1473 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
563 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
8849 | Morohashi |
286 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1558 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帖合 【チョウアイ】 type of commission system in the book industry in Japan
- 捕物帳 【トリモノチョウ】 detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers), detective's memoirs, thief taker's memoirs
- 写生帖 【シャセイチョウ】 sketchbook
- 帖 【ジョウ】 folding book, counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori), counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc., counter for pairs (of curtains), counter for tatami mats
- 法帖 【ホウジョウ】 copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
- 画帖 【ガジョウ】 picture album
Readings
- Korean:
- cheob, che
Spanish
- manojo de algas
- taco de papel
- libreta
- contador para papeles y algas
Portuguese
French
3f5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
4126.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e16 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 投 【トウ】 pitching ability, counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.), counter for casts (of a line)
- 投下 【トウカ】 throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment
- 好投 【コウトウ】 good (nice) pitching
- 継投 【ケイトウ】 relieving the (starting) pitcher
Kun reading compounds
- 投げる 【なげる】 to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast, to give up, to abandon, to throw away, to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- tu
Spanish
- lanzar
- arrojar
Portuguese
- arremessar
- descartar
- desembaraçar
- lançar
- unir
- investir
- atirar
- desistir
- vender com perdas
French
- jeter
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
- lancer
- investir
- se lancer dans
- vendre à perte
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
378 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
357 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
273 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
653 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
559 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1021 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1060 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
282 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
862 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
300 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
228 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
713 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11887 | Morohashi |
256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
706 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
762 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1368 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5704.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6295 | Unicode hex code |
ballot, label, ticket, sign
- On:
- ヒョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 票 【ヒョウ】 vote, ballot, label, ticket, tag, stub
- 票田 【ヒョウデン】 (reliable) source of votes, area of strong electoral support, stronghold, (voter) base
- 不在者投票 【フザイシャトウヒョウ】 absentee ballot, absentee voting
- 無投票 【ムトウヒョウ】 without a vote
Readings
- Korean:
- pyo
Spanish
- voto
- etiqueta
- contador de papeletas
Portuguese
- voto
- rótulo
- bilhete
- signo
French
- bulletin
- vote
- ticket
- signe
703 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
598 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
866 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
774 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1579 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
922 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
944 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1415 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1620 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24694 | Morohashi |
2669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4089 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1606 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1732 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
576 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3241 | 2001 Kanji |
4e6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
1090.1 | Four corner code |
1-41-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7968 | Unicode hex code |
clothing, admit, obey, discharge
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
873 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 服 【フク】 clothes (esp. Western clothes), clothing, dress, costume, suit, outfit, counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
- 服役 【フクエキ】 penal servitude, serving time in prison, military service, forced labor, compulsory service
- 私服 【シフク】 ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform), plain clothes, civilian clothes, casual wear, mufti, plainclothes police officer
- 呉服 【ゴフク】 cloth (for Japanese clothes), kimono fabrics, textile, drapery, dry goods, piece goods, silk fabrics
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はっ、 はつ、 はら
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- ropa
- admitir
- obedecer
Portuguese
- vestuário
- permitir
- obedecer
- descarregar
French
- habillement
- admettre
- obéir
- libérer (renvoi)
- avaler (médicament)
505 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
408 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
385 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3741 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
306 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
618 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
696 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
317 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1004 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1090 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14345P | Morohashi |
878 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1501 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
476 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3967 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
7724.7 | Four corner code |
1-41-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
670d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1352 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刷 【サツ】 printing, impression, issue
- 刷数 【サツスウ】 number (of books) printed
- 凸版印刷 【トッパンインサツ】 letterpress, relief printing
- 増刷 【ゾウサツ】 additional printing (esp. of books, etc.), additional run
Kun reading compounds
- 刷る 【する】 to print, to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
- 刷く 【はく】 to daub, to brush, to touch up
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- impreso
- estampado
- imprimir
Portuguese
- impressão
- imprimir
French
- imprimer
- impression
405 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
514 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
487 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
802 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
358 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
655 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1044 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1087 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
191 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1623 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1078 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1964 | Morohashi |
1273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
479 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1069 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1150 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
504 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3743 | 2001 Kanji |
2f6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
7220.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5237 | 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巨魁 【キョカイ】 ringleader, chief
- 渠河 【キョガ】 waterway, canal, river
- 開渠 【カイキョ】 open ditch, open channel, open conduit, open culvert
- 明渠 【メイキョ】 open ditch
Readings
- Japanese names:
- だかり
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17764 | Morohashi |
3230 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
4a8.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-8-4 | SKIP code |
3190.4 | Four corner code |
1-21-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e20 | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |