80 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
124 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
317 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5403 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1486 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
206 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3406 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
176 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
48040 | Morohashi |
2740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7052 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
174 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
204 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
573 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黒煙 【コクエン】 black smoke
- 黒衣 【コクイ】 black clothes
- 大黒 【ダイコク】 god of wealth, monk's wife
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
Kun reading compounds
- 黒 【くろ】 black, black stone, guilt, guilty person
- 黒い 【くろい】 black, dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin), suspicious, criminal, illicit, darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt, evil, wicked, black-hearted, inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
- 黒ずむ 【くろずむ】 to blacken, to darken
- 黒い 【くろい】 black, dark, blackish, sun-tanned (skin), suspicious, criminal, illicit, darkened and dirty, sooty, covered in dirt, evil, wicked, black-hearted, inauspicious, ill-boding, unlucky
- 黒色 【くろいろ】 black (colour, color)
Readings
- Korean:
- heug
Spanish
- negro
- maldad
Portuguese
- preto
French
- noir
3640 | 2001 Kanji |
4d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
6033.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ed2 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
632 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歴 【レキ】 experience, history, record, career
- 歴史 【レキシ】 history
- 略歴 【リャクレキ】 brief personal record, short curriculum vitae, short CV
- 来歴 【ライレキ】 history, career
- 歴とした 【レッキトシタ】 accepted, fully-fledged, clear, respectable
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- pasar
- paso del tiempo
Portuguese
- currículo
- continuação
- passagem de tempo
French
- historique
- curriculum
- continuation
- passage du temps
536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
606 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
692 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
835 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
839 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
654 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2247 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
480 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
489 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
704 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1132 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3748 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
382 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16334P | Morohashi |
3019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
376 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
402 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
387 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
621 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3373 | 2001 Kanji |
2p12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-12 | SKIP code |
7121.1 | Four corner code |
1-46-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b74 | Unicode hex code |
history, chronicle
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
511 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 史 【シ】 history
- 史家 【シカ】 historian
- 通史 【ツウシ】 overview of history
- 正史 【セイシ】 official history, authorized history
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あや、 お、 こ、 ちか、 とし、 なか、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひと、 ふみ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- historia
- crónica
Portuguese
- história
- crônica
French
- histoire
- chronique
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
496 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
563 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
91 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
81 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
398 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
332 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
699 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3249 | Morohashi |
3510 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
692 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
300 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
450 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1666 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.38 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-4 | SKIP code |
5004.6 | Four corner code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-27-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f2 | Unicode hex code |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14330 | Morohashi |
2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3946 | 2001 Kanji |
4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
7722.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6708 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41249 | Morohashi |
3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-4 | SKIP code |
7760.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9593 | Unicode hex code |