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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曼荼羅 【マンダラ】 mandala
- 曼珠沙華 【マンジュシャゲ】 red spider lily (Lycoris radiata), cluster amaryllis, cluster belladonna, manjusaka
- 日耳曼 【ゲルマン】 Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
- 浪漫 【ロウマン】 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale, (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure, (full-length) novel, romance, love affair, romanticism
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1457 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
14298X | Morohashi |
2475 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-7 | SKIP code |
6040.7 | Four corner code |
1-50-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66fc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2752 | Morohashi |
2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
955 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
9050.6 | Four corner code |
3250.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5358 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単于 【ゼンウ】 Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
Portuguese
French
5 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
25 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
252 | Morohashi |
73 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
0a3.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1040.0 | Four corner code |
1-48-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8e | Unicode hex code |