253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4349P | Morohashi |
2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
4-15-1 | SKIP code |
6666.3 | Four corner code |
1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5668 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17379 | Morohashi |
388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
357 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3411.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乾電池 【カンデンチ】 dry cell, battery
- 乾燥 【カンソウ】 dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation, insipidity
- 速乾 【ソッカン】 drying quickly
- 臘乾 【ラカン】 Chinese smoked and salted ham
- 乾 【ケン】 qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
- 乾位 【ケンイ】 northwest
Kun reading compounds
- 乾く 【かわく】 to get dry
- 乾かす 【かわかす】 to dry (clothes, etc.), to desiccate
- 干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
- 干る 【ひる】 to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede
- 戌亥 【いぬい】 northwest
Readings
- Korean:
- gan, geon
Spanish
- seco
- secar
- secarse
- desecarse
Portuguese
- seca
- dessecar
- evaporar
- paraíso
- imperador
French
- sécheresse
- sécher
- dessécher
- vider (verre)
- cieux
- empereur
1099 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1355 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
784 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
292 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1411 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
904 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
27 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1500 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
204 | Morohashi |
1679 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
63 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
463 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1407 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1556 | 2001 Kanji |
4c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
4841.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e7e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1819 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焦燥 【ショウソウ】 impatience, irritation, frustration, fretfulness
- 高燥 【コウソウ】 high and dry
Kun reading compounds
- 燥ぐ 【はしゃぐ】 to make merry, to frolic, to be in high spirits
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- secar
- resecar
Portuguese
- ressecar
- secar
French
- dessécher
- être joyeux
1528 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1565 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1708 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1656 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1770 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
903 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1272 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1392 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1009 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
219 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19467 | Morohashi |
1087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3493 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
215 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
228 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1872 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1164 | 2001 Kanji |
4d13.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-13 | SKIP code |
1-1-16 | SKIP code |
9689.4 | Four corner code |
1-33-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
71e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
- 有機 【ユウキ】 organic
Kun reading compounds
- 機 【はた】 loom
- 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
- 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- mecanismo
- máquina
- avión
- ocasión
- telar
Portuguese
- mecanismo
- oportunidade
- ocasião
- máquina
- avião
French
- métier à tisser
- mécanique
- opportunité
- machine
- avion
- organique
373 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
476 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15561 | Morohashi |
1076 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
158 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1859 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4295.3 | Four corner code |
1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a5f | Unicode hex code |