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 junior high
2388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓋果 【ガイカ】 pyxidium
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
- 鰓蓋 【エラブタ】 gill cover, operculum
- 口蓋 【コウガイ】 palate
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
Kun reading compounds
- 蓋 【ふた】 cover, lid, cap
- 蓋開け 【ふたあけ】 opening, beginning, commencement
- ポケ蓋 【ポケふた】 manhole cover decorated with Pokémon creatures
- 臭い物に蓋 【くさいものにふた】 looking the other way, hushing up a problem
- 蓋し 【けだし】 certainly, really, truly, indeed, possibly, maybe, perhaps, probably
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Readings
- Korean:
- gae, hab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31652X | Morohashi |
2503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2388 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1561 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k10.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-4-10 | SKIP code |
4410.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
84cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
44 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 内 【ナイ】 within ..., inside ...
- 内科 【ナイカ】 internal medicine, department of internal medicine
- 党内 【トウナイ】 party-internal, within the party
- 校内 【コウナイ】 within a school
- 内裏 【ダイリ】 imperial palace, festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
- 内府 【ナイフ】 Minister of the Interior (669-1868), Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)
- 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
- 海内 【カイダイ】 the whole country
Kun reading compounds
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 内々 【うちうち】 private, confidential, informal, secret, (within the) family circle, (on the) inside
- 幕内 【まくうち】 makuuchi, top division (of professional sumo)
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いと、 ただ、 ち、 のち
- Korean:
- nae, nab
Spanish
- interior
- dentro de
- privado
Portuguese
- interior
- dentro
- entre
- dentre
- casa
French
- intérieur
- dedans
- entre
- parmi
- maison
489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
51 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
82 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
132 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
345 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
81 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
84 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
84 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
152 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2914 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1028 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1512 | Morohashi |
3466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
386 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1095 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
77 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
99 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5185 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圧 【アツ】 pressure, force
- 圧力 【アツリョク】 pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 圧状 【オウジョウ】 document written under duress, coercion
Kun reading compounds
- 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
- 圧す 【へす】 to dent, to press, to push
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- presión
- opresión
Portuguese
- pressão
- empurrar
- inundar
- oprimir
- dominar
French
- pression
- pousser
- submerger
- oppresser
- dominer
544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
612 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
598 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
874 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
348 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4879P | Morohashi |
2970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
970 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
397 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3372 | 2001 Kanji |
2p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
7121.4 | Four corner code |
1-16-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5727 | Unicode hex code |