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 |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
- 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
- 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
- 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life
Kun reading compounds
- 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- verdad
- realidad
- puro
- genuino
- verdadero
Portuguese
- verdadeiro
- realidade
- seita do Budismo
French
- exact
- vrai
- réalité
- secte bouddhiste
438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
278 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
384 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1228 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2616 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
75 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23236 | Morohashi |
2111 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
75 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
195 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
358 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1561 | 2001 Kanji |
2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
4080.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
771f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
171 | Morohashi |
3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4471.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e5f | Unicode hex code |