Title: Japanese / Yookoso.com Kanji (part 2)

Kanji: 豪
Back: Find more details for 豪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overpowering
great
powerful
excelling
Australia
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えら.い
こう
ご
すぐる
たけ
たけし
ひで
まさる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
豕 (いのこ) – pig
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1104 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 豪 華   [ごうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; pomp; extravagance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 富 豪   [ふごう]  [K]
(n) wealthy person; millionaire  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 強 豪   [きょうごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) veteran; champion  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 雨   [ごうう]  [K]
(n) heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 快   [ごうかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hearty; exciting; stirring; lively; heroic; largehearted; splendid  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 傑   [ごうけつ]  [K]
(n) hero; great man  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 族   [ごうぞく]  [K]
(n) powerful family (clan)  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中 豪 雨   [しゅうちゅうごうう]  [K]
local downpour; severe rain fall  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 豕

Kanji: 克
Back: Find more details for 克 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overcome
kindly
skillfully
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.つ
かつ
まさる
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
十 (じゅう) – cross
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1333 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 克 服   [こくふく]  [K]
(n,vs) subjugation; conquest  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 克 己   [こっき]  [K]
(n) self denial; self control  [D] [Jisho]
- 克 明   [こくめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) detailed; elaborate; faithfulness; diligence; conscientiousness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 儿 十

Kanji: 刻
Back: Find more details for 刻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
engrave
cut fine
chop
hash
mince
time
carving
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きざ.む
きざ.み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: mince threads by cutting tops off
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #866 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 時 刻   [じこく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) instant; time; moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 刻   [しんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) serious  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 刻   [ちこく]  [K]
(n,vs) lateness; late coming  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 刻む   [きざむ]  [K]
(v5m) to mince; to carve; to engrave; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to chisel; to notch  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 刻   [ちょうこく]  [K]
(n) carving; engraving; sculpture  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 刻   [いっこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) (1) minute; moment; an instant; (2) stubborn; hot-headed  [D] [Jisho]
- 刻   [こく]  [K]
(n) time; carving; engraving; cutting  [D] [Jisho]
- 刻々   [こくこく]  [K]
(adv,n) moment by moment; hour by hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 刻み   [きざみ]  [K]
(n) shredded tobacco; notch; nick  [D] [Jisho]
- 刻 一 刻   [こくいっこく]  [K]
(adv) moment by moment; hour by hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 刻 一 刻と   [こくいっこくと]  [K]
moment by moment; hour by hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 刻み   [こきざみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mincing; bit by bit  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 刻 化   [しんこくか]  [K]
(n) becoming more serious or severe (problem)  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 刻   [そっこく]  [K]
(n-adv) immediately; at once; instantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 刻   [ていこく]  [K]
(n) appointed time; timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 刻   [ふっこく]  [K]
(n,vs) reissue of a facsimile version; striking a new print of a film  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 刻   [ゆうこく]  [K]
(n-t) evening; evening hour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 告
Back: Find more details for 告 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
revelation
tell
inform
announce
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.げる
い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: proclaim with bull-like roar from mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #188 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 警 告   [けいこく]  [K]
(n,vs) warning; advice  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 告   [こうこく]  [K]
(n) advertisement  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 告   [ほうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) report; information  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勧 告   [かんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 告げる   [つげる]  [K]
(v1) to inform  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 白   [こくはく]  [K]
(n,vs) confession; acknowledgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 告   [しんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) report; statement; filing a return; notification  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 告   [ちゅうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) advice; warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 告   [ふこく]  [K]
(n,vs) edict; ordinance; proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 戒 告   [かいこく]  [K]
(n) admonition  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 告   [げんこく]  [K]
(n) plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 告   [こうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) appeal; protest; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 示   [こくじ]  [K]
(n) notice; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 訴   [こくそ]  [K]
(n) accusation; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 知   [こくち]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 発   [こくはつ]  [K]
(n) indictment; prosecution; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 別   [こくべつ]  [K]
(n) farewell; leave-taking  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 告   [しゃこく]  [K]
(n) (company) announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 告   [じょうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) appeal (to the supreme court)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 告   [せんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) sentence; verdict; pronouncement  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 告   [つうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) announcement; notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 告   [ひこく]  [K]
(n) defendant; the accused  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 告 人   [ひこくにん]  [K]
(n) accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 告 書   [ほうこくしょ]  [K]
(written) report  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 告   [よこく]  [K]
(n,vs) advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 告   [ろんこく]  [K]
(n) prosecutor's closing argument  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 国
Back: Find more details for 国 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): country
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くに
くな
こ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: one's country is an enclosed jewel
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #3 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 外 国   [がいこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 人   [がいこくじん]  [K]
(n) foreigner  [D] [Jisho]
- 国   [くに]  [K]
(n) country  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 国 際   [こくさい]  [K]
(n) international  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 帰 国   [きこく]  [K]
(n,vs) return to country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家   [こっか]  [K]
(n) state; country; nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会   [こっかい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) National Diet; parliament; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 境   [こっきょう]  [K]
(n) national or state border  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語   [こくご]  [K]
(n) national language  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民   [こくみん]  [K]
(n) national; people; citizen  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 国   [ぜんこく]  [K]
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 国 王   [こくおう]  [K]
(n) king  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 籍   [こくせき]  [K]
(n) nationality  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立   [こくりつ]  [K]
(n) national  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 国 交   [こっこう]  [K]
(n) diplomatic relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 産   [こくさん]  [K]
(n) domestic products  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土   [こくど]  [K]
(n) realm  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 防   [こくぼう]  [K]
(n) national defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 有   [こくゆう]  [K]
(n) national ownership  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 連   [こくれん]  [K]
(n) U.N.; United Nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 国   [てんごく]  [K]
(n) paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 国   [ぼこく]  [K]
(n) one's homeland  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 国   [ほんごく]  [K]
(n) one's own country  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- グアテマラ共 和 国   [グアテマラきょうわこく]  [K]
Republic of Guatemala (p)  [D] [Jisho]
- 愛 国   [あいこく]  [K]
(n,adj-no) patriotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 国   [いこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 国   [いっこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) whole country; stubborn; hotheaded  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 国   [おうこく]  [K]
(n) kingdom; monarchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 我が国   [わがくに]  [K]
(n) our country (reserved for a Japanese referring to Japan); our land  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 国   [かいこく]  [K]
(n,vs) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 語   [がいこくご]  [K]
(n) foreign language  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 国   [かっこく]  [K]
(n) each nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 韓 国   [かんこく]  [K]
(n) (South) Korea  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 国   [きゅうこく]  [K]
(n) patriot devoted to the salvation of his country  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 国   [きょうわこく]  [K]
(n) republic; commonwealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 国   [きょうこく]  [K]
(n) strong nation; powerful country  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 国 主 義   [ぐんこくしゅぎ]  [K]
militarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 国   [けんこく]  [K]
(n) founding of a nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 国   [ここく]  [K]
(n) one's native land  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 国   [ごこく]  [K]
(n) defense of one's country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国々   [くにぐに]  [K]
(n) countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 営   [こくえい]  [K]
(n) state management  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 益   [こくえき]  [K]
(n) national interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 公 務 員   [こっかこうむいん]  [K]
(n) government official  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 試 験   [こっかしけん]  [K]
(n) state examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 歌   [こっか]  [K]
(n) national anthem  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 員   [こっかいぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of National Diet; Diet member  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 事 堂   [こっかいぎじどう]  [K]
(n) (1) National Diet (Japanese parliament); (2) Capitol Hill (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 外   [こくがい]  [K]
(n) outside the country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 学   [こくがく]  [K]
(n) study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 旗   [こっき]  [K]
(n) national flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 技   [こくぎ]  [K]
(n) national sport  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 軍   [こくぐん]  [K]
(n) national armed forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 慶 節   [こっけいせつ]  [K]
(n) anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 権   [こっけん]  [K]
(n) power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 庫   [こっこ]  [K]
(n) national treasury  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語 辞 典   [こくごじてん]  [K]
Japanese-language dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 債   [こくさい]  [K]
(n) national debt; national securities  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 化   [こくさいか]  [K]
(n) internationalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 協 力 事 業 団   [こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん]  [K]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 人   [こくさいじん]  [K]
(n) international celebrity; cosmopolitan; citizen of the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 的   [こくさいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) international  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 電 信 電 話   [こくさいでんしんでんわ]  [K]
KDD; Japanese international telecommunications company  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 法   [こくさいほう]  [K]
(n) international laws  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 連 合   [こくさいれんごう]  [K]
United Nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 策   [こくさく]  [K]
(n) national policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 士   [こくし]  [K]
(n) distinguished citizen; patriot  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 情   [こくじょう]  [K]
(n) conditions of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 人   [くにびと]  [K]
(n) indigenous person; inhabitant of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 是   [こくぜ]  [K]
(n) national policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢   [こくせい]  [K]
(n) state (condition, strength) of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢 調 査   [こくせいちょうさ]  [K]
(n) (national) census  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 政   [こくせい]  [K]
(n) political situation; statecraft; body politic  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税   [こくぜい]  [K]
(n) national tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 局   [こくぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 庁   [こくぜいちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) National Tax Administration Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 体   [こくたい]  [K]
(n) (1) national polity; (2) National Athletic Meet  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 対   [こくたい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Committee of the National Diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 大   [こくだい]  [K]
(n) national university  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 鉄   [こくてつ]  [K]
national railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 電   [こくでん]  [K]
(n) national railroad  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土 地 理 院   [こくどちりいん]  [K]
Geographical Survey Institute  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土 庁   [こくどちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) National Land Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 道   [こくどう]  [K]
(n) national highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 内   [こくない]  [K]
(n) internal; domestic  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 費   [こくひ]  [K]
(n) national expenditures  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 賓   [こくひん]  [K]
(n) state guest  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 富   [こくふ]  [K]
(n) national wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 分 寺   [こくぶんじ]  [K]
(n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 文 学   [こくぶんがく]  [K]
(n) Japanese literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 柄   [くにがら]  [K]
(n) national character  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 宝   [こくほう]  [K]
(n) national treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 金 融 公 庫   [こくみんきんゆうこうこ]  [K]
People's Finance Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 健 康 保 険   [こくみんけんこうほけん]  [K]
national health insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 宿 舎   [こくみんしゅくしゃ]  [K]
national youth hostels  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 性   [こくみんせい]  [K]
(n) national traits or character; nationality  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 総 生 産   [こくみんそうせいさん]  [K]
(n) gross national product; GNP; gross domestic product; GDP  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 的   [こくみんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) national  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 投 票   [こくみんとうひょう]  [K]
national referendum  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 年 金   [こくみんねんきん]  [K]
national pension; government pension system  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 務   [こくむ]  [K]
(n) affairs of state  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 務 省   [こくむしょう]  [K]
State Department  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 務 長 官   [こくむちょうかん]  [K]
Secretary of State  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 名   [こくめい]  [K]
(n) country name  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 劇 場   [こくりつげきじょう]  [K]
National Theater  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 博 物 館   [こくりつはくぶつかん]  [K]
national museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 力   [こくりょく]  [K]
(n) national power  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 労   [こくろう]  [K]
National Railway Workers Union  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 論   [こくろん]  [K]
(n) public opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎖 国   [さこく]  [K]
(n) national isolation; exclusion of foreigners  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 恵 国   [さいけいこく]  [K]
(n) most favored nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 国   [さんごく]  [K]
(n) three countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 油 国   [さんゆこく]  [K]
(n) oil-producing countries (nations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 国   [じこく]  [K]
(n) one's own country  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 国   [しゅっこく]  [K]
(n) departure from a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 諸 国   [しょこく]  [K]
(n) various countries (often used as suffix)  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 国   [しょうこく]  [K]
(n) small country  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 国 宝   [にんげんこくほう]  [K]
living national treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 国   [ゆきぐに]  [K]
(n) snow country  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 進 国   [せんしんこく]  [K]
(n) advanced (developed) country; advanced nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 国   [せんごく]  [K]
(n) belligerent country; country in civil war  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 国   [そこく]  [K]
(n) fatherland; native country  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 国   [たこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country; another province  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 国   [たいこく]  [K]
(n) large country; major powers  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 三 国   [だいさんごく]  [K]
(n) a third country  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 華 人 民 共 和 国   [ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく]  [K]
People's Republic of China; Communist China  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 国   [ちゅうごく]  [K]
(n) (1) China; (2) South-west most region of Honshu; middle of a country; the Hiroshima area  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 国 人   [ちゅうごくじん]  [K]
(n) Chinese person  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 民 主主 義 人 民 共 和 国   [ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく]  [K]
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 国   [ていこく]  [K]
(n) empire; imperial  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 国 主 義   [ていこくしゅぎ]  [K]
imperialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 国   [てきこく]  [K]
(n) enemy nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 上 国   [とじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 国   [しまぐに]  [K]
(n) island country (i.e. Japan)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 国   [どうこく]  [K]
(n) the same country; the same province; the said country  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 立 国   [どくりつこく]  [K]
(n) independent state or nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 国   [なんこく]  [K]
(n) southern countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 国   [にゅうこく]  [K]
(n) entry to a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 国 管 理 局   [にゅうこくかんりきょく]  [K]
immigration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 国 奴   [ばいこくど]  [K]
(n) traitor (to one's country)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 展 途 上 国   [はってんとじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 国   [べいこく]  [K]
America; U.S.A.  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 行 者 天 国   [ほこうしゃてんごく]  [K]
pedestrian mall; car-free mall  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 国 語   [ぼこくご]  [K]
(n) mother tongue  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 治 国   [ほうちこく]  [K]
(n) constitutional state  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 国   [きたぐに]  [K]
(n) northern provinces; northern countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 国   [ばんこく]  [K]
(n) all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 入 国   [みつにゅうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling oneself into a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主 国   [みんしゅこく]  [K]
(n) democratic state  [D] [Jisho]
- 憂 国   [ゆうこく]  [K]
(n) patriotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 国   [りっこく]  [K]
(n) founding of a nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 国   [りょうこく]  [K]
(n) both countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 国   [りんごく]  [K]
(n) neighbouring country; neighbouring state  [D] [Jisho]
- 列 国   [れっこく]  [K]
(n) nations; states  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 穀
Back: Find more details for 穀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cereals
grain
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たけ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai beats rice under cover to make cereals
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1744 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 穀 物   [こくもつ]  [K]
(n) grain; cereal; corn  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穀 倉   [こくそう]  [K]
(n) granary  [D] [Jisho]
- 穀 類   [こくるい]  [K]
(n) grains  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 穀   [べいこく]  [K]
(n) rice  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 殳 禾

Kanji: 酷
Back: Find more details for 酷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cruel
severe
atrocious
unjust
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひど.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1596 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 酷い   [ひどい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) cruel; awful; severe; very bad; serious; terrible; heavy; violent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 残 酷   [ざんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; harshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 酷   [れいこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 過 酷   [かこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rigour; severity; cruelty; harsh  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷   [こく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 使   [こくし]  [K]
(n) exploitation; overuse; abuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 似   [こくじ]  [K]
(n,vs) resemblance; resemble  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 暑   [こくしょ]  [K]
(n) intense heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 評   [こくひょう]  [K]
(n) severe criticism; damnation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 黒
Back: Find more details for 黒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): black
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くろ
くろ.ずむ
くろ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 黒 (くろ) – black
Henshall Mnemonic: ground in burnt field is black
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #573 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 黒   [くろ]  [K]
(n) (1) black; (2) dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒い   [くろい]  [K]
(adj) (1) black; (2) dark  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 黒 板   [こくばん]  [K]
(n) blackboard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ黒   [まっくろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pitch black  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 黒 字   [くろじ]  [K]
(n) balance (figure) in the black  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗 黒   [あんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) darkness  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒い霧   [くろいきり]  [K]
(n) thick fog  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒っぽい   [くろっぽい]  [K]
(adj) dark; blackish  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 衣   [こくい]  [K]
(n) black clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 煙   [くろけむり]  [K]
(n) black smoke  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 鉛   [こくえん]  [K]
(n) graphite  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 海   [こっかい]  [K]
Black Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 子   [くろこ]  [K]
(n) prompter; stagehand; black figures  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 子   [ほくろ]  [K]
(n) dark mole; face mole; beauty spot; mite  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 色   [こくしょく]  [K]
(n) black colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 人   [こくじん]  [K]
(n) black person  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 星   [くろぼし]  [K]
(n) black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 潮   [くろしお]  [K]
(n) Japan Current  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 白   [くろしろ]  [K]
(n) black and white; right and wrong  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 幕   [くろまく]  [K]
(n) black curtain; wire puller; political fixer  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 木   [くろき]  [K]
(n) unbarked lumber  [D] [Jisho]
- 漆 黒   [しっこく]  [K]
(n) jet black  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 黒い   [あさぐろい]  [K]
(adj) darkish; swarthy  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 黒 柱   [だいこくばしら]  [K]
(n) central pillar; mainstay  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 黒   [しろくろ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) black and white  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 獄
Back: Find more details for 獄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prison
jail
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゴクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1529 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 地 獄   [じごく]  [K]
(n) hell  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 監 獄   [かんごく]  [K]
(n) prison  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 獄   [ぎごく]  [K]
(n) scandal; graft case  [D] [Jisho]
- 獄 中   [ごくちゅう]  [K]
(n) during imprisonment; while in jail  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 獄   [しゅつごく]  [K]
(n,vs) release (from prison)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 犬

