951 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
940 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1308 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1005 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1530 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1643 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1882 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
164 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
95 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43335 | Morohashi |
145 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6616 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
94 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
98 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
929 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頂点 【チョウテン】 vertex, apex, top (e.g. of a mountain), summit, peak, top (of a profession, field, etc.), summit, peak (of popularity, a boom, etc.), height (e.g. of prosperity), apex, zenith, climax
- 頂上 【チョウジョウ】 top, summit, peak
- 頭頂 【トウチョウ】 top of the head, vertex, parietal
- 茎頂 【ケイチョウ】 tip of a stem (of a plant)
Kun reading compounds
- 頂く 【いただく】 to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy, to eat, to drink, to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top), to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president), to get someone to do something
- 頂 【いただき】 crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire, easy win for one, something received
- 頂きます 【いただきます】 thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)
- 山の頂 【やまのいただき】 mountain top, summit, peak
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- cima
- cumbre
- colocar sobre
- recibir
- comer
- beber (humilde)
Portuguese
- colocar na cabeça
- receber
- topo da cabeça
- topo
- reunião de cúpula
- pico
French
- placer au sommet
- recevoir (je reçois de vous)
- sommet de la tête (vertex)
- sommet
- pic
3161 | 2001 Kanji |
9a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
1128.6 | Four corner code |
1-36-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9802 | 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, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned, on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle), the best, top, first class, first grade, first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book, with my compliments
- 上位 【ジョウイ】 superior (in rank), top, ranking, higher order (e.g. byte), host computer (of connected device)
- 口上 【コウジョウ】 vocal message, speech, statement, prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
- 水上 【スイジョウ】 on the water, aquatic, waterside, water's edge
- 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
- 呈上 【テイジョウ】 giving, gifting, presenting
- 主上 【シュジョウ】 emperor
- 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, over, up, top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase), surface, on (top of), the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part, superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class), elder, older, senior, with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk), besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ..., after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ..., since ..., now that ..., because ..., honorable, venerable, dear, emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
- 上向き 【うわむき】 pointing up, pointing upward, upturn, uptrend, upward tendency
- 床上 【ゆかうえ】 on a floor, above floor level
- 一枚上 【いちまいうえ】 one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
- 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)
- 上期 【かみき】 first half of the (fiscal) year
- 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, to stop (of rain), 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 be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 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
- 上がり下り 【あがりおり】 going up and down, ascent and descent
- 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 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦乙女 【いくさおとめ】 Valkyrie
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14301 | Morohashi |
2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3867 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
6014.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 強 【キョウ】 a little over, a little more than, strength, the strong, powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful, -upper (seismic intensity)
- 強化 【キョウカ】 strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification, reinforcement
- 列強 【レッキョウ】 major powers of the world, great powers
- 屈強 【クッキョウ】 robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
- 強盗 【ゴウトウ】 robber, mugger, robbery, burglary
- 強引 【ゴウイン】 overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
Kun reading compounds
- 強い 【つよい】 strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough, strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged, good (at), skilled, knowledgeable, being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient, firm, rigid, solid, intense, strong, fierce, high, dependable, trustworthy
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
- 強まる 【つよまる】 to get strong, to gain strength
- 強める 【つよめる】 to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 強いる 【しいる】 to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
- 強い 【こわい】 tough, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, tired, worn out
- 強飯 【こわめし】 glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions), mochi rice with red beans
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すね
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- fuerte
- coacción
- poderoso
- obligar
- forzar
- coaccionar
Portuguese
- Forte
- poderoso
- forçar
French
- fort
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
100 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
332 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
170 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1878 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
217 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
611 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
574 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9815 | Morohashi |
475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1695 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1235 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1321 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
133 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
201 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3571 | 2001 Kanji |
3h8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1323.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f37 | Unicode hex code |