126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | 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 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
- 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
Kun reading compounds
- 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
- 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- variedad
- clase
- parecido
- afectar
Portuguese
- espécie
- tipo
- variedade
- classe
- gênero
French
- sorte
- variété
- classe
- genre
534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
602 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
680 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
493 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1012 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
563 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43608P | Morohashi |
1807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
480 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1061 | 2001 Kanji |
9a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-9 | SKIP code |
9148.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
985e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滅亡 【メツボウ】 downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
- 滅罪 【メツザイ】 expiation
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 衰滅 【スイメツ】 decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
Kun reading compounds
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- myeol
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- estropearse
- ser destruido
- ser devastado
- estropear
- destruir
- devastar
- demoler
Portuguese
- destruir
- arruinar
- extinguir
- golpe
French
- anéantir
- détruire
- ruiner
- renverser
- périr
1848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
371 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18008 | Morohashi |
660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
359 | 2001 Kanji |
3a10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
3315.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6ec5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
661 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亡 【ボウ】 death, the late, the deceased
- 亡命 【ボウメイ】 fleeing from one's country, seeking asylum, defection, emigration (for political reasons), (going into) exile, becoming a (political) refugee
- 存亡 【ソンボウ】 life or death, existence, destiny
- 興亡 【コウボウ】 rise and fall, ups and downs
- 亡者 【モウジャ】 the dead, ghost, person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.), person with a blind lust (for)
- 亡者船 【モウジャブネ】 ship of the dead which appears if one goes fishing during the Bon festival
- 焼亡 【ショウボウ】 destruction by fire
- 損亡 【ソンモウ】 loss
Kun reading compounds
- 亡い 【ない】 dead
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- mang, mu
Spanish
- desaparecer
- perecer
- difunto
- huir
- escapar
Portuguese
- falecido
- agonizante
- atrasado
- perecer
French
- décédé
- feu ...
- mon regretté ...
- mourir
- périr
- détruire
985 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
973 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
887 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
979 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
297 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
672 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
684 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
582 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
37 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2874 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
287 | Morohashi |
3402 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
86 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
485 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
524 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
829 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
475 | 2001 Kanji |
2j1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-2-1 | SKIP code |
0071.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ea1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35556P | Morohashi |
1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3057 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0861.6 | Four corner code |
1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8aac | Unicode hex code |