Kanji: 腰
Back: Find more details for 腰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
loins
hips
waist
low wainscoting
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヨウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こし
うすぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1306 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 腰   [こし]  [K]
(n) hip  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 腰 掛け   [こしかけ]  [K]
(n) seat; bench  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 掛ける   [こしかける]  [K]
(v1) to sit (down)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 腰 掛   [こしかけ]  [K]
(n) seat; bench  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 痛   [ようつう]  [K]
(n) pain in the hip; lumbago  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 部   [ようぶ]  [K]
(n) loins; hips; pelvic region; waist  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 腰   [よわごし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak attitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 腰   [あしこし]  [K]
(n) legs and loins  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 腰   [ものごし]  [K]
(n) manner; demeanour; bearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 腰   [ほんごし]  [K]
(n) strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 骨
Back: Find more details for 骨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
skeleton
bone
remains
frame
On-Yomi Reading(s): コツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 骨 (ほね) – bone
Henshall Mnemonic: flesh covered bones
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #936 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 骨   [ほね]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bone  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 折   [こっせつ]  [K]
(n) bone fracture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 露 骨   [ろこつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) frank; blunt; plain; outspoken; (2) conspicuous; open; (3) broad; suggestive  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 骨   [いこつ]  [K]
(n) remains; ashes of deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 骸 骨   [がいこつ]  [K]
(n) skeleton  [D] [Jisho]
- 拳 骨   [げんこつ]  [K]
(n,vs) fist  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 格   [こっかく]  [K]
(n) physique; build; frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 子   [こっし]  [K]
(n) bones; marrow; essentials  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 髄   [こつずい]  [K]
(n) marrow; true spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 牌   [かるた]  [K]
(pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 抜き   [ほねぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) boned; (2) watered down; (3) mutilated  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 骨   [さんこつ]  [K]
(n,vs) scattering of ashes (cremated remains)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 骨   [じんこつ]  [K]
(n) human bones  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 骨   [てっこつ]  [K]
(n) steel frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 骨   [とうこつ]  [K]
(n) skull  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 骨   [なんこつ]  [K]
(n) cartilage  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 骨   [せぼね]  [K]
(n) spine; backbone  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 骨   [はっこつ]  [K]
(n) white (bleached) bone; skeleton  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 込
Back: Find more details for 込 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crowded
mixture
in bulk
included
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): crowded
mixture
in bulk
included
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
-こ.む
こ.む
こ.み
-こ.み
こ.める
こみ
ごめ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #675 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 込む   [こむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to be crowded; (2) to go inside (usu. only when used in compound verbs)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 申し込む   [もうしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 込み   [ひとごみ]  [K]
(n) crowd of people  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引っ込む   [ひっこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to draw back; to sink; to cave in  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い込む   [おもいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ込む   [つっこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to thrust something into something; (2) to plunge into; to go into deeply; (3) to meddle; to interfere  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び込む   [とびこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い込む   [はらいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to deposit; to pay in  [D] [Jisho]
- 溶け込む   [とけこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to melt into  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 気 込む   [いきごむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be enthusiastic about  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲み込む   [のみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し込む   [おしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to push into; to crowd into  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り込む   [わりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 込み   [みこみ]  [K]
(n) forecast; prospects; expectation; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 込める   [こめる]  [K]
(v1) to include; to put into  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り込む   [のりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into; (2) to march into; to enter  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し込み   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 込   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み込む   [くみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち込む   [うちこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast into  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い込む   [おいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to herd; to corner; to drive  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち込む   [おちこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fall into; to feel down (sad)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 気 込み   [いきごみ]  [K]
(n) ardor; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 殴り込み   [なぐりこみ]  [K]
(n) raid  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り込み   [わりこみ]  [K]
(n) interruption; sharing a theater box; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; cutting in line; (CPU) interrupt  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り込む   [かりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cut; to dress; to prune; to trim; to clip  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻き込む   [まきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 込む   [まきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸め込む   [まるめこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to coax; to seduce  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰め込む   [つめこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸い込む   [すいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe; (2) to absorb; to soak up  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け込み   [かけこみ]  [K]
(n) last-minute rush; stampede  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 込む   [みこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to anticipate; to estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 座り込み   [すわりこみ]  [K]
(n,vs) sit-in (i.e. in protest)  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 込み   [しこみ]  [K]
(n) training; stocking up; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち込み   [もちこみ]  [K]
(n) bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on luggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち込む   [もちこむ]  [K]
(v5m,vt) to lodge; to take something into ..; to bring in  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 込む   [にこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cook together; to boil well  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り込み   [とりこみ]  [K]
(n) confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り込む   [とりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to take in; to introduce; to be busy; to be confused  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き込み   [かきこみ]  [K]
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き込む   [かきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fill in (writing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い込む   [くいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to eat into  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り込み   [ふりこみ]  [K]
(n) a payment made via bank deposit transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り込む   [ふりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to make a payment via bank deposit transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 込み   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹き込む   [ふきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to lay down a recording (music, video, etc.); to indoctrinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛り込む   [もりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to incorporate; to include  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 込み   [ぜいこみ]  [K]
(n) tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み込む   [つみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り込む   [おくりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to send in  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち込み   [うちこみ]  [K]
(n) driving; pounding in; shooting into; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into  [D] [Jisho]
- 注ぎ込む   [そそぎこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to pour into; to put into; to invest in; to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い込み   [おいこみ]  [K]
(n) final stage; last spurt  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 鳴り込む   [どなりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to storm in with a yell  [D] [Jisho]
- 投げ込む   [なげこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to throw into  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り込み   [いりごみ]  [K]
(n) coming in together; unreserved seats for the public  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り込む   [はいりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house); (2) to become complicated  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り込み   [うりこみ]  [K]
(n) sales promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り込む   [うりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to build a market for; to become well-known; to sell  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び込み   [とびこみ]  [K]
(n) jump; plunge; dive  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け込む   [つけこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry  [D] [Jisho]
- 立て込む   [たてこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be crowded; to be busy  [D] [Jisho]
- 流れ込む   [ながれこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to flow; to pour; to stream  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷え込む   [ひえこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to get colder; to get chilled  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し込む   [はなしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be deep in talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 話 込む   [はなしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be deep in talk  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 今
Back: Find more details for 今 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): now
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コン
キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いま
な
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: cover the corner, right now
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #49 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 今   [いま]  [K]
(n-adv,n) now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 月   [こんげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this month  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 週   [こんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this week  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 朝   [けさ]  [K]
(n-t) this morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日   [きょう]  [K]
(n-t) today; this day  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 年   [ことし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this year  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 晩   [こんばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tonight; this evening  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 今 度   [こんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) now; this time; next time; another time  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 夜   [こんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this evening; tonight  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 今に   [いまに]  [K]
(adv) before long; even now  [D] [Jisho]
- 今にも   [いまにも]  [K]
(adv) at any time; soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 回   [こんかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) now; this time; lately  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 後   [こんご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) from now on; hereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日   [こんにち]  [K]
(n-t) today; this day  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日は   [こんにちは]  [K]
(int) hello; good day (daytime greeting, id)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ただ今   [ただいま]  [K]
(adv,int,n) (uk) Here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now; just now  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 晩は   [こんばんは]  [K]
(exp,int) good evening  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 今 更   [いまさら]  [K]
(adv,n) now; at this late hour  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 古 今   [ここん]  [K]
(n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present  [D] [Jisho]
- 今ごろ   [いまごろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) about this time  [D] [Jisho]
- 今まで   [いままで]  [K]
(adv) until now; so far; up to the present  [D] [Jisho]
- 今や   [いまや]  [K]
(adv) now  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 一つ   [いまひとつ]  [K]
(adv,n) one more; another; the other; not quite  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 夏   [こんか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this summer; next summer; last summer  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 期   [こんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the present term  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 季   [こんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this season  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 秋   [こんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this (next, last) autumn (fall)  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 春   [こんしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this spring; next spring; last spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 昔   [こんじゃく]  [K]
(n) past and present  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 朝   [こんちょう]  [K]
(ik) (n-t) this morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日 的   [こんにちてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modern; up-to-date  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 年 度   [こんねんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 今   [さっこん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) nowadays; recently  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 困
Back: Find more details for 困 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
quandary
become distressed
annoyed
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こま.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: tree in difficulty, trapped in box
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #843 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 困る   [こまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be worried; to be bothered  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 困 難   [こんなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) difficulty; distress  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貧 困   [ひんこん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poverty; lack  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 困り果てる   [こまりはてる]  [K]
(v1) to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed  [D] [Jisho]
- 困 窮   [こんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) poverty; distress  [D] [Jisho]
- 困 惑   [こんわく]  [K]
(n,vs) bewilderment; disturbance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 墾
Back: Find more details for 墾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ground-breaking
open up farmland
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 墾   [かいこん]  [K]
(n,vs) cultivating new land  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 婚
Back: Find more details for 婚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): marriage
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #767 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 結 婚   [けっこん]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) marriage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 婚 約   [こんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) engagement; betrothal  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 婚   [りこん]  [K]
(n,vs) divorce  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 既 婚   [きこん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) marriage; married  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 婚   [しんこん]  [K]
(n) newly-wed  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 婚   [みこん]  [K]
(n) unmarried  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 冠 婚 葬 祭   [かんこんそうさい]  [K]
(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 婚 式   [けっこんしき]  [K]
(n) marriage ceremony; wedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 婚 姻   [こんいん]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) marriage; matrimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 婚 約 者   [こんやくしゃ]  [K]
fiance; fiancee  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 婚   [さいこん]  [K]
(n) second marriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 婚   [ばんこん]  [K]
(n) late marriage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 恨
Back: Find more details for 恨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
regret
bear a grudge
resentment
malice
hatred
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うら.む
うら.めしい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1877 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 恨み   [うらみ]  [K]
(n) resentment  [D] [Jisho]
- 恨む   [うらむ]  [K]
(v5m) to curse; to feel bitter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 恨   [いこん]  [K]
(n) grudge; ill will; enmity  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 恨   [つうこん]  [K]
(n) regretful  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 懇
Back: Find more details for 懇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sociable
kind
courteous
hospitable
cordial
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ねんご.ろ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1135 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懇 意   [こんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; intimacy; friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 願   [こんがん]  [K]
(n) (1) entreaty; supplication; (2) petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 親   [こんしん]  [K]
(n) friendship; intimacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 切   [こんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; cordiality; exhaustiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 談   [こんだん]  [K]
(n) informal talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 話   [こんわ]  [K]
(n) friendly (familiar) chat (talk)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 昆
Back: Find more details for 昆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
descendants
elder brother
insect
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1688 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 昆 虫   [こんちゅう]  [K]
(n) insect; bug  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昆 布   [こんぶ]  [K]
(n) kelp; sea tang; devil's apron  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 根
Back: Find more details for 根 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
root
radical
head (pimple)
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ね
-ね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare at tree root
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #620 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 屋 根   [やね]  [K]
(n) roof  [D] [Jisho]
- 根   [ね]  [K]
(n) root  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 羽 根   [はね]  [K]
(n) shuttlecock  [D] [Jisho]
- 垣 根   [かきね]  [K]
(n) hedge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 根 回し   [ねまわし]  [K]
(n) making necessary arrangements  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 気   [こんき]  [K]
(n) (1) patience; (2) perseverance; energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 拠   [こんきょ]  [K]
(n) basis; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 底   [こんてい]  [K]
(n) root; basis; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 本   [こんぽん]  [K]
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 禍 根   [かこん]  [K]
(n) root of evil  [D] [Jisho]
- 根ざす   [ねざす]  [K]
(v5s) to come from; to have roots in  [D] [Jisho]
- 根っこ   [ねっこ]  [K]
(n) root; stub; stump  [D] [Jisho]
- 根っ子   [ねっこ]  [K]
(n) root; stub; stump  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 幹   [こんかん]  [K]
(n) basis; nucleus; root and branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 強い   [ねづよい]  [K]
(adj) firmly rooted; deep-seated  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 掘り葉 掘り   [ねほりはほり]  [K]
(adv,exp) thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 元   [ねもと]  [K]
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 源   [こんげん]  [K]
(n) root; source; origin  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 性   [こんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 絶   [こんぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) eradication; extermination  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 本   [ねもと]  [K]
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 本 的   [こんぽんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fundamental; basic  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 無 根   [じじつむこん]  [K]
(n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 草の根   [くさのね]  [K]
(exp,n) grassroots; rank and file; the roots of grass  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 根   [だいこん]  [K]
(n) Japanese white radish  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 根   [しまね]  [K]
(n) island country  [D] [Jisho]
- 尾 根   [おね]  [K]
(n) (mountain) ridge; spur  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け根   [つけね]  [K]
(n) root; joint; base; crotch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 混
Back: Find more details for 混 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mix
blend
confuse
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.じる
-ま.じり
ま.ざる
ま.ぜる
こ.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: compare sun and water--a confusing mix
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #824 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 混 雑   [こんざつ]  [K]
(n,vs) confusion; congestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 乱   [こんらん]  [K]
(n,vs) disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 混ざる   [まざる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join  [D] [Jisho]
- 混じる   [まじる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join  [D] [Jisho]
- 混ぜる   [まぜる]  [K]
(v1) to mix; to stir  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 合   [こんごう]  [K]
(n,vs) mixing; mixture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 混む   [こむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to be crowded; (2) to go inside (usu. only when used in compound verbs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 血   [こんけつ]  [K]
(n) mixed race; mixed parentage  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 同   [こんどう]  [K]
(n) confusion; mixing; merger  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 混ぜ合わす   [まぜあわす]  [K]
(v5s) mix together; blend; compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 混ぜ物   [まぜもの]  [K]
(n) mixture; adulteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 成   [こんせい]  [K]
(n) mixed (e.g. team, chorus)  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 戦   [こんせん]  [K]
(n) free-for-all fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 入   [こんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) mixing; adding; adulteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 紡   [こんぼう]  [K]
(n) mixed yarn; mixed spinning  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 迷   [こんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 紺
Back: Find more details for 紺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dark blue
navy
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1825 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 紺   [こん]  [K]
(n) navy blue; deep blue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紺 屋   [こうや]  [K]
(n) dyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 紺 屋   [こんや]  [K]
(n) dyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 紺   [のうこん]  [K]
(n) dark blue  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 魂
Back: Find more details for 魂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
soul
spirit
On-Yomi Reading(s): コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たましい
たま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鬼 (おに) – devil
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1748 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 魂   [たましい]  [K]
(n) soul; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魂 胆   [こんたん]  [K]
(n) (1) soul; (2) ulterior motive; secret design; plot; intrigue; scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 魂   [しょうこん]  [K]
(n) commercial spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 魂   [ちんこん]  [K]
(n) repose of souls  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 鬼

Kanji: 佐
Back: Find more details for 佐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
assistant
help
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #474 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 佐   [さ]  [K]
(n) help  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 少 佐   [しょうさ]  [K]
(n) major; lieutenant commander; wing commander  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 佐   [たいさ]  [K]
(n) colonel; (navy) captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 佐   [ちゅうさ]  [K]
(n) lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 佐   [ほさ]  [K]
(n,vs) aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; adviser  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 唆
Back: Find more details for 唆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tempt
seduce
instigate
promote
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): そそのか.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1278 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 教 唆   [きょうさ]  [K]
(n) instigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 唆す   [そそのかす]  [K]
(v5s) to instigate; to tempt  [D] [Jisho]
- 示 唆   [しさ]  [K]
(n) suggestion; hint  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 嵯
Back: Find more details for 嵯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
steep
craggy
rugged
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サ
シNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2191 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 左
Back: Find more details for 左 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): left
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひだり
そ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 工 (たくみ) – craft
Henshall Mnemonic: left hand steadies carpenter's square
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #630 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 左   [ひだり]  [K]
(n) left hand side  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 左 右   [さゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) left and right; (2) influence; control; domination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 左 様なら   [さようなら]  [K]
(conj,int) (uk) good-bye  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 左 利き   [ひだりきき]  [K]
(n) left-handedness; sake drinker; left-hander  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 右 往 左 往   [うおうさおう]  [K]
(n) move about in confusion; go every which way; going right and left; this way and that  [D] [Jisho]
- 向かって左   [むかってひだり]  [K]
on the left as one faces (it)  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 記   [さき]  [K]
(n) undermentioned (statement); following  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 手   [ひだりて]  [K]
(n) left hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 遷   [させん]  [K]
(n,vs) demotion; degradation  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 前   [ひだりまえ]  [K]
(n) downward course; being badly off; wearing a kimono with the right side tucked under the left  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 側   [ひだりがわ]  [K]
(n) left; left (hand) side  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 派   [さは]  [K]
(n) left wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 様なら   [さよなら]  [K]
(conj,int) (uk) good-bye  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 翼   [さよく]  [K]
(n) left wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 腕   [さわん]  [K]
(n) (1) left arm; (2) left-handed (baseball pitcher)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 工

