1808 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2278 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3955 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2036 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
47377 | Morohashi |
3189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7007 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2237 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2344 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1676 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鷹隼 【ヨウシュン】 hawk and falcon
- 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected
- 放鷹 【ホウヨウ】 falconry, hawking
- 鷹揚 【オウヨウ】 large-hearted, generous, liberal, open-handed, magnanimous, easygoing, placid, composed, cool, collected
Kun reading compounds
- 鷹 【たか】 hawk, falcon
- 鷹匠 【たかじょう】 falconer, hawker
- 大鷹 【おおたか】 northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), female hawk (or falcon), falconry (using a northern goshawk)
- 小鷹 【こたか】 small hawk or falcon (used for hunting), falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
Readings
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- halcón
Portuguese
French
3q21.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-21 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-34-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9df9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
- 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
- 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
- にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Kun reading compounds
- 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 つか、 つかさ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- dirigir
- gobernar
- ordenar
Portuguese
- diretor
- oficial
- escritório do govt
- regra
- administrar
French
- directeur
- fonctionnaire
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
524 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
712 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
761 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
400 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
842 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
861 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
318 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3257 | Morohashi |
2931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3549 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-4 | SKIP code |
1762.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
808 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 房 【ボウ】 chamber, room, cell (prison), atrium, home of a monk, monk, Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 坊主 【ボウズ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything, the August 20-point card
- 書房 【ショボウ】 study, library, bookstore, bookshop, publishing company
- 工房 【コウボウ】 workshop, studio, atelier
Kun reading compounds
- 房 【ふさ】 tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel, bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), cluster (of flowers), segment (of a tangerine, etc.), section
- 房尾巻猿 【ふさおまきざる】 brown capuchin, tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
- 一房 【ひとふさ】 one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), one cluster (e.g. of flowers), one segment (of a tangerine, etc.), one section
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 のぶ、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- racimo
- manojo
- casita
Portuguese
- moita
- franja
- punhado
- mecha (cabelo)
- gomos (laranja)
- casa
- quarto
French
- pompon
- touffe
- frange
- grappe
- boucle (cheveu)
- quartier (orange)
- épouse
- chauffage / climatisation
- maison
- chambre
1809 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
772 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1819 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1332 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
658 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1237 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1303 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1082 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2445 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1087 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11714X | Morohashi |
1946 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2053 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1078 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3045 | 2001 Kanji |
4m4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-1-7 | SKIP code |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
3022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
623f | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |