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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉛筆 【エンピツ】 pencil
- 鉛管 【エンカン】 lead pipe
- 黒鉛 【コクエン】 graphite
- 硫化亜鉛 【リュウカアエン】 zinc sulfide (ZnS) (sulphide)
Kun reading compounds
- 鉛 【なまり】 lead (Pb)
- 鉛色 【なまりいろ】 lead colour, lead color
- アジ化鉛 【アジかなまり】 lead azide
- 一酸化鉛 【いっさんかなまり】 lead monoxide, lead(II) oxide
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- plomo
Portuguese
- primazia
French
- plomb
1029 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1681 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4842 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1109 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1845 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1944 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1606 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1713 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1339 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1812 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
802 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40310 | Morohashi |
1707 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6251 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
794 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
857 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8a5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8816.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
925b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 減 【ゲン】 reduction, decrease, subtraction, reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
- 減員 【ゲンイン】 reduction of staff
- 増減 【ゾウゲン】 increase and decrease, fluctuation
- 軽減 【ケイゲン】 abatement, reduction
Kun reading compounds
- 減る 【へる】 to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
- 減るもんじゃない 【へるもんじゃない】 it's no big deal, it's nothing to fret about, it's not like it's the end of the world
- 減らす 【へらす】 to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
Readings
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- menguar
- decrecer
- disminuir
- resta
- acortar
Portuguese
- definhar
- decréscimo
- reduzir
- decadência
- encurtar
- obter
- com fome
French
- diminuer
- réduire
- décliner
- décroître
- avoir faim
775 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
693 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
667 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
533 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
610 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
694 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
715 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
728 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
430 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1219 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
436 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
548 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17759 | Morohashi |
601 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3249 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
366 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
753 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
359 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3315.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e1b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 速 【ソク】 gear, speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
- 速度 【ソクド】 speed, velocity, pace, rate, velocity
- 失速 【シッソク】 stall, downturn, slowdown, slump, weakening, decline
- 快速 【カイソク】 high speed, rapidity, rapid-service train (not as fast as express), rapid train
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
- 速やか 【すみやか】 quick, speedy, prompt, rapid, swift
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- rápido
- veloz
- darse prisa
- velocidad
Portuguese
- rápido
- apressar
French
- vite
- rapide
453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
352 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
534 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
848 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
958 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
502 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
383 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3851 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1685 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38897P | Morohashi |
3105 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1669 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3530.9 | Four corner code |
1-34-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
901f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
667 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冷 【レイ】 refrigerator, cold, cool, cold sake
- 冷夏 【レイカ】 cool summer, cold summer, cooler-than-normal summer
- 寒冷 【カンレイ】 cold, coldness, chilliness
- 空冷 【クウレイ】 air cooling
Kun reading compounds
- 冷たい 【つめたい】 cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing, (emotionally) cold, coldhearted, unfeeling, indifferent, unfriendly, distant
- 冷たい暗黒物質 【つめたいあんこくぶっしつ】 cold dark matter
- 冷える 【ひえる】 to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
- 冷や 【ひや】 cold water, cold sake, cold, cool, chilled, unheated
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- お冷 【おひや】 cold (drinking) water, (glass of) cold water, cold boiled rice
- 冷ややか 【ひややか】 cold, chilly, cool, cold (attitude, stare, etc.), frigid, indifferent, distant, surly, curt, composed, cool, calm
- 冷やす 【ひやす】 to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
- 冷やかす 【ひやかす】 to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate, to window-shop, to look at without buying
- 冷める 【さめる】 to cool down, to get cold, to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.), to subside, to dampen, to fade, to wane, to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.), to be composed
- 冷ます 【さます】 to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
Readings
- Korean:
- raeng
Spanish
- frío
- enfriar
- enfriarse
- helarse
- helar
Portuguese
- fresco
- frio (cerveja
- pessoa)
- calafrio
French
- froid
- fraîche (bière)
- froide (personne)
- refroidir
535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
604 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
607 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
792 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
348 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
832 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
851 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
662 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
88 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
57 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
61 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1622 | Morohashi |
80 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1506 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
493 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
344 | 2001 Kanji |
2b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
3812.7 | Four corner code |
1-46-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51b7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
959 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焼却 【ショウキャク】 incineration, destroy by fire
- 償却 【ショウキャク】 repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation
Kun reading compounds
- 却って 【かえって】 on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- retirarse
- echarse atrás
- rechazar
Portuguese
- ao invés
- ao contrário
- melhor
French
- au lieu de
- au contraire
- plutôt
1145 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1252 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
808 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1915 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1616 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
252 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2856 | Morohashi |
1118 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
631 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1395 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1497 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
4772.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5374 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炉 【ロ】 hearth, fireplace, furnace, kiln
- 炉心 【ロシン】 nuclear reactor core
- 原子炉 【ゲンシロ】 atomic reactor, nuclear reactor
- 高炉 【コウロ】 blast furnace
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- chimenea
- horno
- fundición
Portuguese
- lareira
- forno
- fornalha
- reator
French
- fournaise
- foyer
- four
- réacteur
1934 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1414 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2750 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1726 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1511 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1790 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1926 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1802 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1266 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1089 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18902X | Morohashi |
869 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3403 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1080 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1209 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
4d4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
1-1-7 | SKIP code |
9387.7 | Four corner code |
9382.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7089 | Unicode hex code |