Kanji: 差
Back: Find more details for 差 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distinction
difference
variation
discrepancy
margin
balance
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.す
さ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
工 (たくみ) – craft
羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: sheep on left is different
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #449 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 交 差 点   [こうさてん]  [K]
(n) crossing; intersection  [D] [Jisho]
- 差す   [さす]  [K]
(v5s) to raise (stretch out) hands; to raise umbrella  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 差し上げる   [さしあげる]  [K]
(v1) (pol) to give; to hold up; to lift up; to offer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 差   [さ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) difference; variation  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 別   [さべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) discrimination; distinction; differentiation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 交 差   [こうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) cross  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し引き   [さしひき]  [K]
(n) deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し支え   [さしつかえ]  [K]
(n) hindrance; impediment  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 差し   [ものさし]  [K]
(n) ruler; measure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 格 差   [かくさ]  [K]
(n) qualitative difference; disparity  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 差   [ごさ]  [K]
(n) measurement error; calculation error  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し掛かる   [さしかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to come near to; to approach  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し支える   [さしつかえる]  [K]
(v1) to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し出す   [さしだす]  [K]
(v5s) to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 異   [さい]  [K]
(n) difference; disparity  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 額   [さがく]  [K]
(n) balance; difference; margin  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 差す   [ゆびさす]  [K]
(v5s) to point at  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 差   [じさ]  [K]
(n) time difference  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雲 泥の差   [うんでいのさ]  [K]
(n) wide difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 差し   [まなざし]  [K]
(n) a look  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 差   [こじんさ]  [K]
(n) individual differences; personal equation  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し控える   [さしひかえる]  [K]
(v1) to be moderate; to not do too much  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し止め   [さしとめ]  [K]
(n) prohibition; ban; suspension  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し伸べる   [さしのべる]  [K]
(v1) to hold out; to extend; to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin)  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し当たり   [さしあたり]  [K]
(adv) for the time being; at present  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し戻す   [さしもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to send back; to refer back  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 益   [さえき]  [K]
(n) marginal profits  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 出 人   [さしだしにん]  [K]
(n) sender  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 差   [しょうさ]  [K]
(n) slight difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 差し指   [ひとさしゆび]  [K]
(n) index finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 差   [たいさ]  [K]
(n) great difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 差   [てんさ]  [K]
(n) point spread  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 差し   [ひざし]  [K]
(n) sunlight; rays of the sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 差   [ものさし]  [K]
(n) ruler; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 差 値   [へんさち]  [K]
(n) deviation value  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 差 別   [むさべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) without discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 差   [らくさ]  [K]
(n) a head (of water); a difference  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 工 羊

Kanji: 査
Back: Find more details for 査 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): investigate
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, wood should be investigated
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #184 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 検 査   [けんさ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 査   [ちょうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) investigation; examination; inquiry; survey  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 巡 査   [じゅんさ]  [K]
(n) police; policeman  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 審 査   [しんさ]  [K]
(n) judging; inspection; examination; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 捜 査   [そうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 査   [かんさ]  [K]
(n) inspection; audit; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 査 役   [かんさやく]  [K]
(n) auditor; inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢 調 査   [こくせいちょうさ]  [K]
(n) (national) census  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 察   [ささつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 証   [さしょう]  [K]
(n) visa  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 定   [さてい]  [K]
(n) assessment; investigation; audit; revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 問   [さもん]  [K]
(n) inquiry; hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場 調 査   [しじょうちょうさ]  [K]
market research  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 態 調 査   [じったいちょうさ]  [K]
factual investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 査   [しゅさ]  [K]
(n) chief examiner or investigator  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 査   [たんさ]  [K]
(n,vs) probe; inquiry; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 沙
Back: Find more details for 沙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すな
よなげる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1897 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 御 無 沙 汰   [ごぶさた]  [K]
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 瑳
Back: Find more details for 瑳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): polish
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みが.く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 砂
Back: Find more details for 砂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すな
いさ
ご
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: sand comprises little stones
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1146 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 砂 糖   [さとう]  [K]
(n) sugar  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 砂   [すな]  [K]
(n) sand; grit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 砂 漠   [さばく]  [K]
(n) desert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 砂 利   [じゃり]  [K]
(n) gravel; ballast; pebbles  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- サハラ砂 漠   [サハラさばく]  [K]
Sahara desert  [D] [Jisho]
- 砂 丘   [さきゅう]  [K]
(n) sand dune; sand hill  [D] [Jisho]
- 砂 浜   [すなはま]  [K]
(n) sandy beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 砂 防   [さぼう]  [K]
(n) erosion control  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 砂   [どしゃ]  [K]
(n) earth and sand  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 砂 降り   [どしゃぶり]  [K]
(n) downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 詐
Back: Find more details for 詐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lie
falsehood
deceive
pretend
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いつわ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1511 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 詐 欺   [さぎ]  [K]
(n) fraud; swindle; graft  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 詐 欺 師   [さぎし]  [K]
(n) swindler; imposter; crook  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 取   [さしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) exploitation; fraud; swindle  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 称   [さしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) misrepresentation; false statement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 鎖
Back: Find more details for 鎖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chain
irons
connection
On-Yomi Reading(s): サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くさり
とざ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1250 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 鎖   [くさり]  [K]
(n) chain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 封 鎖   [ふうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) blockade; (2) freezing (funds)  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 鎖   [へいさ]  [K]
(n,vs) closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 経 済 封 鎖   [けいざいふうさ]  [K]
economic blockade; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎖 国   [さこく]  [K]
(n) national isolation; exclusion of foreigners  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 鎖   [れんさ]  [K]
(n) chain; connection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 裟
Back: Find more details for 裟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Buddhist surplice
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サ
シャNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 衣

Kanji: 座
Back: Find more details for 座 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
squat
seat
cushion
gathering
sit
On-Yomi Reading(s): ザ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すわ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: persons sit on ground under roof at gathering
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #588 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 座る   [すわる]  [K]
(v5r) to sit; to squat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 座 席   [ざせき]  [K]
(n) seat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 座 布 団   [ざぶとん]  [K]
(n) cushion (Japanese); square cushion used when sitting on one's knees in a tatami-mat floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 敷   [ざしき]  [K]
(n) tatami room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- ご座います   [ございます]  [K]
(exp) to be (polite); to exist  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 談 会   [ざだんかい]  [K]
(n) symposium; round-table discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 座   [せいざ]  [K]
(n) constellation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 座   [いちざ]  [K]
(n) (1) party; those present; troupe; (2) first seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 座   [おうざ]  [K]
(n) throne  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 座   [ぎんざ]  [K]
(n) (Edo period) silver mint  [D] [Jisho]
- 胡 座   [あぐら]  [K]
(n) sit cross-legged (i.e., Indian style)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 座   [こうざ]  [K]
(n) account (e.g. bank)  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 座   [こうざ]  [K]
(n) lectureship; chair; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 座   [ざ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) seat; one's place; position  [D] [Jisho]
- 座り   [すわり]  [K]
(n) sitting; stability  [D] [Jisho]
- 座り込み   [すわりこみ]  [K]
(n,vs) sit-in (i.e. in protest)  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 禅   [ざぜん]  [K]
(n) (Zen) meditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 長   [ざちょう]  [K]
(n) chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 座   [せいざ]  [K]
(n,vs) sitting correctly (Japanese-style); sitting (or squatting) straight  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 座   [そくざ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 座   [れんざ]  [K]
(n,vs) implicated (involved) in (a crime)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 債
Back: Find more details for 債 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bond
loan
debt
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #728 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 負 債   [ふさい]  [K]
(n) debt; liabilities  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 割 引 債   [わりびきさい]  [K]
(n) discount bond  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 債   [きさい]  [K]
(n) issuing of bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 債   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) public debt; public bond or securities  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 社 債   [こうしゃさい]  [K]
(n) public bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 債   [こくさい]  [K]
(n) national debt; national securities  [D] [Jisho]
- 債   [さい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) debt; loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 債 券   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) bond; debenture  [D] [Jisho]
- 債 権   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) credit; claim  [D] [Jisho]
- 債 務   [さいむ]  [K]
(n) debt; liabilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 債   [しゃさい]  [K]
(n) bonds  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 催
Back: Find more details for 催 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sponsor
hold (a meeting)
give (a dinner)
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もよう.す
もよお.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #536 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 催し   [もよおし]  [K]
(n) event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening; holding (a meeting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 催 促   [さいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) request; demand; claim; urge (action); press for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 開 催   [かいさい]  [K]
(n,vs) holding a meeting; open an exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 催す   [もよおす]  [K]
(v5s) to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to feel; to show signs of; to develop symptoms of; to feel (sick)  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 催   [しゅさい]  [K]
(n,vs) organization; sponsorship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 共 催   [きょうさい]  [K]
(n) joint sponsorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 催   [さい]  [K]
hold (a meeting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 催 眠   [さいみん]  [K]
(n) hypnotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 催 涙   [さいるい]  [K]
(n) lachrymal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 再
Back: Find more details for 再 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
again
twice
second time
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サイ
サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふたた.び
ふた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: add one basket again
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #275 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 再 来 年   [さらいねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year after next  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 再 来 月   [さらいげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) month after next  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 来 週   [さらいしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) week after next  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 再び   [ふたたび]  [K]
(adv) again; once more; a second time  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 再 三   [さいさん]  [K]
(adv,n) again and again; repeatedly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 再   [さい]  [K]
(pref) re-; again; repeated  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n) another meeting; meeting again; reunion  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 建   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 現   [さいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) reappearance; reproduction; return; revival  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 生   [さいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) playback; regeneration; resuscitation; return to life; rebirth; reincarnation; narrow escape; reclamation; regrowth  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 発   [さいはつ]  [K]
(n) return; relapse; reoccurrence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 再 演   [さいえん]  [K]
(n) (1) another showing (of a play); (2) recapitulation (biology)  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 開   [さいかい]  [K]
(n) reopening; resumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 開 発   [さいかいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) redevelopment  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 起   [さいき]  [K]
(n) comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 検 討   [さいけんとう]  [K]
(n) re-examination; review; reappraisal  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 考   [さいこう]  [K]
(n) reconsideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 婚   [さいこん]  [K]
(n) second marriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 審   [さいしん]  [K]
(n) review; reexamination; retrial  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 選   [さいせん]  [K]
(n) re-election  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 度   [さいど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) twice; again; second time  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 任   [さいにん]  [K]
(n) reappointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 燃   [さいねん]  [K]
(n) recurrence; revival; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 販   [さいはん]  [K]
(n) resale  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 編   [さいへん]  [K]
(n) reorganization; reshuffle  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 来   [さいらい]  [K]
(n) return; second coming; Second Advent; reincarnation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 最
Back: Find more details for 最 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
utmost
most
extreme
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サイ
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もっと.も
つま
も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
曰 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: take most sun when it's at its highest point
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #82 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 最 近   [さいきん]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 後   [さいご]  [K]
(n) last; end; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 初   [さいしょ]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 最も   [もっとも]  [K]
(adv) most; extremely  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高   [さいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) highest; supreme; the most  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 終   [さいしゅう]  [K]
(n) last; final; closing  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 中   [さいちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 低   [さいてい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (1) least; lowest; worst; (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 最 善   [さいぜん]  [K]
(n) the very best  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 早   [もはや]  [K]
(adv) already; now  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 悪   [さいあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the worst  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 下   [さいか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the lowest; the worst  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 寄り   [もより]  [K]
(adj-no,n) nearest; neighbouring; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 期   [さいご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one's last moment; one's time of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 強   [さいきょう]  [K]
(n) strongest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 恵 国   [さいけいこく]  [K]
(n) most favored nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 古   [さいこ]  [K]
(n) the oldest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 級   [さいこうきゅう]  [K]
(n) highest grade; top class  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 検   [さいこうけん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 裁   [さいこうさい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Supreme Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 峰   [さいこうほう]  [K]
(n) highest peak; most prominent; highest authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 終 的   [さいしゅうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) finally  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 重 点   [さいじゅうてん]  [K]
very important point  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 小   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) smallest; least  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 小 限   [さいしょうげん]  [K]
(n) minimum; lowest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 少   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) smallest; minimum; least  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 上   [さいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) best  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 新   [さいしん]  [K]
(n) latest; newest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 盛 期   [さいせいき]  [K]
(n) golden age; best time for  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 先 端   [さいせんたん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ultra-fine  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 線   [さいぜんせん]  [K]
(n) foremost line  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 列   [さいぜんれつ]  [K]
front row  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 多   [さいた]  [K]
(n) the most  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 大   [さいだい]  [K]
(n) greatest; largest; maximum  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 大 限   [さいだいげん]  [K]
(n) maximum  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 短   [さいたん]  [K]
(n) shortest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 長   [さいちょう]  [K]
(n) the longest; the oldest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 低 限   [さいていげん]  [K]
(n) minimum  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 適   [さいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) optimum; the most suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 年 少   [さいねんしょう]  [K]
(adj-no) youngest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 優 遇   [さいゆうぐう]  [K]
most favourable treatment; very warm reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 良   [さいりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the best; ideal  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ最 中   [まっさいちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) midst; middle of; height of  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 日 曰

Kanji: 哉
Back: Find more details for 哉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
how
what
alas
"?" (question mark)
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かな
や
か
すけ
とし
ちか
はじめ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 口

Kanji: 妻
Back: Find more details for 妻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wife
spouse
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つま
ずま
め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: wife holds broom in hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #691 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 妻   [つま]  [K]
(n) (hum) wife  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 夫 妻   [ふさい]  [K]
(n) man and wife; married couple  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 妻   [いなずま]  [K]
(ik) (n) (flash of) lightning  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 妻   [ごさい]  [K]
(n) second wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 妻 子   [さいし]  [K]
(n) wife and children  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 妻   [ひとづま]  [K]
(n) (1) married woman; (2) another's wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 良 妻   [りょうさい]  [K]
(n) good wife  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 宰
Back: Find more details for 宰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
superintend
manager
rule
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ただ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1597 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宰 相   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 宰   [しゅさい]  [K]
(n,vs) supervision; chairmanship  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 彩
Back: Find more details for 彩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
coloring
paint
makeup
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いろど.る
あや
さ
さえ
つや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1251 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 色 彩   [しきさい]  [K]
(n) colour; hue; tints  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 光 彩   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) brilliance; splendour  [D] [Jisho]
- 彩り   [いろどり]  [K]
(n) coloring; coloration; assortment; color scheme; makeup  [D] [Jisho]
- 彩る   [いろどる]  [K]
(v5r) to colour; to paint; to make up  [D] [Jisho]
- 彩 色   [さいしき]  [K]
(n) colouring; colouration; painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 彩 画   [すいさいが]  [K]
(n) water color painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 彩   [せいさい]  [K]
(n) brilliance; vividness  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 彩   [たさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) variegated  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 彩   [めいさい]  [K]
(n) camouflage; disguise  [D] [Jisho]
- 油 彩   [ゆさい]  [K]
(n) oil painting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彡

Kanji: 才
Back: Find more details for 才 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
genius
years old
cubic shaku
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亅 (はねぼう) – feathered stick barb
手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: funny dam built by talented one-year-old
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1497 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 才 能   [さいのう]  [K]
(n) talent; ability  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 天 才   [てんさい]  [K]
(n) genius; prodigy; natural gift  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鬼 才   [きさい]  [K]
(n) wizard; genius; great talent  [D] [Jisho]
- 才   [さい]  [K]
(n) ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 才   [しゅうさい]  [K]
(n) prodigy  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 才   [たさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) talented  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 才   [まんざい]  [K]
(n) comedian; comic dialogue  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 亅 手

Kanji: 採
Back: Find more details for 採 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pick
take
fetch
take up
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): と.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: gather fruit from tree with two hands
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #607 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 採る   [とる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to adopt (measure, proposal); (2) to pick (fruit); (3) to assume (attitude)  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 点   [さいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) marking; grading; looking over  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 採 掘   [さいくつ]  [K]
(n) mining  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 決   [さいけつ]  [K]
(n) vote; roll call  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 算   [さいさん]  [K]
(n) profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 集   [さいしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) collecting; gathering  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 択   [さいたく]  [K]
(n,vs) adoption; selection; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 用   [さいよう]  [K]
(n) use; adopt  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 強 行 採 決   [きょうこうさいけつ]  [K]
steamroller voting; steamrollering  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 取   [さいしゅ]  [K]
(n) picking; collecting; harvesting  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 炭   [さいたん]  [K]
(n) coal mining  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 録   [さいろく]  [K]
(n,vs) recording; transcription  [D] [Jisho]
- 伐 採   [ばっさい]  [K]
(n) lumbering; felling; deforestation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 栽
Back: Find more details for 栽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plantation
planting
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1496 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 栽 培   [さいばい]  [K]
(n) cultivation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 盆 栽   [ぼんさい]  [K]
(n) bonsai  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 木

Kanji: 歳
Back: Find more details for 歳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
year-end
age
occasion
opportunity
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サイ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とし
とせ
よわい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 止 (とめる) – stop
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #269 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 歳   [さい]  [K]
(suf) -years-old  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 歳   [はたち]  [K]
(n) (1) 20 years old; (2) 20th year  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 万 歳   [ばんざい]  [K]
(int,n) hurrah; long life; congratulations; cheers  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お歳 暮   [おせいぼ]  [K]
(n) end of the year; year-end present  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 月   [さいげつ]  [K]
(n-t) time; years  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 出   [さいしゅつ]  [K]
(n) annual expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 入   [さいにゅう]  [K]
(n) annual revenue or income  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 暮   [せいぼ]  [K]
(n) end of the year; year-end gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 末   [さいまつ]  [K]
(n) year end  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 歳   [ちとせ]  [K]
(n) millennium; one thousand years  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 歳   [まんざい]  [K]
(n) strolling comic dancer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 止

