36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
43 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
390 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
700 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
208 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
208 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1871 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1548 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42564P | Morohashi |
2430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6557 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
393 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
74 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
- 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
- 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
- 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)
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green
Kun reading compounds
- 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
- 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
- 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
- 青色 【あおいろ】 blue
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- azul
- verde
- pálido
Portuguese
- verde
- azul
- imaturo
- verde-claro
French
- bleu
- vert
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5022.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9752 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1781 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 函蓋 【カンガイ】 box and cover
- 函渠 【カンキョ】 drain with an oblong cross-section
- 製函 【セイカン】 (cardboard) box manufacture
- 経函 【キョウカン】 sutra box
Kun reading compounds
- 箱 【はこ】 box, case, chest, package, pack, crate, car (of a train, etc.), shamisen case, shamisen, public building, community building, man who carries a geisha's shamisen, receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces), counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
- 函館 【はこだて】 Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
- 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- caja
Portuguese
French
- coffre
1503 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
49 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1232 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3724 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1921 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1826 | Morohashi |
3001 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1902 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2051 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
3-2-7 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-40-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35244 | Morohashi |
1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-3 | SKIP code |
0761.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a18 | Unicode hex code |
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
- On:
- ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 念 【ネン】 sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
- 念願 【ネンガン】 one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
- 執念 【シュウネン】 tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
- 通念 【ツウネン】 common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea
Readings
- Korean:
- nyeom
Spanish
- deseo
- pensamiento
- sentimiento
Portuguese
- desejo
- sentido
- idéia
- pensamento
- sentimento
- atenção
French
- désir
- souhait
- sens
- idée
- pensée
- sentiment
- attention
689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
590 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
561 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
469 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
316 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
532 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
579 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
588 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1304 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10390 | Morohashi |
2059 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1800 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1590 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1715 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
333 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
514 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2858 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
8033.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ff5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44237P | Morohashi |
1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8377.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9928 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | Unicode hex code |