294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43490 | Morohashi |
1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
3061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-9 | SKIP code |
1118.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
- 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
- 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
- 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone
Kun reading compounds
- 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
- 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
- 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
- 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
- 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
- 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
- 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- forma
- figura
- tipo
Portuguese
- forma
- formulário
- estilo
French
- forme
- style
200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
104 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1589 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
223 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
518 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
395 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
399 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
509 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
615 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1727 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9969 | Morohashi |
846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
306 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
141 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3260 | 2001 Kanji |
3j4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1242.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f62 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2034 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兜巾 【トキン】 tokin, small black headgear worn by yamabushi
- 兜率 【トソツ】 Tusita (heaven, pure land)
- ヘラクレス大兜 【ヘラクレスオオカブト】 Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
- 内兜 【ウチカブト】 inside of a helmet, hidden circumstances
Kun reading compounds
- 兜 【かぶと】 helmet (of a warrior), headpiece
- 兜合わせ 【かぶとあわせ】 frot (sex act)
- ヘラクレス大兜 【ヘラクレスおおかぶと】 Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
- 内兜 【うちかぶと】 inside of a helmet, hidden circumstances
Readings
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
Portuguese
French
232 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3499 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2455 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1386 | Morohashi |
364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2854 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2870 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-2 | SKIP code |
7721.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
515c | Unicode hex code |