Kanji: 済
Back: Find more details for 済 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
finish
come to an end
excusable
need not
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サイ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.む
-ず.み
-ずみ
す.まない
す.ます
-す.ます
すく.う
な.す
わたし
わた.る
すむ
なり
わたる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: text about odd moon seen in settled water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #168 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 経 済   [けいざい]  [K]
(n) economics; business; finance; economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 済む   [すむ]  [K]
(v5m) to finish; to end; to be completed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 済ませる   [すませる]  [K]
(v1) to be finished  [D] [Jisho]
- 済みません   [すみません]  [K]
(exp,int) (uk) sorry; excuse me  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 済まない   [すまない]  [K]
(adj,exp) sorry (phrase)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 救 済   [きゅうさい]  [K]
(n) relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help  [D] [Jisho]
- 済ます   [すます]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to finish; to get it over with; to conclude; (2) to settle; to pay back; (3) to get along (without something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 済   [へんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) repayment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 共 済   [きょうさい]  [K]
(n) mutual aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 界   [けいざいかい]  [K]
(n) economic world; financial circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 企 画 庁   [けいざいきかくちょう]  [K]
Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 研 究 所   [けいざいけんきゅうしょ]  [K]
economics research centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 成 長 率   [けいざいせいちょうりつ]  [K]
rate of economic growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 的   [けいざいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) economic; economical  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 封 鎖   [けいざいふうさ]  [K]
economic blockade; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 済   [けっさい]  [K]
(n) settlement; liquidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 済み   [しようずみ]  [K]
second-hand; no longer used  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 経 済   [じゆうけいざい]  [K]
free economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 済   [べんさい]  [K]
(n) settlement; payment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 災
Back: Find more details for 災 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
disaster
calamity
woe
curse
evil
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わざわ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
川 (セン, かわ) – stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ) – crooked river
火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: fire and flooding river are potential calamities
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #976 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 火 災   [かさい]  [K]
(n) conflagration; fire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 災 難   [さいなん]  [K]
(n) calamity; misfortune  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 災 害   [さいがい]  [K]
(n) calamity; disaster; misfortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 災   [せんさい]  [K]
(n) war damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 災   [てんさい]  [K]
(n) natural calamity; disaster  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 災 保 険   [かさいほけん]  [K]
fire insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 災い   [わざわい]  [K]
(n) calamity; catastrophe  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 災   [しんさい]  [K]
(n) earthquake disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 震 災   [だいしんさい]  [K]
(n) great earthquake (disaster)  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 災   [ひさい]  [K]
(n,vs) be a victim of (some disaster); suffer from  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 災   [ぼうさい]  [K]
(n) disaster prevention  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 災   [ろうさい]  [K]
(n) workers' compensation insurance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 川 巛 火

Kanji: 采
Back: Find more details for 采 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dice
form
appearance
take
coloring
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.る
いろどり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 爪 (つめ) – claw
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 爪

Kanji: 砕
Back: Find more details for 砕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
smash
break
crush
familiar
popular
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くだ.く
くだ.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1579 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 砕く   [くだく]  [K]
(v5k,vt) to break; to smash  [D] [Jisho]
- 砕ける   [くだける]  [K]
(v1,vi) to break; to be broken  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 砕 流   [かさいりゅう]  [K]
(n) pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption); stone wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 砕   [ぎょくさい]  [K]
(n,vs) honourable defeat; honourable death  [D] [Jisho]
- 砕 石   [さいせき]  [K]
(n) broken stone; rubble  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 砕   [ふんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) pulverization; smashing; demolishing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 祭
Back: Find more details for 祭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ritual
offer prayers
celebrate
deify
enshrine
worship
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まつ.る
まつ.り
まつり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: hand puts meat on altar in festival of worship
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1124 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 祭り   [まつり]  [K]
(n) festival; feast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 祭る   [まつる]  [K]
(v5r) to deify; to enshrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 日   [さいじつ]  [K]
(n) national holiday; festival day  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雛 祭   [ひなまつり]  [K]
(n) Girls' (dolls') Festival (March 3rd)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慰 霊 祭   [いれいさい]  [K]
(n) memorial service  [D] [Jisho]
- 冠 婚 葬 祭   [かんこんそうさい]  [K]
(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 祭   [げいじゅつさい]  [K]
(n) art festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 後の祭り   [あとのまつり]  [K]
(n) Too late!  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 壇   [さいだん]  [K]
(n) altar  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 典   [さいてん]  [K]
(n) festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 礼   [さいれい]  [K]
(n) (religious) festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 祭   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) funerals and ceremonial occasions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 斎
Back: Find more details for 斎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
purification
Buddhist food
room
worship
avoid
alike
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とき
つつし.む
ものいみ
い.む
いつき
さえ
ひとし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
斉 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, あたる, はやい, た) – adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of
齊 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, ひと.しく, あたる,) – alike; equal; similar; Saito
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1155 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 書 斎   [しょさい]  [K]
(n) study  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 斎   [とき]  [K]
(n) meals exchanged by parishioners and priests  [D] [Jisho]
- 斎 場   [さいじょう]  [K]
(n) funeral hall  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 斉 齊

Kanji: 細
Back: Find more details for 細 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dainty
get thin
taper
slender
narrow
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほそ.い
ほそ.る
こま.か
こま.かい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: slender path threads through field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #537 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 細い   [ほそい]  [K]
(adj) thin; slender; fine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 細かい   [こまかい]  [K]
(adj) (1) small; (2) fine; minute  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 細 菌   [さいきん]  [K]
(n) bacillus; bacterium; germ  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 工   [さいく]  [K]
(n) work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 胞   [さいぼう]  [K]
(n) cell (biology)  [D] [Jisho]
- 詳 細   [しょうさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) detail; particulars  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 細い   [こころぼそい]  [K]
(adj) helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 細々   [ほそぼそ]  [K]
(adv) very narrow; poor  [D] [Jisho]
- 細か   [こまか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small; fine; detailed; stingy  [D] [Jisho]
- 細かく   [こまかく]  [K]
minutely; finely  [D] [Jisho]
- 細やか   [ささやか]  [K]
(adj-na) meagre; modest  [D] [Jisho]
- 細る   [ほそる]  [K]
(v5r) to get thin; to taper off  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 心   [さいしん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) careful; discrete; scrupulous; prudent  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 長い   [ほそながい]  [K]
(adj) long and narrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 部   [さいぶ]  [K]
(n) details  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 分   [さいぶん]  [K]
(n) divide into small portions  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 目   [さいもく]  [K]
(n) particulars; details; specified items  [D] [Jisho]
- 繊 細   [せんさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fine; nice; delicate; subtle  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 細   [びさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 細   [めいさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) details; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 零 細   [れいさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insignificant; trifling; paltry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 菜
Back: Find more details for 菜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vegetable
side dish
greens
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な
よう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: hand plucks vegetables near tree
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1327 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 野 菜   [やさい]  [K]
(n) vegetable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 菌   [きん]  [K]
(n) germ; bacterium; bacillus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 細 菌   [さいきん]  [K]
(n) bacillus; bacterium; germ  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ばい菌   [ばいきん]  [K]
(n) bacteria; germ(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 菌   [きゅうきん]  [K]
(n) coccus  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 菌   [こうきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) antibacterial; antimicrobial  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜   [な]  [K]
(n) greens; vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 園   [さいえん]  [K]
(n) vegetable garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 種   [なたね]  [K]
(n) rapeseed; coleseed  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 食   [さいしょく]  [K]
(n) vegetable diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 菌   [さっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) sterilization; disinfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 菜   [さんさい]  [K]
(n) edible wild plants  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 腸 菌   [だいちょうきん]  [K]
(n) (1) Escherichia coli (E. coli); (2) colon bacterium  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 菜   [はくさい]  [K]
(n) Chinese cabbage; white rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 菌   [むきん]  [K]
(n) sterilised; pasteurised  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 裁
Back: Find more details for 裁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tailor
judge
decision
cut out (pattern)
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.つ
さば.く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: judge decides to cut cloth with fancy halberd
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #297 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 裁 判   [さいばん]  [K]
(n,vs) trial; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 裁 縫   [さいほう]  [K]
(n) sewing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 裁く   [さばく]  [K]
(v5k) to judge  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 裁   [せいさい]  [K]
(n) restraint; sanctions; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 裁   [ていさい]  [K]
(n) decency; style; form; appearance; show; get-up; format  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 裁   [どくさい]  [K]
(n) dictatorship; despotism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 裁   [かさい]  [K]
(n) family court  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 裁   [かんさい]  [K]
(n) summary court; court of summary offences  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 裁   [けっさい]  [K]
(n,vs) sanction; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 裁   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) High Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 裁   [さいこうさい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Supreme Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁つ   [たつ]  [K]
(v5t) to cut (cloth)  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 決   [さいけつ]  [K]
(n) decision; ruling; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 定   [さいてい]  [K]
(n) decision; ruling; award; arbitration  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 判 官   [さいばんかん]  [K]
(n) judge  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 判 所   [さいばんしょ]  [K]
(n) court; courthouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 量   [さいりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) admeasure; discretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 法 裁 判   [しほうさいばん]  [K]
judicial trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 裁   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) president  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 裁   [ちさい]  [K]
(n) district court  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 裁   [ちゅうさい]  [K]
(n) arbitration; intercession; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 裁   [ようさい]  [K]
(n) (Western) dressmaking  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 衣

Kanji: 載
Back: Find more details for 載 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ride
board
get on
place
spread
10**44
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の.せる
の.る
とし
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #825 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 載せる   [のせる]  [K]
(v1) to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride; to let (one) take part; to impose on; to record; to mention; to load (luggage); to publish; to run (an ad)  [D] [Jisho]
- 載る   [のる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to get on; to ride in; to board; to mount; to get up on; to spread (paints); to be taken in; (2) to share in; to join; to be found in (a dictionary); to feel like doing; to be mentioned in; to be in harmony with; (3) to appear (in print); to be recorded  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 記 載   [きさい]  [K]
(n) mention; entry  [D] [Jisho]
- 掲 載   [けいさい]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance (e.g. article in paper)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 積 載   [せきさい]  [K]
(n) lading; loading; carrying  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 載   [とうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) register; record; printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 搭 載   [とうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) loading on board; embarkation  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 載   [まんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) fully loaded; full load; loaded condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 載   [れんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) serialization; serial story  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 車

Kanji: 際
Back: Find more details for 際 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
occasion
side
edge
verge
dangerous
adventurous
indecent
time
when
On-Yomi Reading(s): サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きわ
-ぎわ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: festival at edge of hill is quite an occasion
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #183 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 国 際   [こくさい]  [K]
(n) international  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 交 際   [こうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 際   [さい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) on the occasion of; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 際   [じっさい]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) practical; actual condition; status quo  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 手 際   [てぎわ]  [K]
(n) performance; skill; tact  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 際   [がくさい]  [K]
(n) interdisciplinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 際   [まぎわ]  [K]
(n) on the verge of; just before; on the point of  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 際 費   [こうさいひ]  [K]
(n) entertainment expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 化   [こくさいか]  [K]
(n) internationalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 協 力 事 業 団   [こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん]  [K]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 人   [こくさいじん]  [K]
(n) international celebrity; cosmopolitan; citizen of the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 的   [こくさいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) international  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 電 信 電 話   [こくさいでんしんでんわ]  [K]
KDD; Japanese international telecommunications company  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 法   [こくさいほう]  [K]
(n) international laws  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 連 合   [こくさいれんごう]  [K]
United Nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) meeting; facing; confronting  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 限   [さいげん]  [K]
(n) limits; end; bounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 立つ   [きわだつ]  [K]
(v5t) to be prominent; to be conspicuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 際 良く   [てぎわよく]  [K]
efficiently; skillfully; cleverly  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 際   [みずぎわ]  [K]
(n) beach; water's edge  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸 際   [せとぎわ]  [K]
(n) brink; critical moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 窓 際   [まどぎわ]  [K]
(n) (at the) window  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 俵 際   [どひょうぎわ]  [K]
(n) the edge of a sumo ring; the edge or verge  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 剤
Back: Find more details for 剤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dose
medicine
drug
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ザイ
スイ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かる
けず.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
斉 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, あたる, はやい, た) – adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of
齊 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, ひと.しく, あたる,) – alike; equal; similar; Saito
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1151 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 洗 剤   [せんざい]  [K]
(n) detergent; washing material  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 覚せい剤   [かくせいざい]  [K]
(n) stimulant  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚 醒 剤   [かくせいざい]  [K]
(n) stimulant  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 洗 剤   [ごうせいせんざい]  [K]
synthetic detergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 虫 剤   [さっちゅうざい]  [K]
(n) insecticide; pesticide  [D] [Jisho]
- 錠 剤   [じょうざい]  [K]
(n) pill; lozenge; tablet  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 剤   [ちょうざい]  [K]
(n) compounding medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 痛 剤   [ちんつうざい]  [K]
(n) painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 白 剤   [ひょうはくざい]  [K]
(n) bleaching agent; bleach  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 剤   [やくざい]  [K]
(n) medicine; drug  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 剤 師   [やくざいし]  [K]
(n) chemist; pharmacist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 刀 刈 斉 齊

Kanji: 在
Back: Find more details for 在 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exist
outskirts
suburbs
located in
On-Yomi Reading(s): ザイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.る
あり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: funny dam is located near countryside dwelling
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #211 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 現 在   [げんざい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) present; up to now; nowadays; modern times; current  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 在   [そんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) existence; being  [D] [Jisho]
- 滞 在   [たいざい]  [K]
(n,vs) stay; sojourn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 在る   [ある]  [K]
(v5r-i) (uk) to live; to be  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 学   [ざいがく]  [K]
(n) (enrolled) in school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 健 在   [けんざい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) in good health; well  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 庫   [ざいこ]  [K]
(n) stockpile; stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 在   [じざい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) freely; at will  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 在   [しょざい]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在   [ふざい]  [K]
(n) absence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 介 在   [かいざい]  [K]
(n) interposition; intervention  [D] [Jisho]
- 顕 在   [けんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured); actualized  [D] [Jisho]
- 在りし日   [ありしひ]  [K]
(n-t) (1) days of yore; the olden days; (2) during one's lifetime  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 外   [ざいがい]  [K]
(n) overseas; abroad  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 外 公 館   [ざいがいこうかん]  [K]
diplomatic mission; government establishments overseas  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 京   [ざいきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) being in Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 住   [ざいじゅう]  [K]
(n) resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 職   [ざいしょく]  [K]
(n) being in office  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 籍   [ざいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) enrollment  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 宅   [ざいたく]  [K]
(n) being in; being at home  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 日   [ざいにち]  [K]
(n) in Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 任   [ざいにん]  [K]
(n) being in office  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 米   [ざいべい]  [K]
(n,vs) being in the USA  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 野   [ざいや]  [K]
(adj-no,n) out of office (power); in opposition party  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 来   [ざいらい]  [K]
(n) pre-existing; already there; conventional  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 留   [ざいりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) stay; remain; reside  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 在   [じつざい]  [K]
(n,vs) reality; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 在 地   [しょざいち]  [K]
(n) location  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 在   [せんざい]  [K]
(n) potentiality; dormancy; latency  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 在   [ちゅうざい]  [K]
(n,vs) residence; stay  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 在   [てんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) dotted with  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在 者 投 票   [ふざいしゃとうひょう]  [K]
(n) absentee ballot  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 材
Back: Find more details for 材 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lumber
log
timber
wood
talent
On-Yomi Reading(s): ザイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き
さい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: lots of timber in dam of felled trees
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #565 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 材 料   [ざいりょう]  [K]
(n) ingredients; material  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 材 木   [ざいもく]  [K]
(n) lumber; timber  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 材   [もくざい]  [K]
(n) lumber; timber; wood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 教 材   [きょうざい]  [K]
(n) teaching materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 材   [しゅざい]  [K]
(n,vs) collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article); covering an event  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 材   [じんざい]  [K]
(n) man of talent  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 材   [そざい]  [K]
(n) raw materials; subject matter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 器 材   [きざい]  [K]
(n) tools and materials; equipment and materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 材   [きざい]  [K]
(n) machine parts; machinery; equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 材   [けんざい]  [K]
(n) building material  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 材 料   [げんざいりょう]  [K]
(n) raw materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 材   [こうざい]  [K]
(n) steel material  [D] [Jisho]
- 材 質   [ざいしつ]  [K]
(n) material properties; lumber quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 材   [しざい]  [K]
(n) (raw) material  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 材   [せきざい]  [K]
(n) (building) stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 題 材   [だいざい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 材   [はいざい]  [K]
(n) scrap wood  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 罪
Back: Find more details for 罪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guilt
sin
crime
fault
blame
offense
On-Yomi Reading(s): ザイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 网 (あみがしら) – net crown
Henshall Mnemonic: not a network, but still criminal
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #732 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 罪   [つみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) crime; fault; indiscretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 犯 罪   [はんざい]  [K]
(n) crime  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 罪 人   [ざいにん]  [K]
(n) criminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 謝 罪   [しゃざい]  [K]
(n) apology  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 罪   [むざい]  [K]
(n) innocence  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 罪   [ゆうざい]  [K]
(n) guilt; culpability  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 网

Kanji: 財
Back: Find more details for 財 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
property
money
wealth
assets
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ザイ
サイ
ゾク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たから
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: dam full of money means great wealth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #494 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 財 布   [さいふ]  [K]
(n) purse; wallet  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 財 産   [ざいさん]  [K]
(n) property; fortune; assets  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 財   [ざい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) fortune; riches  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 源   [ざいげん]  [K]
(n) source of funds; resources; finances  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政   [ざいせい]  [K]
(n) economy; financial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 財   [ぶんかざい]  [K]
(n) cultural assets; cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 財   [かざい]  [K]
(n) household belongings (goods)  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 財   [かんざい]  [K]
(n) administration of property; custodianship; receivership  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 界   [ざいかい]  [K]
(n) financial world  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 投 融 資   [ざいせいとうゆうし]  [K]
(n) treasury investment and loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 難   [ざいせいなん]  [K]
(n) economic difficulties  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 団   [ざいだん]  [K]
(n) foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 団 法 人   [ざいだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) (juridical) foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 閥   [ざいばつ]  [K]
(n) zaibatsu; plutocrats; financial clique; chaebol (Korean)  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 務   [ざいむ]  [K]
(n) financial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 務 官   [ざいむかん]  [K]
(n) finance official  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 要 文 化 財   [じゅうようぶんかざい]  [K]
important national treasure; important cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 財   [しょうひざい]  [K]
(n) consumer goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 財   [ちくざい]  [K]
(n,vs) amassing of wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 形 文 化 財   [むけいぶんかざい]  [K]
intangible cultural asset  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 冴
Back: Find more details for 冴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
be clear
serene
cold
skilful
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゴ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.える
こお.る
ひ.える
さえ
さえる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冫 (にすい) – water drops
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2341 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 冴える   [さえる]  [K]
(v1) to be clear; to be serene; to be cold; to be skillful  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 冫

