117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
174 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
283 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1521 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
486 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46634 | Morohashi |
3312 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2091 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
- 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 と、 とっ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- pájaro
- ave
Portuguese
- Pássaro
- sufixo para nomes de pássaros.
French
- oiseau
- poulet
850 | 2001 Kanji |
11b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-4 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2732.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ce5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
836 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 居 【キョ】 residence
- 居室 【キョシツ】 living room
- 入居 【ニュウキョ】 moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.), taking up residence
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 居士 【コジ】 grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix), private-sector scholar
Kun reading compounds
- 居る 【いる】 to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
- 居留守 【いるす】 pretending to be out
- 居る 【おる】 to be (animate), to be, to exist, to be ...-ing, to (have the audacity to) do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 ぐ、 すえ
- Korean:
- geo, gi
Spanish
- sentarse
- residir
- vivir con
- ser [nk]
- existir
Portuguese
- residir
- existir
- viver com
French
- se trouver
- résider
- être
- exister
- vivre avec
586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
678 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1387 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
737 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
171 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
527 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2653 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1072 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7663 | Morohashi |
3080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1416 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
281 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3r5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
7726.4 | Four corner code |
1-21-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陪塚 【バイチョウ】 subsidiary burial mound (Kofun period), satellite burial mound
Kun reading compounds
- 塚 【つか】 mound, heap, hillock, burial mound, tomb, tumulus, barrow, gravesite, standing stone, stone signpost, roadside stone statue
- 塚穴 【つかあな】 grave
- 高塚 【たかつか】 tumulus, burial mound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずか、 つ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- altozano
- montículo
Portuguese
- morro
- monte
French
- butte
- tertre
- borne
- tombe
1607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
782 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1104 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1844 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1751 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1875 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5345 | Morohashi |
556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4713.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
585a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
- 伸縮 【シンシュク】 expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
- 続伸 【ゾクシン】 continuous rise (in market price)
- 急伸 【キュウシン】 sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
Kun reading compounds
- 伸びる 【のびる】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.), to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth, to spread (of paint, cream, etc.), to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend, to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. of noodles), to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve, to be exhausted, to get groggy, to be stunned (by a blow), to pass out, to collapse, to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. of a deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days), to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
- 伸ばす 【のばす】 to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand
- 延べる 【のべる】 to lay out (a futon), to make (bed), to spread out, to stretch, to widen, to postpone, to extend
- 伸す 【のす】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope), to go further, to extend one's journey, to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded), to iron out (creases), to knock out, to knock down
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ、 よぼる
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- prolongar
- expandir
- estirar
- extender
- alargar
- prolongarse
- estirarse
Portuguese
- expandir
- esticar
- extender
- alongar
- aumentar
French
- allonger
- étirer
- accroître
- étendre
- augmenter
1431 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
741 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
403 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
309 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
353 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1108 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1160 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
79 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
79 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
51 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
54 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1127 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
481 | Morohashi |
70 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1118 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1199 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1095 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
2520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f38 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |