731 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
594 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
773 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1907 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2558 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
402 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
406 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
675 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1901 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2998 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2089 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44144 | Morohashi |
2365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6691 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1591 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
629 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
888 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 養子 【ヨウシ】 adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
- 養育 【ヨウイク】 bringing up, rearing, upbringing
- 供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
Kun reading compounds
- 養う 【やしなう】 to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- criar
- mantener
- cultivarse
Portuguese
- alimentar
- educar
- cultivar
- desenvolvee
- nutrir
French
- nourrir
- élever
- cultiver
- soigner
- développer
965 | 2001 Kanji |
2o13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-8-7 | SKIP code |
2-2-13 | SKIP code |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-45-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
990a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老 【ロウ】 old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder, I, me, my humble self
- 老化 【ロウカ】 ageing, aging, senile deterioration
- 養老 【ヨウロウ】 making provision for the elderly, making provision for one's old age, spending one's old age in comfort, Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
- 敬老 【ケイロウ】 respect for the aged
Kun reading compounds
- 老いる 【おいる】 to age, to grow old
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えび、 おい、 び
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- envejecer
- viejo
- experimentado
- hacerse viejo
Portuguese
- velho
- velhice
- envelhecer
French
- vieillard
- âgé
- vieillir
541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
609 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
837 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
552 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
737 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3963 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28842 | Morohashi |
3197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1340 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
472 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1456 | 2001 Kanji |
2k4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4471.1 | Four corner code |
1-47-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8001 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1428 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岐路 【キロ】 forked road, crossroads
- 多岐 【タキ】 digression, many divergences
- 壱岐 【イキ】 Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture), Iki (island)
- 岐阜 【ギフ】 Gifu (city, prefecture)
- 岐阜医療科学大学 【ギフイリョウカガクダイガク】 Gifu University of Medical Science
- 伊邪那岐 【イザナギ】 Izanagi (deity)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 また
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- bifurcación
- división
- dividir
- partir
Portuguese
- ramo cortado
- bifurcação
- cena
- arena
- teatro
French
- bifurcation
- embranchement
- scène
- arène
- théâtre
1121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1433 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1410 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1769 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
892 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
536 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
285 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7936 | Morohashi |
241 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
772 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1267 | 2001 Kanji |
3o4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
2474.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c90 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
1532 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 埠頭 【フトウ】 pier, wharf, quay, dock
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おか
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- colina
- montículo
- grande
- próspero
- abundante
- radical ß izquierdo
Portuguese
French
1656 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4977 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
731 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1448 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3254 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
41534 | Morohashi |
2628 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6423 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1360 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2k6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-2 | SKIP code |
2740.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
961c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |