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 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40133 | Morohashi |
1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
6712.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
- 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りう
- Korean:
- ryong, nong
Spanish
- dragón
Portuguese
- dragão imperial
French
- dragon
- impérial
1899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1600 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1758 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2603 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1332 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
542 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25751 | Morohashi |
2099 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1406 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
456 | 2001 Kanji |
5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-8 | SKIP code |
2-5-5 | SKIP code |
0071.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7adc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |