76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45313 | Morohashi |
2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
449 | 2001 Kanji |
2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 同仁 【ドウジン】 universal benevolence
- 一視同仁 【イッシドウジン】 loving every human being with impartiality, universal brotherhood, universal benevolence
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 仁王 【ニオウ】 two Deva kings, guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
- 亜麻仁 【アマニ】 flaxseed, linseed
- 仁 【ジン】 benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism), consideration, compassion, humanity, charity, human, kernel, nucleolus
- 任侠 【ニンキョウ】 chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong, yakuza
- 永仁 【エイニン】 Einin era (1293.8.5-1299.4.25)
- 薏苡仁 【ヨクイニン】 coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きみ、 く、 さと、 しのぶ、 じ、 と、 のり、 ひと、 ひとし、 ひろ、 まさ、 まさし、 やす、 よし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- humanidad
- benevolencia
- bondad
- caridad
Portuguese
- humanidade
- virtude
- benevolência
- caridade
- homem
- núcleo
French
- humanité
- vertu
- bienveillance
- charité
- grandeur d'âme
- homme
- noyau
820 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
917 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
906 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1346 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
349 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
829 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1035 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
57 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1727 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1879 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
56 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
21 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
349 | Morohashi |
20 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
110 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
988 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1063 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
832 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2172 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ec1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 3つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12 | Morohashi |
1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3072 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-2 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39405P | Morohashi |
1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
3772.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | Unicode hex code |
department, course, section
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 科 【カ】 department, section, faculty, school, arm, course (of study), branch of study, specialization, (taxonomical) family
- 科学 【カガク】 science
- 工科 【コウカ】 engineering course
- 医科 【イカ】 medical science, medical department
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- departamento
- curso
- materia
- falta
- delito
Portuguese
- departamento
- curso
- seção
French
- département
- section
- cours
- science
164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
81 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
350 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
385 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
778 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
320 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
320 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
565 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1430 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1463 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1187 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24950 | Morohashi |
1138 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1179 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
369 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
170 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2255 | 2001 Kanji |
5d4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
2490.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 加爾基 【カルキ】 chlorinated lime, calcium hypochlorite, chloride of lime, bleaching powder
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5197 | Morohashi |
2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1972 | 2001 Kanji |
3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
4410.4 | Four corner code |
1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person, wealthy person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40152 | Morohashi |
2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2872 | 2001 Kanji |
8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
8010.9 | Four corner code |
1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91d1 | Unicode hex code |