685 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2741 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43159 | Morohashi |
1757 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1647 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 韓 【カン】 Republic of Korea, South Korea, Han (ancient Chinese state)
- 韓国 【カンコク】 South Korea, Republic of Korea, Korean Empire (1897-1910)
- 日韓 【ニッカン】 Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
- 在韓 【ザイカン】 resident in South Korea, situated in South Korea
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 唐国 【からくに】 China, Korea
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
- Corée
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
4c14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-10 | SKIP code |
4445.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
trade, exchange
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
652 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貿易 【ボウエキ】 (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting
- 貿易赤字 【ボウエキアカジ】 trade deficit
- 内貿 【ナイボウ】 domestic commerce, internal trade
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- comercio
- intercambio
Portuguese
- comercializar
- trocar
French
- commerce
- négoce
- échanges
719 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
813 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1037 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
871 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
760 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
773 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
433 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1733 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36721 | Morohashi |
2601 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1424 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
768 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2661 | 2001 Kanji |
7b5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-7 | SKIP code |
7780.6 | Four corner code |
1-43-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8cbf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
571 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 易 【エキ】 type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks, The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
- 易学 【エキガク】 study of divination
- 改易 【カイエキ】 change of rank
- 加工交易 【カコウコウエキ】 processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
- 易 【イ】 easiness
- 易々 【イイ】 easy, simple, plain
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 難易 【ナンイ】 (relative) difficulty
Kun reading compounds
- 易しい 【やさしい】 easy, plain, simple
- やさしい日本語 【やさしいにほんご】 easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
- 易い 【やすい】 easy, likely to ..., have a tendency to ..., easy to ...
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog, i
Spanish
- fácil
- simple
- cambio
- intercambio
- adivinación
- sencillo
Portuguese
- Fácil
- ler a sorte
- pronto para
- simples
- advinhação
French
- facile
- prêt-à-...
- simple
- voyance
- divination
- commerce
545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
810 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
824 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
597 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
759 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
772 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
434 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
967 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1561 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13814 | Morohashi |
2411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1051 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
383 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3851 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
6022.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6613 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2742 | Morohashi |
93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1445 | 2001 Kanji |
2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-6 | SKIP code |
4402.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |