Korean:
- ryong, rong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
48818 | Morohashi |
1801 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2981 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-7 | SKIP code |
0121.1 | Four corner code |
1-46-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9f8d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧痾 【キュウア】 persistent disease
- 久安 【キュウアン】 Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
- 耐久 【タイキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
- 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations
- 阿摩美久 【アマミキヨ】 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 久しい 【ひさしい】 long (time that has passed), old (story)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ、 わ、 なが、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mucho tiempo
- largo tiempo
- largo
- continuado por mucho tiempo
Portuguese
- tempo longo
- estória antiga
French
- longtemps
- vieille histoire
582 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
153 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
45 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1097 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
20 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1025 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
118 | Morohashi |
3384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2780.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3289 | Morohashi |
2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5409 | Unicode hex code |