Kanji: 坂
Back: Find more details for 坂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slope
incline
hill
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さか
か
ざ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: slope is opposed ground
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #865 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 坂   [さか]  [K]
(n) slope; hill  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下り坂   [くだりざか]  [K]
(n) descent; downhill; decline; waning  [D] [Jisho]
- 坂 道   [さかみち]  [K]
(n) hill road  [D] [Jisho]
- 上り坂   [のぼりざか]  [K]
(n) ascent; upgrade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 咲
Back: Find more details for 咲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blossom
bloom
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.く
-ざき
さ
さき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1534 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 咲く   [さく]  [K]
(v5k) to bloom  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 咲き乱れる   [さきみだれる]  [K]
(v1) to bloom in profusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 咲き   [おそざき]  [K]
(n) late flower; late blooming  [D] [Jisho]
- 返り咲き   [かえりざき]  [K]
(n) comeback (e.g. in business); second bloom; reflowering; reflorescence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 崎
Back: Find more details for 崎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
promontory
cape
spit
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さき
さい
みさき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #533 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 崎   [さき]  [K]
(n) small peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 作
Back: Find more details for 作 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
make
production
prepare
build
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サク
サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つく.る
つく.り
-づく.り
くり
さか
さっ
づくり
とも
なお
はぎ
まさか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person with saw about to make something
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #103 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 作る   [つくる]  [K]
(v5r) to make; to create; to manufacture; to draw up; to write; to compose; to build; to coin; to cultivate; to organize; to establish; to make up (a face); to trim (a tree); to fabricate; to prepare (food); to commit (sin); to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 文   [さくぶん]  [K]
(n) composition; writing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 作 家   [さっか]  [K]
(n) author; writer; novelist; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 業   [さぎょう]  [K]
(n) work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 曲   [さっきょく]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; setting (of music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 品   [さくひん]  [K]
(n) work; opus; performance; production  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 物   [さくもつ]  [K]
(n) produce (e.g. agricultural); crops  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 法   [さほう]  [K]
(n) manners; etiquette; propriety  [D] [Jisho]
- 操 作   [そうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) operation; management; processing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 傑 作   [けっさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) masterpiece; best work; boner; blunder  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 者   [さくしゃ]  [K]
(n) author; authoress  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 成   [さくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) frame; draw up; make; producing; creating; preparing; writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 製   [さくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 作   [せいさく]  [K]
(n,vs) work (film, book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 作   [せいさく]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture; production  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 作   [そうさく]  [K]
(n) production; literary creation; work  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 作   [どうさ]  [K]
(n) action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; manners  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 作   [めいさく]  [K]
(n) masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 凶 作   [きょうさく]  [K]
(n) bad harvest; poor crop  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 作   [げんさく]  [K]
(n) original work  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作   [こうさく]  [K]
(n) work; construction; handicraft; maneuvering  [D] [Jisho]
- 耕 作   [こうさく]  [K]
(n,vs) cultivation; farming  [D] [Jisho]
- 作   [さく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) a work; a harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り   [つくり]  [K]
(n) (1) construction; make-up; (2) sliced raw fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 戦   [さくせん]  [K]
(n) military or naval operations; tactics; strategy  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 用   [さよう]  [K]
(n) action; operation; effect; function  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 作   [ほっさ]  [K]
(n) fit; spasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 作   [ほうさく]  [K]
(n) abundant harvest; bumper crop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 作   [いさく]  [K]
(n) posthumous works  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 作   [いなさく]  [K]
(n) rice crop  [D] [Jisho]
- 佳 作   [かさく]  [K]
(n) good piece of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 作り   [にづくり]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; baling; crating  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 作   [きんさく]  [K]
(n) recent work  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 作   [げきさく]  [K]
(n) play writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 員   [こうさくいん]  [K]
craftsman; handicraft worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 機 械   [こうさくきかい]  [K]
(n) machine tools  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 作   [がっさく]  [K]
(n,vs) collaboration; joint work  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り笑い   [つくりわらい]  [K]
(n) forced laugh  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り上げる   [つくりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to make up; to fabricate; to build up; to complete; to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り話   [つくりばなし]  [K]
(n) fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 況 指 数   [さっきょうしすう]  [K]
rice-crop index  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 詞   [さくし]  [K]
(n,vs) song making  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 動   [さどう]  [K]
(n) operation; functioning; running  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 付け   [さくつけ]  [K]
(n) planting  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 付 面 積   [さくづけめんせき]  [K]
planted area  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 風   [さくふう]  [K]
(n) literary style  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 柄   [さくがら]  [K]
(n) crop conditions; quality (of art)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 部 作   [さんぶさく]  [K]
(n) trilogy  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 作   [しさく]  [K]
(n) trial manufacture; experiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 作   [じさく]  [K]
(n) one's own work  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 作り   [てづくり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 作   [しゅうさく]  [K]
(n) splendid (excellent) work  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 作   [しんさく]  [K]
(n) new work; new production  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 作 費   [せいさくひ]  [K]
(n) production cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表 作   [だいひょうさく]  [K]
(n) masterpiece; representative work  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 作   [たいさく]  [K]
(n) epic  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 作   [ちょさく]  [K]
(n,vs) writing; book  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 作 権   [ちょさくけん]  [K]
(n) copyright  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 作   [とうさく]  [K]
(n) plagiarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 作 業   [のうさぎょう]  [K]
(n) farmwork  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 作 物   [のうさくぶつ]  [K]
(n) crops; agricultural produce  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 作 用   [はんさよう]  [K]
(n) reaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 作   [ふさく]  [K]
(n) poor crop; crop failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 作 用   [ふくさよう]  [K]
(n) reaction; secondary effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 造 作   [むぞうさ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easiness; simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 作   [りきさく]  [K]
(n) literary or artistic masterpiece (on which much labour was spent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 作   [れんさく]  [K]
(n) planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 作   [ろうさく]  [K]
(n) toil; labor; laborious task  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 削
Back: Find more details for 削 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plane
sharpen
whittle
pare
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けず.る
はつ.る
そ.ぐ
げ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #814 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 削る   [けずる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; (2) to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase  [D] [Jisho]
- 削 除   [さくじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 削 減   [さくげん]  [K]
(n,vs) cut; reduction; curtailment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 掘 削   [くっさく]  [K]
(n,vs) digging out; excavation  [D] [Jisho]
- 削り節   [けずりぶし]  [K]
(n) flaked bonito  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 削   [てんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) correction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 搾
Back: Find more details for 搾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): squeeze
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しぼ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2046 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 搾る   [しぼる]  [K]
(v5r) to press; to wring; to squeeze  [D] [Jisho]
- 搾 取   [さくしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) exploitation; squeezing; sweating  [D] [Jisho]
- 搾 乳   [さくにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) milking (a cow)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 昨
Back: Find more details for 昨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
yesterday
previous
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: past made up of yesterday and other days
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #226 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 一 昨 日   [おととい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 年   [おととし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 日   [きのう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 夜   [ゆうべ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 昨 日   [いっさくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 年   [いっさくねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昨 今   [さっこん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) nowadays; recently  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 秋   [さくしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) autumn (fall) of last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 春   [さくしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last spring; the spring of last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 日   [さくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 年   [さくねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 年 度   [さくねんど]  [K]
(n-adv) previous fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 年 来   [さくねんらい]  [K]
(n-adv) since last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 晩   [さくばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 夜   [さくや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 朔
Back: Find more details for 朔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
conjunction (astronomy)
first day of month
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ついたち
たち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2318 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 策
Back: Find more details for 策 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scheme
plan
policy
step
means
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: plan to fix droopy tree branches with bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #209 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 対 策   [たいさく]  [K]
(n) counter-plan; counter-measure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 策   [さく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) plan; policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 策   [せいさく]  [K]
(n) political measures; policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 策   [ほうさく]  [K]
(n) plan; policy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 苦 肉の策   [くにくのさく]  [K]
(n) last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 策   [こくさく]  [K]
(n) national policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 策 定   [さくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) decision; settling on  [D] [Jisho]
- 策 略   [さくりゃく]  [K]
(n) scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 策   [さんさく]  [K]
(n) walking; strolling  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 策   [しさく]  [K]
(n) policy; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 策   [しっさく]  [K]
(n) blunder; slip; error  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 策   [とくさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) profitable plan; good plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 策   [むさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lacking means or measures or policies  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 索
Back: Find more details for 索 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cord
rope
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1127 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 索 引   [さくいん]  [K]
(n) index; indices  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 捜 索   [そうさく]  [K]
(n) search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 索   [もさく]  [K]
(n) groping (for)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 検 索   [けんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) lookup; reference; retrieval (e.g. data)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 索   [しさく]  [K]
(n) speculation; thinking; meditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 索   [たんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) search; exploration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 糸

Kanji: 錯
Back: Find more details for 錯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
confused
mix
be in disorder
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サク
シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サク
シャクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1740 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N1 Words
- 錯 覚   [さっかく]  [K]
(n) optical illusion; hallucination  [D] [Jisho]
- 錯 誤   [さくご]  [K]
(n) mistake  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 交 錯   [こうさく]  [K]
(n) mixture; blending; complication  [D] [Jisho]
- 錯 乱   [さくらん]  [K]
(n) confusion; distraction; derangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行 錯 誤   [しこうさくご]  [K]
(n,vs) trial and error  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 錯 誤   [じだいさくご]  [K]
anachronism  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 錯   [とうさく]  [K]
(n) perversion; inversion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 桜
Back: Find more details for 桜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cherry
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オウ
ヨウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さくら
さ
ろう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: woman half claws way up tree to get cherry blossom
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1237 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 桜   [さくら]  [K]
(n) (1) cherry blossom; cherry tree; (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill; (3) hired applauder  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 桜 花   [おうか]  [K]
(n) cherry blossom  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 重 桜   [やえざくら]  [K]
(n) double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms  [D] [Jisho]
- 姥 桜   [うばざくら]  [K]
(n) faded be  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 笹
Back: Find more details for 笹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): bamboo grass
On-Yomi Reading(s): bamboo grassNo On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ささ
さ
さき
しの
じね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1743 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 笹   [ささ]  [K]
(n) bamboo grass  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 冊
Back: Find more details for 冊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tome
counter for books
volume
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サツ
サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: stacked bound tablets resemble volumes of books
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1313 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 冊   [さつ]  [K]
(n) (1) volume; (2) counter for books  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 冊 子   [さっし]  [K]
(n) book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 冊 子   [しょうさっし]  [K]
(n) booklet; pamphlet  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 冊   [たんざく]  [K]
(n) small vertical card for poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 冊   [ぶんさつ]  [K]
(n) separate volume; fascicle; fascicule  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 冊   [べっさつ]  [K]
(n) separate volume; extra issue; supplement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ｜

Kanji: 刷
Back: Find more details for 刷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
printing
print
On-Yomi Reading(s): サツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.る
-ず.り
-ずり
は.く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: buttock cloth"" has finely cut print
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1352 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 印 刷   [いんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) printing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 刷る   [する]  [K]
(v5r) to print  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 刷 新   [さっしん]  [K]
(n) reform; renovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 刷   [ぞうさつ]  [K]
(n) additional printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 版 印 刷   [とっぱんいんさつ]  [K]
letterpress; relief printing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ノ 刀 刈

Kanji: 察
Back: Find more details for 察 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guess
presume
surmise
judge
understand
On-Yomi Reading(s): サツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): サツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: surmise why one worships under roof
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #477 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 警 察   [けいさつ]  [K]
(n) police  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 観 察   [かんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) observation; survey  [D] [Jisho]
- 診 察   [しんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) medical examination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 察する   [さっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge; to sympathize with  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 察   [しさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; observation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 監 察   [かんさつ]  [K]
(n) inspection; inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 察 署   [けいさつしょ]  [K]
(n) police station  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 察 庁   [けいさつちょう]  [K]
National Police Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察   [けんさつ]  [K]
(n) examination; prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 官   [けんさつかん]  [K]
(n) public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 庁   [けんさつちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 察   [こうさつ]  [K]
(n) consideration; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 察   [ささつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 察 知   [さっち]  [K]
(n,vs) sense; infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 偵 察   [ていさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) scout out; reconnaissance  [D] [Jisho]
- 洞 察   [どうさつ]  [K]
(n) discernment; insight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 撮
Back: Find more details for 撮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
snapshot
take pictures
On-Yomi Reading(s): サツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.る
つま.む
-ど.り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1023 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 撮る   [とる]  [K]
(v5r) to take (a photo); to make (a film)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 撮 影   [さつえい]  [K]
(n,vs) photographing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 擦
Back: Find more details for 擦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grate
rub
scratch
scrape
chafe
scour
On-Yomi Reading(s): サツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.る
す.れる
-ず.れ
こす.る
こす.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1485 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 擦る   [する]  [K]
(v5r) to rub; to chafe; to file; to frost (glass); to strike (match)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 擦る   [こする]  [K]
(v5r) to rub; to scrub  [D] [Jisho]
- 摩 擦   [まさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 擦り傷   [すりきず]  [K]
(n,vs) scratch; graze; abrasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 擦れ擦れ   [すれすれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) on the verge of; very close to; just in time; on the margin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 札
Back: Find more details for 札 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tag
paper money
counter for bonds
placard
bid
On-Yomi Reading(s): サツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふだ
さっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: person prays at tree for money bills
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #921 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 札   [さつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) note; paper money  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 改 札   [かいさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) examination of tickets  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 札   [ふだ]  [K]
(n) (1) token; label; (2) ticket; card; (3) charm; talisman  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 札   [なふだ]  [K]
(n) name plate; name tag  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応 札   [おうさつ]  [K]
(n) bid  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 札   [にふだ]  [K]
(n) label; tag  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 札 口   [かいさつぐち]  [K]
(n) ticket barrier (gate); wicket  [D] [Jisho]
- 札 束   [さつたば]  [K]
(n) roll of banknotes  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り札   [きりふだ]  [K]
(n) trump card  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 札   [にゅうさつ]  [K]
(n) bid; bidding  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 札   [ひょうさつ]  [K]
(n) nameplate; doorplate  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 札   [らくさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) having one's bid accepted (e.g. for contract)  [D] [Jisho]
- 立て札   [たてふだ]  [K]
(n) notice; bulletin board  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 札   [たてふだ]  [K]
(n) notice; bulletin board  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 殺
Back: Find more details for 殺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
kill
murder
butcher
slice off
split
diminish
reduce
spoil
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サツ
サイ
セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ころ.す
-ごろ.し
そ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Henshall Mnemonic: kill by striking with wooden cross
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #581 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 殺す   [ころす]  [K]
(v5s) to kill  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 殺   [じさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) suicide  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暗 殺   [あんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) assassination  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 人   [さつじん]  [K]
(n) murder  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 虐 殺   [ぎゃくさつ]  [K]
(n) atrocity; massive killing  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞 殺   [こうさつ]  [K]
(n) hanging; strangulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺   [さつ]  [K]
kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺し   [ころし]  [K]
(n) a murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 意   [さつい]  [K]
(n) intent to kill; intent to murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 害   [さつがい]  [K]
(n,vs) killing; murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 気   [さっき]  [K]
(n) thirst for blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 菌   [さっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) sterilization; disinfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 傷   [さっしょう]  [K]
(n) kill and wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 虫 剤   [さっちゅうざい]  [K]
(n) insecticide; pesticide  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 到   [さっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) rush; flood  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺し殺す   [さしころす]  [K]
(v5s) to stab to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 殺   [しゃさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 殺   [じゅうさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) death by shooting  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 殺し   [ひとごろし]  [K]
(n) murder; murderer  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 殺   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) offsetting each other; plus and minus equal zero; counterbalancing  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 殺   [たさつ]  [K]
(n) a murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 殺   [どくさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) poisoning; kill by poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 殺   [へいさつ]  [K]
(n) double-play (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 殺   [まっさつ]  [K]
(n) erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 殺   [もくさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) ignore; shelve; smother; treat with silent contempt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 殳

Kanji: 雑
Back: Find more details for 雑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): miscellaneous
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ザツ
ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まじ.える
まじ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Henshall Mnemonic: nine miscellaneous birds gathered in tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #839 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 雑 誌   [ざっし]  [K]
(n) journal; magazine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 複 雑   [ふくざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complexity; complication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 混 雑   [こんざつ]  [K]
(n,vs) confusion; congestion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 雑 音   [ざつおん]  [K]
(n) noise (jarring, grating)  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 巾   [ぞうきん]  [K]
(n) house-cloth; dust cloth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雑   [ざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rough; crude  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 貨   [ざっか]  [K]
(n) miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 談   [ざつだん]  [K]
(n,vs) chatting; idle talk  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雑 居   [ざっきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) sharing living quarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 煮   [ぞうに]  [K]
(n) New Year dish; rice cakes cooked w. vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 炊   [ぞうすい]  [K]
(n) hodgepodge; medley soup  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 草   [ざっそう]  [K]
(n) weed  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 踏   [ざっとう]  [K]
(n) congestion; traffic jam; throng; hustle and bustle  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 木 林   [ぞうきばやし]  [K]
(n) grove of mixed trees; copse  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 雑   [はんざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 雑さ   [ふくざつさ]  [K]
(n) complexity  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 雑   [らんざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clutter; disorder; promiscuity; affray; confusion; muddle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 隹

Kanji: 皐
Back: Find more details for 皐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
swamp
shore
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さつき
たかし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 白 (しろ) – white
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2240 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 白

