735 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
825 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
806 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
338 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5124 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
849 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1008 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
853 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
999 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1567 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43423 | Morohashi |
1224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1405 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1507 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
452 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
804 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 領 【リョウ】 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.), counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
- 領域 【リョウイキ】 area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
- 学習指導要領 【ガクシュウシドウヨウリョウ】 government course (curriculum) guidelines
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
Kun reading compounds
- 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
- 襟足 【えりあし】 hairline at the nape of the neck, nape
- 盤領 【まるえり】 round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よう、 よし
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- punto clave
- control
- controlar
Portuguese
- jurisdição
- domínio
- território
- feudo
- reino
French
- domaine
- juridiction
- territoire
- fief
2861 | 2001 Kanji |
9a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-9 | SKIP code |
8128.6 | Four corner code |
8138.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9818 | Unicode hex code |
土
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 土 【ド】 Saturday, earth, dirt, soil, land, lands, ground, earth (third of the five elements)
- 土地 【トチ】 plot of land, lot, soil, locality, region, place
- 浄土 【ジョウド】 pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise, Pure Land Buddhism
- 郷土 【キョウド】 native place, birth-place, one's old home, province, region, locality
- 土 【ト】 Turkey
- 時計 【トケイ】 clock, watch, timepiece
- 下土 【カド】 lower world, this world, the earth
- 率土 【ソット】 ends of the earth, outer reaches, borderland
Kun reading compounds
- 土 【つち】 earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土方 【どかた】 construction worker, laborer (labourer), navvy
- 盛り土 【もりど】 embankment (for road, railway, etc.), raising the ground level, fill
- 赤土 【あかつち】 red clay, red earth, laterite, dark-red paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 は、 ひじ
- Korean:
- to, du
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- Turquía
Portuguese
- solo
- terra
- chão
- Turquia
French
- sol
- terre
- terrain
- Turquie
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
60 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
19 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
37 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
42 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
24 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
347 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4867 | Morohashi |
3403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
966 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
360 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
22 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4010.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
571f | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4690 | Morohashi |
3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56de | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
438 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 復旧 【フッキュウ】 restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
- 復員 【フクイン】 demobilization, demobilisation, repatriation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 障害回復 【ショウガイカイフク】 fault recovery
Kun reading compounds
- 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
- 又々 【またまた】 once again, yet again, (there you go) again
Readings
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- repetir
- tomar represalias
Portuguese
- restaurar
- retornar
- reverter
- recomeçar
French
- retourner
- restaurer
- reprendre
710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
803 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
782 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
585 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
588 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
525 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1571 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
917 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
939 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
521 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
634 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
884 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10183 | Morohashi |
575 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1760 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
766 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2067 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2824.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fa9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
100 | Morohashi |
1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
472 | 2001 Kanji |
4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-4 | SKIP code |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0010.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e3b | Unicode hex code |
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
- 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
- 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
- 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- moralidad
- lealtad
- significado
- artificial
- no consanguíneo
Portuguese
- retidão
- justiça
- moralidade
- honra
- lealdade
- significado
French
- vertu
- justice
- moralité
- honneur
- loyauté
- signification
580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
674 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
645 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
287 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3668 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2052 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
648 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28504 | Morohashi |
2338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
691 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
62 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
771 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
2o11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-6-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-11 | SKIP code |
8055.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fa9 | Unicode hex code |