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 grade 3
JLPT level N2
1307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炭素 【タンソ】 carbon (C)
- 炭鉱 【タンコウ】 coal mine, (coal) pit, colliery, coal-mine shaft
- 木炭 【モクタン】 charcoal
- 活性炭 【カッセイタン】 activated charcoal, activated carbon
Kun reading compounds
- 炭 【すみ】 charcoal, charred remains
- 炭火 【すみび】 charcoal fire
- 正炭 【しょうすみ】 first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)
- 竹炭 【たけすみ】 bamboo charcoal
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- carbón vegetal
- carbón
Portuguese
- carvão
French
- charbon de bois
- charbon
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
361 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
341 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1007 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1418 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
842 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
713 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1344 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1427 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
875 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1267 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
778 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18953 | Morohashi |
2257 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3413 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
771 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
833 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
337 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
3o6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
3-5-4 | SKIP code |
2228.9 | Four corner code |
1-35-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
70ad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
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)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27300 | Morohashi |
2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
5090.3 | Four corner code |
1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40509 | Morohashi |
1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2853 | 2001 Kanji |
8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8712.0 | Four corner code |
1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
92fc | Unicode hex code |