Kanji: 皿
Back: Find more details for 皿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dish
a helping
plate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ベイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Henshall Mnemonic: fluted dish on plate
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1812 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 灰 皿   [はいざら]  [K]
(n) ashtray  [D] [Jisho]
- 皿   [さら]  [K]
(n) plate; dish  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 皿 洗い   [さらあらい]  [K]
(n) washing-up; dish-washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け皿   [うけざら]  [K]
(n) saucer  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 皿   [こざら]  [K]
(n) small dish  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 三
Back: Find more details for 三 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): three
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み
み.つ
みっ.つ
か
さ
さい
さえ
さぶ
ざ
ざえ
ざぶ
そう
ぞ
ただ
みつ
みん
も
や
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: three fingers
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #14 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 三   [さん]  [K]
(num) three  [D] [Jisho]
- 三つ   [みっつ]  [K]
(n) three  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 月   [さんがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) March  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 日   [みっか]  [K]
(n) three days; the third day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 百   [さんびゃく]  [K]
(n) 300; many  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 再 三   [さいさん]  [K]
(adv,n) again and again; repeatedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 角   [さんかく]  [K]
(n) triangle; triangular  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 日 月   [みかづき]  [K]
(n) new moon; crescent moon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 三   [み]  [K]
(num) three  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 味 線   [しゃみせん]  [K]
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 五 十 三 次   [ごじゅうさんつぎ]  [K]
(n) the 53 Toukaidou stages  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 越   [みつこし]  [K]
Mitsukoshi (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 角 形   [さんかくけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) triangle  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 冠 馬   [さんかんば]  [K]
(n) winner of Japan's three main horse races  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 権   [さんけん]  [K]
(n) the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 国   [さんごく]  [K]
(n) three countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 時   [さんじ]  [K]
(n-adv) 3 o'clock snack  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 次   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) three times; cubic  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 者   [さんしゃ]  [K]
(n) three persons; three parties  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 種   [さんしゅ]  [K]
(n) three kinds; three varieties  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十   [さんじゅう]  [K]
(num) thirty  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 日   [みそか]  [K]
(n) last day of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 八 度 線   [さんじゅうはちどせん]  [K]
the Thirty-eighth Parallel  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 重   [さんじゅう]  [K]
(n) triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 女   [さんじょ]  [K]
(n) third daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 省   [さんせい]  [K]
(n) frequent reflection (meditation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 振   [さんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) strike out (baseball); fanning out  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 人   [さんにん]  [K]
(n) three people  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 千   [さんぜん]  [K]
(n) 3000; many  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 選   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) third-term election  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 代   [さんだい]  [K]
(n) three generations; the third  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 男   [さんなん]  [K]
(n) three men; third son  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 度   [さんど]  [K]
three times  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 部   [さんぶ]  [K]
(n) three parts; three copies  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 部 作   [さんぶさく]  [K]
(n) trilogy  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 方   [さんぼう]  [K]
(n) three sides; small offering stand  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 本   [さんぼん]  [K]
(adj) three (long cylindrical things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 枚   [さんまい]  [K]
(n) comedy  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 役   [さんやく]  [K]
(n) three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 洋   [さんよう]  [K]
Sanyo (company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 流   [さんりゅう]  [K]
(n) 3rd rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 輪   [さんりん]  [K]
(n) three wheels  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 塁   [さんるい]  [K]
(n) third base  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 塁 手   [さんるいしゅ]  [K]
(n) third baseman  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 塁 打   [さんるいだ]  [K]
(n) three-base hit; triple  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 五 三   [しちごさん]  [K]
(n) (1) festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; (2) lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 三   [じゅうさん]  [K]
13; thirteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 三 国   [だいさんごく]  [K]
(n) a third country  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 三 者   [だいさんしゃ]  [K]
(n) third person; outsider; disinterested person  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 三 振   [だつさんしん]  [K]
(n) striking a batter out  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 人 三 脚   [ににんさんきゃく]  [K]
(n) a three-legged race  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 傘
Back: Find more details for 傘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): umbrella
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1694 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 傘   [かさ]  [K]
(n) umbrella; parasol  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傘 下   [さんか]  [K]
(n) affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 傘   [ひがさ]  [K]
(n) sunshade; parasol  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 参
Back: Find more details for 参 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nonplussed
three
going
coming
visiting
visit
be defeated
die
be madly in love
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まい.る
まい-
まじわる
みつ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 厶 (む) – myself
Henshall Mnemonic: go to get big nose with three hairs attended to
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #201 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 参る   [まいる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) (hum) to go; to come; to call; (2) to be defeated; to collapse; to die; (3) to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; (4) to be madly in love; (5) to visit (shrine, grave)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 参 加   [さんか]  [K]
(n,vs) participation  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 考   [さんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference; consultation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お参り   [おまいり]  [K]
(n,vs) worship; shrine visit  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 参   [じさん]  [K]
(n,vs) bringing; taking; carrying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 参 議 院   [さんぎいん]  [K]
(n) House of Councillors  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 照   [さんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference; consultation; consultation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 古 参   [こさん]  [K]
(n) seniority; long service  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 参   [こうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) giving in to  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 院   [さんいん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) House of Councillors  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 加 者   [さんかしゃ]  [K]
participant; entrant  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 画   [さんかく]  [K]
(n,vs) taking part in planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 観   [さんかん]  [K]
(n) visit; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 考 書   [さんこうしょ]  [K]
(n) reference book  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 事   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) secretary; councillor  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 事 官   [さんじかん]  [K]
(n) councillor  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 政 権   [さんせいけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage; franchise  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 戦   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) participation in a war  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 道   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) road approaching a shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 入   [さんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) coming; visiting; going  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 拝   [さんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) worship  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 謀   [さんぼう]  [K]
(n) staff officer; participating in planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 与   [さんよ]  [K]
(n,vs) participation; taking part  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 列   [さんれつ]  [K]
(n) attendance; participation; presence  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 参   [にんじん]  [K]
(n) carrot; ginseng  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 参   [はかまいり]  [K]
(n) visit to a grave  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 参り   [はかまいり]  [K]
(n) visit to a grave  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 厶

Kanji: 山
Back: Find more details for 山 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mountain
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やま
さ
やの
やん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Henshall Mnemonic: triple-peaked mountain
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #131 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 山   [やま]  [K]
(n) (1) mountain; (2) pile; heap; (3) climax; critical point  [D] [Jisho]
- 沢 山   [たくさん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) many; a lot; much  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 登 山   [とざん]  [K]
(n,vs) mountain climbing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 火 山   [かざん]  [K]
(n) volcano  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 林   [さんりん]  [K]
(n) mountain forest; mountains and forest  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 山 戯る   [ふざける]  [K]
(iK) (v1) to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to joke; to make fun of; to flirt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鉱 山   [こうざん]  [K]
(n) mine (ore)  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 岳   [さんがく]  [K]
(n) mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 脈   [さんみゃく]  [K]
(n) mountain range  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 山   [えんざん]  [K]
(n) distant mountain  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 山   [おくやま]  [K]
(n) remote mountain; mountain recesses  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 山   [げざん]  [K]
(n,vs) descending (mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 山 灰   [かざんばい]  [K]
(n) volcanic ash  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 山   [いわやま]  [K]
(n) rocky mountain  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 山   [こうざん]  [K]
(n) high mountain; alpine  [D] [Jisho]
- 山々   [やまやま]  [K]
(adv,n) very much; great deal; many mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 葵   [わさび]  [K]
(n) (uk) Japanese horseradish  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 陰   [さんいん]  [K]
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 奥   [やまおく]  [K]
(n) mountain recesses  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 火 事   [やまかじ]  [K]
(n) bushfire  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 間   [さんかん]  [K]
(n) among the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 形   [やまがた]  [K]
(n) mountain-shaped  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 系   [さんけい]  [K]
(n) mountain range; mountain system  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 菜   [さんさい]  [K]
(n) edible wild plants  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 寺   [やまでら]  [K]
(n) mountain temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 手   [やまて]  [K]
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 小 屋   [やまごや]  [K]
(n) mountain hut  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 城   [やましろ]  [K]
(n) mountain castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 積   [さんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) lying in piles; form into piles; forming a (huge) pile  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 川   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) mountains and rivers  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 荘   [さんそう]  [K]
(n) mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 賊   [さんぞく]  [K]
(n) bandit; brigand  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 村   [さんそん]  [K]
(n) mountain village  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 地   [さんち]  [K]
(n) mountainous district  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 中   [さんちゅう]  [K]
(n) among the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 頂   [さんちょう]  [K]
(n) summit (e.g. mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 登り   [やまのぼり]  [K]
(n) mountain climbing; mountaineering  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 道   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) mountain road; mountain trail  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 猫   [やまねこ]  [K]
(n) wildcat; lynx  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 崩れ   [やまくずれ]  [K]
(n) landslide  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 野   [さんや]  [K]
(n) hills and fields; countryside  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 陽   [さんよう]  [K]
(n) south side of a mountain; Sanyo district  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 山   [こやま]  [K]
(n) hill; knoll  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 山   [しんざん]  [K]
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 山   [せいざん]  [K]
(n) blue or green mountain; grave  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 本 山   [そうほんざん]  [K]
(n) (1) (Buddh) head temple of a sect; (2) (organizational) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 山   [たいざん]  [K]
(n) great mountain  [D] [Jisho]
- 築 山   [つきやま]  [K]
(n) artificial hill  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 山   [どうざん]  [K]
(n) copper mine  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 山   [はくさん]  [K]
mountain in Gifu Prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 山   [ひょうざん]  [K]
(n) iceberg  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 士 山   [ふじさん]  [K]
Mt Fuji  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 山   [ほんざん]  [K]
(n) head temple; this temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 山   [のやま]  [K]
(n) hills and fields; hill and dale  [D] [Jisho]
- 姥 捨て山   [うばすてやま]  [K]
mountain where old women were aband  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 姥   [やまうば]  [K]
(n) mountain w  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 惨
Back: Find more details for 惨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wretched
disaster
cruelty
harsh
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
ザン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みじ.め
いた.む
むご.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1463 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 惨め   [みじめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) miserable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悲 惨   [ひさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) tragedy; disaster; (2) misery; wretched; pitiful  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 惨 事   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) disaster; horrible accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 惨 状   [さんじょう]  [K]
(n) disastrous scene; terrible spectacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 惨 敗   [さんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 惨 敗   [ざんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 散
Back: Find more details for 散 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scatter
disperse
spend
squander
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ち.る
ち.らす
-ち.らす
ち.らかす
ち.らかる
ばら
ちる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: hand strikes meat, scattering twenty-one pieces
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #758 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 散 歩   [さんぽ]  [K]
(n,vs) walk; stroll  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 解 散   [かいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) breakup; dissolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 散らかす   [ちらかす]  [K]
(v5s) to scatter around; to leave untidy  [D] [Jisho]
- 散らかる   [ちらかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be in disorder; to lie scattered around  [D] [Jisho]
- 散らす   [ちらす]  [K]
(v5s) to scatter; to disperse; to distribute  [D] [Jisho]
- 散る   [ちる]  [K]
(v5r) to fall; to scatter (e.g. blossoms)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 拡 散   [かくさん]  [K]
(n,vs) scattering; diffusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 蒔く   [ばらまく]  [K]
(v5k) (uk) to disseminate; to scatter; to give money freely  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 散   [ぶんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispersion; decentralization; variance (statistics)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 閑 散   [かんさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) leisure; quiet; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 散々   [さんざん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) severely; harshly; utterly; terrible  [D] [Jisho]
- 散らし   [ちらし]  [K]
(n) (1) scattering; (2) leaflets  [D] [Jisho]
- 散らばる   [ちらばる]  [K]
(v5r) to be scattered about  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 会   [さんかい]  [K]
(n) adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 骨   [さんこつ]  [K]
(n,vs) scattering of ashes (cremated remains)  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 策   [さんさく]  [K]
(n) walking; strolling  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 発   [さんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) sporadic; scattering  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 髪   [さんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) hair-cutting; hair-dressing  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 布   [さんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) dissemination  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 文   [さんぶん]  [K]
(n) prose  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 漫   [さんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 散   [しゅうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) collection (gathering) and distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 散   [はっさん]  [K]
(n,vs) letting feelings out; emitting; emanating; divergence (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 散   [りさん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispersal; scattering  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 攴 攵

Kanji: 桟
Back: Find more details for 桟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scaffold
cleat
frame
jetty
bolt (door)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かけはし
さ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2093 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 桟 橋   [さんきょう]  [K]
(n) wharf; bridge; jetty; pier  [D] [Jisho]
- 桟 橋   [さんばし]  [K]
(n) wharf; bridge; jetty; pier  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 燦
Back: Find more details for 燦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s): brilliant
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さん.たる
あき.らか
きらめ.く
きら.めく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 産
Back: Find more details for 産 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
products
bear
give birth
yield
childbirth
native
property
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.む
う.まれる
うぶ-
む.す
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
生 (うまれる) – life
立 (たつ) – stand
Henshall Mnemonic: live birth standing on cliff
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #161 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- お土 産   [おみやげ]  [K]
(n) present; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 業   [さんぎょう]  [K]
(n) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 産   [せいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) production; manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 財 産   [ざいさん]  [K]
(n) property; fortune; assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 産   [みやげ]  [K]
(n) present; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 産   [はさん]  [K]
(n,vs) (personal) bankruptcy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 原 産   [げんさん]  [K]
(n) place of origin; habitat  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 地   [さんち]  [K]
(n) producing area  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産   [すいさん]  [K]
(n) marine products; fisheries  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 産 物   [のうさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) agricultural produce  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お産   [おさん]  [K]
(n) (giving) birth  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産   [きょうさん]  [K]
(n) communism  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 産   [こくさん]  [K]
(n) domestic products  [D] [Jisho]
- 産む   [うむ]  [K]
(v5m) to give birth; to deliver; to produce  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 婦 人 科   [さんふじんか]  [K]
(n) maternity and gynecology department  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 物   [さんぶつ]  [K]
(n) product; result; fruit  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 産   [しさん]  [K]
(n) property; fortune; means; assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 産   [しゅっさん]  [K]
(n) (child)birth; delivery; production (of goods)  [D] [Jisho]
- 畜 産   [ちくさん]  [K]
(n) animal husbandry  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 産   [とうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 産   [とくさん]  [K]
(n) specialty; special product  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産   [ふどうさん]  [K]
(n) real estate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 産   [いさん]  [K]
(n) inheritance; bequest  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 産 物   [かいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 主 義   [きょうさんしゅぎ]  [K]
communism; collectivism  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 党   [きょうさんとう]  [K]
Communist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 産   [げっさん]  [K]
(n) monthly output (production)  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 産 地   [げんさんち]  [K]
(n) place of origin; home; habitat  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 産   [げんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction in production  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定 資 産   [こていしさん]  [K]
fixed assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 総 生 産   [こくみんそうせいさん]  [K]
(n) gross national product; GNP; gross domestic product; GDP  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 科   [さんか]  [K]
(n) obstetrics  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 業 界   [さんぎょうかい]  [K]
the industrial world  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 児 制 限   [さんじせいげん]  [K]
birth control  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 品   [さんぴん]  [K]
(n) products  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 別   [さんべつ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) industrial union  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 油 国   [さんゆこく]  [K]
(n) oil-producing countries (nations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 卵   [さんらん]  [K]
(n) egg-laying; spawning  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 量   [さんりょう]  [K]
(n) output  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 産 婦   [じょさんぷ]  [K]
(n) midwife  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 産 業   [じょうほうさんぎょう]  [K]
information industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 業   [すいさんぎょう]  [K]
(n) fisheries industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 庁   [すいさんちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Fisheries Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 物   [すいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 産 性   [せいさんせい]  [K]
(n) fecundity; productivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 産   [ぞうさん]  [K]
(n) production increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 産   [たんさん]  [K]
(n) (single-industry) industrial union  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 産 階 級   [ちゅうさんかいきゅう]  [K]
middle class; bourgeoisie  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 産 省   [つうさんしょう]  [K]
Ministry of International Trade and Industry; MITI  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 産 相   [つうさんしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of International Trade and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 産   [にっさん]  [K]
(n) daily output  [D] [Jisho]
- 妊 産 婦   [にんさんぷ]  [K]
(n) expectant and nursing mothers  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 産   [ねんさん]  [K]
(n) annual production  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 産   [のうさん]  [K]
(n) agricultural products  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産 屋   [ふどうさんや]  [K]
real estate agent; realtor  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 産 物   [ふくさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) byproduct; side line  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 産   [ぶっさん]  [K]
(n) product  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 遺 産   [ぶんかいさん]  [K]
(n) cultural heritage  [D] [Jisho]
- 量 産   [りょうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) mass production  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 生 立

