133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1853 | Morohashi |
1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
2045 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8022.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
- 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
- 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
- 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
- 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
- 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
- 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
- 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
- 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
- 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)
Kun reading compounds
- 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
- 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- piedra
Portuguese
- pedra
French
- pierre
44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
45 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
102 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
763 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
78 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
78 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1397 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24024 | Morohashi |
2971 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3985 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
347 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
44 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3377 | 2001 Kanji |
5a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-3 | SKIP code |
1026.0 | Four corner code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
77f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
690 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 油井 【ユセイ】 oil well
- 油彩 【ユサイ】 oil painting
- 重油 【ジュウユ】 heavy oil, fuel oil
- 軽油 【ケイユ】 diesel oil, diesel fuel, gas oil, light oil
- 油色 【ユショク】 coating a painting with a layer of transparent oil
- 油然 【ユウゼン】 gushingly, freely (welling up), copiously
Kun reading compounds
- 油 【あぶら】 oil
- 油絵 【あぶらえ】 oil painting
- 匂い油 【においあぶら】 perfumed hair oil
- 機械油 【きかいあぶら】 machine oil
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- aceite
- grasa
Portuguese
- petróleo
- gordura
- óleo
French
- huile
- gras
522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
422 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
400 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
689 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
298 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
671 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
593 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
364 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
365 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
624 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1183 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
400 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1116 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17253 | Morohashi |
341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3106 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1188 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
376 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3516.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cb9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銃 【ジュウ】 gun, rifle, small arms
- 銃器 【ジュウキ】 small arms
- 短銃 【タンジュウ】 pistol
- 小銃 【ショウジュウ】 rifle, small arms
Kun reading compounds
- 捧げ銃 【ささげつつ】 presenting arms
Readings
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- arma
- pistola
- rifle
Portuguese
- Armas
- arma de fogo
French
- fusil
- armes
1365 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4854 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
829 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
848 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1599 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1818 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
769 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40359 | Morohashi |
1723 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6267 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
762 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
824 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2857 | 2001 Kanji |
8a6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-6 | SKIP code |
8011.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9283 | Unicode hex code |
身
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
320 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心身 【シンシン】 mind and body
- 身障者 【シンショウシャ】 (physically) disabled person, person with a physical disability
- 終身 【シュウシン】 the whole life
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
Kun reading compounds
- 身 【み】 one's body, one's person, oneself, one's appearance, one's place (in society, etc.), one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
- 身動き 【みうごき】 movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring, acting freely, doing as one pleases
- 肩身 【かたみ】 shoulders, body, honour, honor, prestige, face
- 細身 【ほそみ】 narrow, thin (sized), slender
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- cuerpo
- uno mismo
- posición
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
- fase da vida
French
- individu
- personne
- situation sociale
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
323 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4601 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
791 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
937 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
546 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
394 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4368 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38034 | Morohashi |
3553 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5928 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1337 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
174 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
285 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
847 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2740.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8eab | Unicode hex code |
cannon, gun
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
- 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
- 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
- 大砲 【タイホウ】 (large) gun, cannon, artillery, long-ball hitter, home-run hitter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づつ
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- cañón
- pistola
Portuguese
- canhão
- arma
French
- canon
- fusil
1800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1479 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1065 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24120P | Morohashi |
1151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3356 | 2001 Kanji |
5a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1761.2 | Four corner code |
1-43-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7832 | Unicode hex code |
身
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
320 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心身 【シンシン】 mind and body
- 身障者 【シンショウシャ】 (physically) disabled person, person with a physical disability
- 終身 【シュウシン】 the whole life
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
Kun reading compounds
- 身 【み】 one's body, one's person, oneself, one's appearance, one's place (in society, etc.), one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
- 身動き 【みうごき】 movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring, acting freely, doing as one pleases
- 肩身 【かたみ】 shoulders, body, honour, honor, prestige, face
- 細身 【ほそみ】 narrow, thin (sized), slender
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- cuerpo
- uno mismo
- posición
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
- fase da vida
French
- individu
- personne
- situation sociale
255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
323 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4601 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
791 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
937 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
546 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
59 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
59 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
394 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4368 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38034 | Morohashi |
3553 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5928 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1337 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
174 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
285 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
847 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2740.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8eab | Unicode hex code |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26832 | Morohashi |
3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1064 | 2001 Kanji |
6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
9090.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
- 開口 【カイコウ】 opening, aperture (e.g. camera), opening one's mouth, beginning to speak, open, broad
- 経口 【ケイコウ】 taken by mouth, oral
- 口 【ク】 mouth, speech, counter for people or implements
- 口 【クチ】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 猪口 【チョコ】 sake cup, small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
- 赤口 【シャッコウ】 day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 口 【くち】 mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
- 口利き 【くちきき】 mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman, influential person, person of influence, eloquence, eloquent person, way of speaking
- 切り口 【きりくち】 cut end, section, opening, slit, point of view, (different) perspective, new approach
- 大口 【おおぐち】 big mouth, mouth opened wide, boastful speech, tall talk, bragging, boasting, large amount, large quantity
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- boca
- orificio
- apertura
Portuguese
- boca
French
- bouche
27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
20 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
213 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
868 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
38 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
31 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
29 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
54 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
54 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
167 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
276 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
11 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3227 | Morohashi |
3382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
11 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
200 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
16 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
3-3-0 | SKIP code |
6000.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35533 | Morohashi |
1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3077 | 2001 Kanji |
7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-7 | SKIP code |
0166.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8a9e | Unicode hex code |