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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老杉 【ロウサン】 old cryptomeria
Kun reading compounds
- 杉 【すぎ】 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 杉戸 【すぎど】 door made of cedar
- 台杉 【だいすぎ】 coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
- 神代杉 【じんだいすぎ】 lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar
Readings
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- cedro
Portuguese
- cedro
French
- cèdre
- cryptomère
1467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
910 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2190 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
425 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2033 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1357 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1072 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1027 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1729 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14452 | Morohashi |
832 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1713 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1849 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1136 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1860 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4292.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6749 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晋 【シン】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
- 晋山 【シンザン】 taking up a new position as chief priest of a Buddhist temple
- 西晋 【セイシン】 Western Jin dynasty (of China; 265-317 CE), Western Chin dynasty
- 後晋 【コウシン】 Later Jin dynasty (of China; 936-947), Later Chin dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 晋 【しん】 Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE), Chin dynasty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すすむ、 ゆき、 くに、 すすみ、 のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- antigua región de China
Portuguese
French
55 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1953 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2093 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3290 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13899 | Morohashi |
2656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2514 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
1060.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
664b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), piece, production, harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop (conditions), harvest, yield, quality (of an artistic work)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), piece, production, harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
518 | Morohashi |
68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2154 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2821.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f5c | Unicode hex code |