122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 加 【カ】 addition, Canada
- 加圧 【カアツ】 increasing pressure
- 添加 【テンカ】 addition, annexing
- 倍加 【バイカ】 doubling, marked increase, multiplying, redoubling
Kun reading compounds
- 加える 【くわえる】 to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex, to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up, to include, to count in, to let join, to inflict (damage), to deal, to give
- 加わる 【くわわる】 to be added to, to be appended, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate, to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- agregar
- añadir
- incrementar
- Canadá
- sumar
- unirse
Portuguese
- somar
- adição
- aumento
- unir
- incluir
- Canadá
French
- ajouter
- addition
- augmentation
- rejoindre
- inclure
- Canada
356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
431 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
187 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
716 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
787 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
121 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
709 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
722 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
42 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
24 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
876 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2297 | Morohashi |
38 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
523 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
867 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
932 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
237 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
447 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1677 | 2001 Kanji |
2g3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
4600.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52a0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1484 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粉末 【フンマツ】 fine powder
- 粉飾 【フンショク】 embellishment (e.g. of a story), ornamentation, decoration, putting on makeup
- 米粉 【コメコ】 rice flour
- 製粉 【セイフン】 milling, grinding into flour
Kun reading compounds
- 粉 【デシメートル】 decimetre, decimeter
- 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
- 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk
- 火の粉 【ひのこ】 sparks
- 薄力粉 【はくりきこ】 cake flour, pastry flour
- 粉 【こな】 flour, meal, powder, dust
- 粉ミルク 【こなミルク】 milk powder, baby formula, infant formula, formula, baby milk
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- harina
- polvo
Portuguese
- farinha
- pó
- poeira
French
- farine
- poudre
- poussière
507 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
577 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
793 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
804 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1133 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1701 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1817 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1557 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1495 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1643 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1186 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
929 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26872 | Morohashi |
1291 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
556 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1045 | 2001 Kanji |
6b4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
9892.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7c89 | Unicode hex code |
增
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
Readings
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
889 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5454 | Morohashi |
721 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1089 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1-3-12 | SKIP code |
1-15-61 | JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code |
589E | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 加 【カ】 addition, Canada
- 加圧 【カアツ】 increasing pressure
- 添加 【テンカ】 addition, annexing
- 倍加 【バイカ】 doubling, marked increase, multiplying, redoubling
Kun reading compounds
- 加える 【くわえる】 to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex, to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up, to include, to count in, to let join, to inflict (damage), to deal, to give
- 加わる 【くわわる】 to be added to, to be appended, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate, to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- agregar
- añadir
- incrementar
- Canadá
- sumar
- unirse
Portuguese
- somar
- adição
- aumento
- unir
- incluir
- Canadá
French
- ajouter
- addition
- augmentation
- rejoindre
- inclure
- Canada
356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
431 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
187 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
716 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
787 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
121 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
709 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
722 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
42 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
23 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
24 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
876 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2297 | Morohashi |
38 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
523 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
867 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
932 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
237 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
447 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1677 | 2001 Kanji |
2g3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
4600.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52a0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28852 | Morohashi |
3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-4 | SKIP code |
4-8-2 | SKIP code |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
4460.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
460 | Morohashi |
2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2871 | 2001 Kanji |
2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
8073.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4f1a | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
386 | Morohashi |
30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2324.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
开
4 strokes
- Radical:
- two hands, twenty 廾
- Parts:
- Variants:
open, initiate, begin, start
Readings
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
1-84-17 | JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code |
5F00 | Unicode hex code |