Kanji: 算
Back: Find more details for 算 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
calculate
divining
number
abacus
probability
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): そろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: count by using bamboo abacus with both hands
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #361 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 計 算   [けいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; reckoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) exact calculation; squaring of accounts  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 算   [よさん]  [K]
(n) estimate; budget  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引 算   [ひきざん]  [K]
(n) subtraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け算   [かけざん]  [K]
(n) multiplication  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 数   [さんすう]  [K]
(n) arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 盤   [そろばん]  [K]
(n) abacus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暗 算   [あんざん]  [K]
(n,vs) mental arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り算   [わりざん]  [K]
(n) (math) division  [D] [Jisho]
- 換 算   [かんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) conversion; change; exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 算   [けっさん]  [K]
(n) balance sheet; settlement of accounts  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 算   [さいさん]  [K]
(n) profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) liquidation; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 足し算   [たしざん]  [K]
(n) addition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き算   [ひきざん]  [K]
(n) subtraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 算   [えんざん]  [K]
(n) operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 算   [かさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) add; addition  [D] [Jisho]
- 概 算   [がいさん]  [K]
(n) approximation; rough estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 算   [ごさん]  [K]
(n) miscalculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 算   [こうさん]  [K]
(n) probability  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 出   [さんしゅつ]  [K]
(n) calculation; computation  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 定   [さんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; estimation; computation  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 算   [しさん]  [K]
(n,vs) trial calculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 珠 算   [しゅざん]  [K]
(n) calculation with abacus  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 加 算 税   [じゅうかさんぜい]  [K]
(n) heavy additional tax(ation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) confidence in success  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 算   [せきさん]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; add up; estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 決 算   [そうけっさん]  [K]
(n) complete financial statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 算 的   [ださんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) calculating; mercenary  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 算   [つうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) total  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 正 予 算   [ほせいよさん]  [K]
revised or supplementary budget  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 予 算   [ほんよさん]  [K]
(n) main budget  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 蚕
Back: Find more details for 蚕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): silkworm
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サン
テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かいこ
こ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
虫 (むし) – bug
Henshall Mnemonic: silkworm is a heavenly insect
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #2272 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蚕   [かいこ]  [K]
(n) silkworm  [D] [Jisho]
- 蚕 糸   [さんし]  [K]
(n) silk thread; silk yarn  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 蚕   [ようさん]  [K]
(n) sericulture; silkworm culture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 虫

Kanji: 賛
Back: Find more details for 賛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
approve
praise
title or inscription on picture
assist
agree with
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たす.ける
たた.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: two males praised and given money
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #868 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 賛 成   [さんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) approval; agreement; support; favour  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 賛 美   [さんび]  [K]
(n,vs) praise; adoration; glorification  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 協 賛   [きょうさん]  [K]
(n) support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛   [さん]  [K]
(n) legend; caption  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 意   [さんい]  [K]
(n) approval; assent  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 歌   [さんか]  [K]
(n) praise; admiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 辞   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) eulogy; compliment  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 助   [さんじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) support; patronage  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 同   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) approval; endorsement  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 否   [さんぴ]  [K]
(n) yes and no; for and against  [D] [Jisho]
- 称 賛   [しょうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) praise; admiration; commendation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 酸
Back: Find more details for 酸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
acid
bitterness
sour
tart
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): す.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Henshall Mnemonic: alcohol has lingering bitter acid taste
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1218 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 酸 素   [さんそ]  [K]
(n) oxygen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 酸っぱい   [すっぱい]  [K]
(adj) sour; acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 酸 性   [さんせい]  [K]
(n) acidity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 酸   [さん]  [K]
(n) acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 酸 化   [さんか]  [K]
(n) oxidation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- アミノ酸   [アミノさん]  [K]
(n) amino acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 酸 化 炭 素   [いっさんかたんそ]  [K]
(n) carbon monoxide  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 酸   [えんさん]  [K]
(n) hydrochloric acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 酸   [かくさん]  [K]
(n) nucleic acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 酸 味   [さんみ]  [K]
(n) sourness; acidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 硝 酸   [しょうさん]  [K]
(n) nitric acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 酸   [しんさん]  [K]
(n) hardships; privation  [D] [Jisho]
- 酢 酸   [さくさん]  [K]
(n) acetic acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 酸   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) hydrocyanic (prussic) acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 酸   [たんさん]  [K]
(n) carbonic acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 尿 酸   [にょうさん]  [K]
(n) uric acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 硫 酸   [りゅうさん]  [K]
(n) sulfuric acid  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 暫
Back: Find more details for 暫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
temporarily
a while
moment
long time
On-Yomi Reading(s): ザン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しばら.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1112 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 暫く   [しばらく]  [K]
(adv,int) little while  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暫 定   [ざんてい]  [K]
(n) tentative  [D] [Jisho]
- 披 歴   [ひれき]  [K]
(n,vs) express one's opinion; make known; reveal  [D] [Jisho]
- 披 露   [ひろう]  [K]
(n,vs) announcement; opening of one's heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 披 露 宴   [ひろうえん]  [K]
(n) reception (wedding)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 残
Back: Find more details for 残 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
remainder
leftover
balance
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ザン
サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のこ.る
のこ.す
そこな.う
のこ.り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歹 (がつへん) – death
Henshall Mnemonic: two cruel halberds leave only bare bone
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #380 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 残る   [のこる]  [K]
(v5r) to remain; to be left  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 念   [ざんねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 残す   [のこす]  [K]
(v5s) to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve  [D] [Jisho]
- 残り   [のこり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) remnant; residue; remaining; left-over  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 業   [ざんぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) overtime (work)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 残らず   [のこらず]  [K]
(adv) all; entirely; completely; without exception  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 残 高   [ざんだか]  [K]
(n) (bank) balance; remainder  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 酷   [ざんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; harshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 残   [なごり]  [K]
(n) remains; traces; vestiges; memory  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 残った分   [のこったぶん]  [K]
(n) amount left over  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 虐   [ざんぎゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; brutality  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 暑   [ざんしょ]  [K]
(n) lingering summer heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 存   [ざんそん]  [K]
(n,vs) remain; survive  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 忍   [ざんにん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; atrocity; brutality  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 留   [ざんりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) stay behind; stay back  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 塁   [ざんるい]  [K]
(n) remnant fort; left on base (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り残す   [とりのこす]  [K]
(v5s) to leave behind  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き残り   [いきのこり]  [K]
(n) survivor  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き残る   [いきのこる]  [K]
(v5r) to survive  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 残   [むざん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 残 惜しい   [なごりおしい]  [K]
(adj) regret (at parting); reluctance (to part)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 歹

Kanji: 仕
Back: Find more details for 仕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
attend
doing
official
serve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つか.える
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai is person who works and serves
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #439 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 仕 事   [しごと]  [K]
(adj-no,n) work; occupation; employment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 仕 方   [しかた]  [K]
(n) way; method; means; resource; course  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 仕 舞う   [しまう]  [K]
(v5u) (uk) to finish; to close; to do something completely; to put away; to put an end to  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 仕 方がない   [しかたがない]  [K]
(adj,exp) it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; being impatient; being annoyed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仕える   [つかえる]  [K]
(v1) to serve; to work for  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 掛け   [しかけ]  [K]
(n) device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 掛ける   [しかける]  [K]
(v1) to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上がり   [しあがり]  [K]
(n) finish; end; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上げ   [しあげ]  [K]
(n) end; finishing touches; being finished  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上げる   [しあげる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to finish up; to complete  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 組み   [しくみ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; (2) plan; plot; contrivance  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 入れる   [しいれる]  [K]
(v1) to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 様   [しよう]  [K]
(n) way; method; resource; remedy; (technical) specification  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 立てる   [したてる]  [K]
(v1) to tailor; to make; to prepare; to train; to send (a messenger)  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 仕   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) attendance; service  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お仕 舞い   [おしまい]  [K]
(n) the end; closing; being done for  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 業   [しわざ]  [K]
(n) act; action; deed  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 込み   [しこみ]  [K]
(n) training; stocking up; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 事 場   [しごとば]  [K]
(n) place where one works; construction site; working area  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 手   [して]  [K]
(n) protagonist; hero; leading part  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 切り   [しきり]  [K]
(n) partition; division; boundary; compartment; settlement of accounts; toeing the mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 草   [しぐさ]  [K]
(n) action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 送り   [しおくり]  [K]
(n) allowance; remittance  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 入れ   [しいれ]  [K]
(n) stocking; buying up  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 立て   [したて]  [K]
(n) tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 伺
Back: Find more details for 伺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pay respects
visit
ask
inquire
question
implore
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うかが.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2209 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 伺う   [うかがう]  [K]
(v5u,vi,vt) (hon) to visit; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 進 退 伺い   [しんたいうかがい]  [K]
(n) informal (unofficial) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 使
Back: Find more details for 使 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): use
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つか.う
つか.い
-つか.い
-づか.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: official person uses servant
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #219 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 使う   [つかう]  [K]
(v5u) to use; to handle; to manipulate; to employ; to need; to want; to spend; to consume; to speak (English); to practise (fencing); to take (one's lunch); to circulate (bad money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 使 館   [たいしかん]  [K]
(n) embassy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 使 用   [しよう]  [K]
(n,vs) use; application; employment; utilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 使   [たいし]  [K]
(n) ambassador  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 使い   [つかい]  [K]
(n,vs) errand; message; messenger; bearer; use; usage; trainer; tamer; mission; familiar spirit; going as envoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い道   [つかいみち]  [K]
(n) use  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 命   [しめい]  [K]
(n) mission; errand; message  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 人   [しようにん]  [K]
(n) employee; servant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駆 使   [くし]  [K]
(n) order around; use freely  [D] [Jisho]
- 遣 唐 使   [けんとうし]  [K]
(n) envoy (to T'ang China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 使   [こうし]  [K]
(n) minister (of legation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 使   [こうし]  [K]
(n) use; exercise  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 使   [こくし]  [K]
(n) exploitation; overuse; abuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い捨て   [つかいすて]  [K]
(n) throwaway; disposable  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い分け   [つかいわけ]  [K]
(n) proper use; using (different things) for different purposes  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い方   [つかいかた]  [K]
(n) way to use something; treatment; management (of help)  [D] [Jisho]
- 使わす   [つかわす]  [K]
(v5s) to send; to dispatch  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 者   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) messenger; envoy; emissary  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 節   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) envoy; embassy; mission; delegate  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 徒   [しと]  [K]
(n) apostle; disciple  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 途   [しと]  [K]
(n) purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 済み   [しようずみ]  [K]
second-hand; no longer used  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 者   [しようしゃ]  [K]
(n) (1) user; consumer; (2) employer  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 料   [しようりょう]  [K]
(n) rent; hire  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 力 行 使   [じつりょくこうし]  [K]
use of force  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 使   [てんし]  [K]
(n) angel  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 使   [とくし]  [K]
(n) special envoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 使   [ろうし]  [K]
(n) labour and management  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 刺
Back: Find more details for 刺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thorn
pierce
stab
prick
sting
calling card
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.す
さ.さる
さ.し
さし
とげ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1031 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 刺 激   [しげき]  [K]
(n,vs) stimulus; impetus; incentive; excitement; irritation; encouragement; motivation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 刺さる   [ささる]  [K]
(v5r) to stick; to be stuck  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺す   [さす]  [K]
(v5s) to pierce; to stab; to prick; to thrust; to bite; to sting; to pin down; to stitch; to put (a runner) out; to pole (a boat); to catch (with a line); to stick  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺 身   [さしみ]  [K]
(n) sliced raw fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 刺   [めいし]  [K]
(n) business card  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 刺し   [さし]  [K]
(n) sharpened tube for testing rice in bags  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺し殺す   [さしころす]  [K]
(v5s) to stab to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺し身   [さしみ]  [K]
(n) sliced raw fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き刺す   [つきさす]  [K]
(v5s) to stab; to pierce; to thrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 刺   [ふうし]  [K]
(n) satire  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 司
Back: Find more details for 司 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
director
official
govt office
rule
administer
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つかさど.る
つ
つか
つかさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: one official administers corner entrance
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #759 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 司 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n,vs) chairmanship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 司 法   [しほう]  [K]
(n) administration of justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 司   [じょうし]  [K]
(n) superior authorities; boss  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 握り寿 司   [にぎりずし]  [K]
(n) hand-rolled sushi; sushi ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 司   [こうし]  [K]
(n) company; firm (in China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 司   [ぎょうじ]  [K]
(n) sumo referee  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会 者   [しかいしゃ]  [K]
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 書   [ししょ]  [K]
(n) librarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 法 裁 判   [しほうさいばん]  [K]
judicial trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 令   [しれい]  [K]
(n) command; control; commander  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 令 官   [しれいかん]  [K]
(n) commandant; commanding officer; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 令 部   [しれいぶ]  [K]
(n) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 寿 司   [すし]  [K]
(n) (uk) sushi; anything made with vinegared (su) rice  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 史
Back: Find more details for 史 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
history
chronicle
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あきら
あや
お
こ
ちか
とし
なか
のぶ
ひさ
ひと
ふみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: hand of man central to history
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #511 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 歴 史   [れきし]  [K]
(n) history  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 女 史   [じょし]  [K]
(n) Ms  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 史 家   [しか]  [K]
(n) historian  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 学   [しがく]  [K]
(n) study of history  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 実   [しじつ]  [K]
(n) historical fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) historical  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 跡   [しせき]  [K]
(n) historical landmark  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 料   [しりょう]  [K]
(n) historical records  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 史 的   [れきしてき]  [K]
(adj-na) historic; historical; traditional  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ｜ 口

