179 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
93 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
527 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
481 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
573 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1893 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1733 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43591P | Morohashi |
1808 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1853 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
355 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
239 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 顔 【カオ】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔色 【カオイロ】 complexion, one's colour, one's color, countenance, expression, one's face
- 美顔 【ビガン】 beautiful face, facial care, facial treatment
- 童顔 【ドウガン】 child's face, childlike face, boyish face, baby face
Kun reading compounds
- 顔 【かお】 face, visage, look, expression, countenance, honor, honour, face, influence, notoriety
- 顔合わせ 【かおあわせ】 meeting together, introduction, costarring, appearing together, being matched, facing off
- いい顔 【いいかお】 big-shot, influential person, happy face, smiling face, sympathetic attitude, getting along with, being all smiles, good looks, nice face
- 涼しい顔 【すずしいかお】 nonchalant air, unruffled air
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- cara
- faz
- semblante
- rostro
- expresión
Portuguese
- rosto
- expressão
French
- visage
- expression
461 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
0128.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9854 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42618 | Morohashi |
2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3176 | 2001 Kanji |
3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3-5-4 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9762 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
480 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 横行 【オウコウ】 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent, walking sideways, staggering, striding
- 縦横 【ジュウオウ】 length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal, the four cardinal points, every direction, all directions, as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
- 専横 【センオウ】 arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
Kun reading compounds
- 横 【よこ】 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected
- 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
- 真横 【まよこ】 (right at the) side, just beside
- 縦中横 【たてちゅうよこ】 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeng
Spanish
- lateral
- lado
- horizontal
- egoísta
- incorrecto
- costado
Portuguese
- De lado
- lado
- horizontal
- largura
- trama (tecidos)
French
- latéral
- côté
- horizontal
- largeur
- trame (tissu)
355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
235 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
470 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
644 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
795 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1767 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15484P | Morohashi |
1066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
432 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1861 | 2001 Kanji |
4a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-11 | SKIP code |
4498.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2390 | Morohashi |
1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2412.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脈 【ミャク】 pulse, vein, chain (of mountains, etc.), hope, thread (of an argument)
- 脈拍 【ミャクハク】 pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
- 大動脈 【ダイドウミャク】 aorta, important traffic route
- 動脈 【ドウミャク】 artery, arterial road, major route
Readings
- Korean:
- maeg
Spanish
- vena
- pulso
- esperanza
Portuguese
- veia
- pulso
- esperança
French
- veine
- pouls
- chaîne (montagne)
- espoir
517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
589 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
813 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
913 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1033 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1873 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29470 | Morohashi |
953 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4805 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
557 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3965 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
7223.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8108 | Unicode hex code |