Kanji: 嗣
Back: Find more details for 嗣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heir
succeed
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
つかさ
つぎ
つぐ
ひで
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2310 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 四
Back: Find more details for 四 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): four
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ
よ.つ
よっ.つ
よん
あ
つ
よつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: four fingers in clenched fist
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #47 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 四   [し]  [K]
(num) four  [D] [Jisho]
- 四   [よん]  [K]
(num) four  [D] [Jisho]
- 四つ   [よっつ]  [K]
(n) four  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 月   [しがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) April  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 日   [よっか]  [K]
(n) (1) 4th day of month; (2) four days  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 百   [よんひゃく]  [K]
four hundred  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 四つ角   [よつかど]  [K]
(n) four corners; crossroads  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 角   [しかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 角い   [しかくい]  [K]
(adj) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 季   [しき]  [K]
(n) four seasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 捨 五 入   [ししゃごにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) rounding up (esp. fractions)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 四 球   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) four balls; base on balls (baseball); a walk  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 隅   [よすみ]  [K]
(n) four corners  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 死 球   [ししきゅう]  [K]
(n) four dead balls (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 肢   [しし]  [K]
(n) limbs; extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 十   [よんじゅう]  [K]
forty  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 十 七 士   [しじゅうしちし]  [K]
Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 重 奏   [しじゅうそう]  [K]
(n) instrumental quartet  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 畳 半   [よじょうはん]  [K]
(n) 4 1; 2 Tatami mats  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 千   [よんせん]  [K]
four thousand  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 半 期   [しはんき]  [K]
(n) quarter (of a year)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 方   [しほう]  [K]
(n) every direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 本   [よんほん]  [K]
(adj) four (long cylindrical things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 輪 車   [よんりんしゃ]  [K]
automobile; car  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 四   [じゅうよん]  [K]
14; fourteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 四 角   [ましかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 四 時 間 制   [にじゅうよじかんせい]  [K]
(n) around-the-clock system  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 十 四 分 音 符   [ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ]  [K]
64th note  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 士
Back: Find more details for 士 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gentleman
samurai
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お
ま
さむらい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 士 (さむらい) – samurai
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai stands erect
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #526 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 博 士   [はかせ]  [K]
(n) doctorate; PhD  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 武 士   [ぶし]  [K]
(n) warrior; samurai  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 学 士   [がくし]  [K]
(n) university graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士   [しゅうし]  [K]
(n) Masters degree program  [D] [Jisho]
- 紳 士   [しんし]  [K]
(n) gentleman  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 士   [どうし]  [K]
(n) fellow; companion; comrade  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 士   [へいし]  [K]
(n) soldier  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宇 宙 飛 行 士   [うちゅうひこうし]  [K]
astronaut  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 転 士   [うんてんし]  [K]
(n) mate; (ship's) officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 士   [えいようし]  [K]
(n) nutritionist  [D] [Jisho]
- 棋 士   [きし]  [K]
(n) shogi player  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 士   [きし]  [K]
(n) knight  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 士   [けんし]  [K]
(n) fencer  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 築 士   [けんちくし]  [K]
(n) (authorized) architect and builder  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 士   [こくし]  [K]
(n) distinguished citizen; patriot  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 十 七 士   [しじゅうしちし]  [K]
Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers  [D] [Jisho]
- 士 官   [しかん]  [K]
(n) officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 士 気   [しき]  [K]
(n) morale (of troops, team, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士 課 程   [しゅうしかてい]  [K]
master's course  [D] [Jisho]
- 紳 士 協 定   [しんしきょうてい]  [K]
gentlemen's agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 理 士   [ぜいりし]  [K]
(n) tax counsellor  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 士   [せんし]  [K]
(n) soldier; combatant; warrior  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 議 士   [だいぎし]  [K]
(n) parliamentarian; member of a congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 士   [とうし]  [K]
(n) fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 士   [はくし]  [K]
(n) doctorate; PhD  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 士   [ひこうし]  [K]
(n) pilot  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 士 山   [ふじさん]  [K]
Mt Fuji  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 士 通   [ふじつう]  [K]
Fujitsu  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 護 士   [べんごし]  [K]
(n) lawyer; attorney  [D] [Jisho]
- 勇 士   [ゆうし]  [K]
(n) brave warrior; hero; brave man  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 士   [りきし]  [K]
(n) Japanese (sumo) wrestler; strong man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 始
Back: Find more details for 始 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
commence
begin
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はじ.める
-はじ.める
はじ.まる
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: first woman begins to mount platform
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #244 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 始まる   [はじまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to begin  [D] [Jisho]
- 始め   [はじめ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning; start; origin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 始める   [はじめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to start; to begin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 開 始   [かいし]  [K]
(n,vs) start; commencement; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 始まり   [はじまり]  [K]
(n) origin; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 原 始   [げんし]  [K]
(n) origin; primeval  [D] [Jisho]
- 始めに   [はじめに]  [K]
(exp) to begin with; first of all; in the beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 終   [しじゅう]  [K]
(adv,n) continuously; from beginning to end  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 始 発   [しはつ]  [K]
(n) first train  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 末   [しまつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) management; (2) dealing; settlement; (3) cleaning up afterwards  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 始   [しゅうし]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end; (2) consistent(ly)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 後 始 末   [あとしまつ]  [K]
(n,vs) settlement (of affairs); remedial measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 業   [しぎょう]  [K]
(n) start of work; commencement; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 始め   [てはじめ]  [K]
(n) outset  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 始   [そうし]  [K]
(n) creation; founding; initiating  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 始   [ねんし]  [K]
(n-t) New Year's call; beginning of the year; New Year's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 始 末   [ふしまつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mismanagement; malpractice; wastefulness; carelessness; misconduct; unthriftiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 姉
Back: Find more details for 姉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): elder sister
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あね
はは
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: elder sister works in city
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1473 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お姉さん   [おねえさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) older sister; (vocative) "Miss?"  [D] [Jisho]
- 姉   [あね]  [K]
(n) (hum) older sister  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 姉 妹   [しまい]  [K]
(n) sisters  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 姉   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) sister-in-law (elder)  [D] [Jisho]
- 姉さん   [ねえさん]  [K]
(n) elder sister; waitress; girl  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 姿
Back: Find more details for 姿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
figure
form
shape
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すがた
しな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: next woman has a good figure
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #441 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 姿   [すがた]  [K]
(n) figure; shape; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 姿 勢   [しせい]  [K]
(n) attitude; posture  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 後ろ姿   [うしろすがた]  [K]
(n) retreating figure; appearance from behind  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 姿   [ようし]  [K]
(n) appearance; figure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 子
Back: Find more details for 子 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
child
first sign of Chinese zodiac
sign of the rat
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シ
ス
ツ
-っ.こ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ
-こ
ね
い
き
ぎ
く
け
ねっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Henshall Mnemonic: long-armed child in swaddling clothes
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #72 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お菓 子   [おかし]  [K]
(n) confections; sweets; candy  [D] [Jisho]
- 椅 子   [いす]  [K]
(n) chair  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 供   [こども]  [K]
(n) child; children  [D] [Jisho]
- 女の子   [おんなのこ]  [K]
(n) girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 男の子   [おとこのこ]  [K]
(n) boy  [D] [Jisho]
- 帽 子   [ぼうし]  [K]
(n) hat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 子   [こ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 息 子   [むすこ]  [K]
(n) (hum) son  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 王 子   [おうじ]  [K]
(n) prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 菓 子   [かし]  [K]
(n) pastry  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 子   [じょし]  [K]
(n) woman; girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 子   [ふたご]  [K]
(n) twins; a twin  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 子   [だんし]  [K]
(n) youth; young man  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 子   [ちょうし]  [K]
(n) tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm; vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack; condition; state of health; strain; impetus; spur of the moment; trend  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 子   [でんし]  [K]
(n) (1) electron; (2) (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 子   [まいご]  [K]
(n) lost (stray) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 様 子   [ようす]  [K]
(n) aspect; state; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 子 孫   [しそん]  [K]
(n) descendants; posterity; offspring  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 子   [しょうじ]  [K]
(n) paper sliding door  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 子   [せんす]  [K]
(n) folding fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 子   [でし]  [K]
(n) pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper  [D] [Jisho]
- 梯 子   [はしご]  [K]
(n) ladder; stairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 捻 子   [ねじ]  [K]
(n) (uk) screw; helix; spiral  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 子   [はんこ]  [K]
(n) seal (used for signature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 末っ子   [すえっこ]  [K]
(n) youngest child  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原 子   [げんし]  [K]
(n) atom  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 息   [しそく]  [K]
(n) (hon) son  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 子   [ぶんし]  [K]
(n) numerator; molecule  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 子   [りし]  [K]
(n) interest (bank)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ドラ息 子   [ドラむすこ]  [K]
lazy son; profligate son  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 伝 子   [いでんし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gene; genetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人っ子   [ひとりっこ]  [K]
(n) an only child  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 息 子   [ひとりむすこ]  [K]
(n) an only son  [D] [Jisho]
- 因 子   [いんし]  [K]
(n) (math) factor; element  [D] [Jisho]
- 茄 子   [なす]  [K]
(n) eggplant; aubergine  [D] [Jisho]
- 菓 子 屋   [かしや]  [K]
(n) confectionery shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 子   [こうし]  [K]
(n) lattice  [D] [Jisho]
- 教え子   [おしえご]  [K]
(n) student; disciple  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 子   [きんす]  [K]
(n) money; funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り出し梯 子   [くりだしばしご]  [K]
extension ladder  [D] [Jisho]
- 君 子   [くんし]  [K]
(n) man of virtue; person of high rank; wise man  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 核   [げんしかく]  [K]
(n,adj-no) nucleus (atomic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 力   [げんしりょく]  [K]
(n) atomic energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 炉   [げんしろ]  [K]
(n) atomic reactor  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 子   [こうし]  [K]
(n) young nobleman  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸っ子   [えどっこ]  [K]
(n) true Tokyoite  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 子   [かっし]  [K]
first of the sexagenary cycle  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子   [こうたいし]  [K]
(n) crown prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子 妃   [こうたいしひ]  [K]
(n) crown princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 子   [くろこ]  [K]
(n) prompter; stagehand; black figures  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 子   [ほくろ]  [K]
(n) dark mole; face mole; beauty spot; mite  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 子   [こっし]  [K]
(n) bones; marrow; essentials  [D] [Jisho]
- 根っ子   [ねっこ]  [K]
(n) root; stub; stump  [D] [Jisho]
- 妻 子   [さいし]  [K]
(n) wife and children  [D] [Jisho]
- 冊 子   [さっし]  [K]
(n) book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 会 社   [こがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) subsidiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 規   [ほととぎす]  [K]
(n) cuckoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 宮   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) womb; uterus  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 牛   [こうし]  [K]
(n) calf  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 守   [こもり]  [K]
(n) babysitter; nursemaid  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 守 歌   [こもりうた]  [K]
(n) lullaby  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 女   [しじょ]  [K]
(n) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 弟   [してい]  [K]
(n) young(er) people  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 役   [こやく]  [K]
(n) dramatic role for child; child actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 獅 子   [しし]  [K]
(n) lion  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 子   [じっし]  [K]
(n) one's own child  [D] [Jisho]
- 捨て子   [すてご]  [K]
(n) abandoned child; foundling  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 椅 子   [くるまいす]  [K]
(n) wheelchair  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 子   [しゅし]  [K]
(n) seed; pit  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 子 大   [じょしだい]  [K]
(n) women's college  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 冊 子   [しょうさっし]  [K]
(n) booklet; pamphlet  [D] [Jisho]
- 上っ調 子   [うわっちょうし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flippant; frivolous; shallow  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り子   [ふりこ]  [K]
(n) pendulum  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 子   [おやこ]  [K]
(n) parent and child  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 子   [からし]  [K]
(n) mustard  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 子   [せいし]  [K]
(n) sperm  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 子   [そし]  [K]
(n) element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 粒 子   [そりゅうし]  [K]
(n) elementary particle; particle (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 子   [たいし]  [K]
(n) Crown Prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 駄 菓 子   [だがし]  [K]
(n) cheap sweets  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫡 子   [ちゃくし]  [K]
(n) legitimate child  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 性 子   [ちゅうせいし]  [K]
(n) neutron  [D] [Jisho]
- 銚 子   [ちょうし]  [K]
(n) (sake) decanter  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 子 入り   [でしいり]  [K]
(n) apprenticeship; enrolling  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐 辛 子   [とうがらし]  [K]
(n) red pepper; cayenne  [D] [Jisho]
- 拍 子   [ひょうし]  [K]
(n) (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女 子   [ふじょし]  [K]
(n) woman; wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 子   [ふし]  [K]
(n) father and child (son)  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 子   [ぼし]  [K]
(n) mother and child  [D] [Jisho]
- 胞 子   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) spore  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 調 子   [ほんちょうし]  [K]
(n) proper key; keynote; normal condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 利 子   [むりし]  [K]
(n) (earning or paying) no interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 子   [めんつ]  [K]
(n) face; (one's) honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 子   [おさなご]  [K]
(n) infant; baby; little child  [D] [Jisho]
- 踊り子   [おどりこ]  [K]
(n) dancer  [D] [Jisho]
- 陽 子   [ようし]  [K]
(n) proton  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 子   [ようし]  [K]
(n) adopted child; son-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
- 卵 子   [らんし]  [K]
(n) ovum; ovule; egg cell  [D] [Jisho]
- 里 子   [さとご]  [K]
(n) foster child  [D] [Jisho]
- 粒 子   [りゅうし]  [K]
(n) particle; grain  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 子   [ろうし]  [K]
Lao-tse; Lao-tzu  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 菓 子   [わがし]  [K]
(n) Japanese confectionery  [D] [Jisho]
- 餃 子   [ぎょうざ]  [K]
(n) gyoza (Japanese crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 市
Back: Find more details for 市 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
market
city
town
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いち
い
ち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: go to city market to buy cloth top hat
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #42 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 市   [し]  [K]
(n-suf) city  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民   [しみん]  [K]
(n) citizen; townspeople  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 市   [いち]  [K]
(n) market; fair  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場   [いちば]  [K]
(n) (1) (town) market; (2) (the) marketplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市   [とし]  [K]
(n) town; city; municipal; urban  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 市 街   [しがい]  [K]
(n) urban areas; the streets; town; city  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) (the) market (as a concept)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ホーチミン市   [ホーチミンし]  [K]
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 市 場   [おろしうりしじょう]  [K]
wholesale market  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 市 場   [うおいちば]  [K]
(n) fish market  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 市 場   [きんゆうしじょう]  [K]
money market; financial market  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 本 市   [みほんいち]  [K]
(n) trade fair  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 営   [しえい]  [K]
(n) municipal management  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 外   [しがい]  [K]
(n) outside the city area; suburbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 街 地   [しがいち]  [K]
(n) town areas  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議   [しぎ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) city councillor; city assemblyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議 会   [しぎかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 況   [しきょう]  [K]
(n) market conditions  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場 調 査   [しじょうちょうさ]  [K]
market research  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 政   [しせい]  [K]
(n) municipal government  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 中   [しちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the city  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 町 村   [しちょうそん]  [K]
(n) cities, towns and villages; municipalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 長   [しちょう]  [K]
(n) mayor  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 道   [しどう]  [K]
(n) municipal roads  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 内   [しない]  [K]
(n) (within a) city  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 販   [しはん]  [K]
(n) marketing  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 部   [しぶ]  [K]
(n) urban areas  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 権   [しみんけん]  [K]
(n) citizenship  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 社 会   [しみんしゃかい]  [K]
civil society  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 役 所   [しやくしょ]  [K]
(n) municipal office; council; city hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 立   [しりつ]  [K]
(n) municipal  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市ガス   [としガス]  [K]
(n) town gas  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市 計 画   [としけいかく]  [K]
town planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 市   [どうし]  [K]
(n) same city  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 亠 巾

Kanji: 師
Back: Find more details for 師 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
expert
teacher
master
army
war
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のし
のり
もろ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: model teacher has one bit of cloth over buttocks
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #563 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 医 師   [いし]  [K]
(n) doctor; physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 師   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) engineer; technician  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 師   [きょうし]  [K]
(n) teacher (classroom)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 漁 師   [りょうし]  [K]
(n) fisherman  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 師   [こうし]  [K]
(n) lecturer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 牧 師   [ぼくし]  [K]
(n) pastor; minister; clergyman  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 医 師 会   [いしかい]  [K]
(n) medical association  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 師   [おんし]  [K]
(n) one's honoured teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 教 師   [かていきょうし]  [K]
tutor; coach  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 欺 師   [さぎし]  [K]
(n) swindler; imposter; crook  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 事   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) study under; looking up; apprentice oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 匠   [ししょう]  [K]
(n) master; teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 走   [しわす]  [K]
(n) (obs) twelfth month of the lunar calendar  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 団   [しだん]  [K]
(n) (army) division  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 弟   [してい]  [K]
(n) teacher and student  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 範   [しはん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) instructor; (fencing) teacher; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医 師   [しかいし]  [K]
dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 教 師   [せんきょうし]  [K]
(n) missionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 師   [だいし]  [K]
(n) (Buddh) great teacher; saint  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 容 師   [びようし]  [K]
(n) beauty artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 師   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest; bonze  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 剤 師   [やくざいし]  [K]
(n) chemist; pharmacist  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 師   [りょうし]  [K]
(n) hunter; huntsman  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: ｜ 巾

Kanji: 志
Back: Find more details for 志 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intention
plan
resolve
aspire
motive
hopes
shilling
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シ
シリング
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こころざ.す
こころざし
じん
べ
べし
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: warrior's heart shows will
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #823 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 意 志   [いし]  [K]
(n) will; volition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 志   [こころざし]  [K]
(n) will; intention; motive  [D] [Jisho]
- 志す   [こころざす]  [K]
(v5s) to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)  [D] [Jisho]
- 志 向   [しこう]  [K]
(n) intention; aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 志 望   [しぼう]  [K]
(n) wish; desire; ambition  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 志   [どうし]  [K]
(n) same mind; comrade; kindred soul  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 志   [いし]  [K]
(n) dying wish  [D] [Jisho]
- 志 願   [しがん]  [K]
(n) aspiration; volunteering; desire  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 志   [とうし]  [K]
(n) fighting spirit; (will to) fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 篤 志 家   [とくしか]  [K]
(n) volunteer; self-sacrificing person  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 志   [ゆうし]  [K]
(n) voluntary; volunteer; sympathizer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土 心 攸

Kanji: 思
Back: Find more details for 思 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): think
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おも.う
おもえら.く
おぼ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: always thinking of one's field in one's heart
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #132 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 思い出す   [おもいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to recall; to remember  [D] [Jisho]
- 思う   [おもう]  [K]
(v5u) to think; to feel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 意 思   [いし]  [K]
(n) intention; purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い出   [おもいで]  [K]
(n) memories; recollections; reminiscence  [D] [Jisho]
- 思わず   [おもわず]  [K]
(adv) unintentional; spontaneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 想   [しそう]  [K]
(n) thought; idea; ideology  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 思 議   [ふしぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 思い込む   [おもいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切り   [おもいきり]  [K]
(adv,n) with all one's strength (heart); resignation; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い付く   [おもいつく]  [K]
(v5k) to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 思い付き   [おもいつき]  [K]
(n) plan; idea; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 考   [しこう]  [K]
(n) thought  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 思い   [かたおもい]  [K]
(n) unrequited love  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 思 決 定   [いしけってい]  [K]
(n) decision-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 思 表 示   [いしひょうじ]  [K]
(n) declaration of intention  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い   [おもい]  [K]
(n) thought; mind; heart; feelings; emotion; sentiment; love; affection; desire; wish; hope; expectation; imagination; experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 思いがけない   [おもいがけない]  [K]
(adj) unexpected; casual  [D] [Jisho]
- 思いとどまる   [おもいとどまる]  [K]
(v5r) to give up (a plan or idea or idea); to desist from (doing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思いやり   [おもいやり]  [K]
(n) consideration; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い起こす   [おもいおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to recall; to remember  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い思い   [おもいおもい]  [K]
(adv) just as one likes; as one pleases  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い上がる   [おもいあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to be conceited  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切って   [おもいきって]  [K]
(adv) resolutely  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切る   [おもいきる]  [K]
(v5r) to resign to fate; to despair  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い直す   [おもいなおす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い当たる   [おもいあたる]  [K]
(v5r) to come to mind; to recall; to think of  [D] [Jisho]
- 思う存 分   [おもうぞんぶん]  [K]
(adv) to one's heart's content  [D] [Jisho]
- 思わく   [おもわく]  [K]
(n) expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n,vs) thought; consideration; meditation; ponder  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 索   [しさく]  [K]
(n) speculation; thinking; meditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 春 期   [ししゅんき]  [K]
(n) puberty  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 慕   [しぼ]  [K]
(n) yearning; deep affection  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 惑   [おもわく]  [K]
(n) expectation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 心 攸 田

Kanji: 指
Back: Find more details for 指 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
finger
point to
indicate
put into
play (chess)
measure (ruler)
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆび
さ.す
-さ.し
い
いぶ
さし
さす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: person sits pointing at sun with finger
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #155 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 指   [ゆび]  [K]
(n) finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 輪   [ゆびわ]  [K]
(n) (finger) ring  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 指す   [さす]  [K]
(v5s) to point; to put up umbrella; to play  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 導   [しどう]  [K]
(n,vs) leadership; guidance; coaching  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 指 定   [してい]  [K]
(n,vs) designation; specification; assignment; pointing at  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 指   [こゆび]  [K]
(n) little finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 指   [おやゆび]  [K]
(n) thumb  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 指   [なかゆび]  [K]
(n) middle finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 指す   [めざす]  [K]
(v5s) to aim at; to have an eye on  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 指   [くすりゆび]  [K]
(n) ring finger  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 指 揮   [しき]  [K]
(n) command; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 差す   [ゆびさす]  [K]
(v5s) to point at  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 示   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) indication; instruction; directions  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 図   [さしず]  [K]
(n) instruction; mandate  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 摘   [してき]  [K]
(n,vs) pointing out; identification  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 令   [しれい]  [K]
(n) orders; instructions; directive  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 習 指 導 要 領   [がくしゅうしどうようりょう]  [K]
government course (curriculum) guidelines  [D] [Jisho]
- 屈 指   [くっし]  [K]
(adj-no,n) leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 況 指 数   [さっきょうしすう]  [K]
rice-crop index  [D] [Jisho]
- 指し示す   [さししめす]  [K]
(v5s) to indicate; to show; to point to  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 揮 者   [しきしゃ]  [K]
(n) (musical) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 針   [ししん]  [K]
(n) compass needle (cursor); guideline; pointer  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 数   [しすう]  [K]
(n) index; index number; exponent  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 切り   [ゆびきり]  [K]
(n) linking little fingers to confirm a promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 先   [ゆびさき]  [K]
(n) fingertip  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 標   [しひょう]  [K]
(n) index; indices  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 名   [しめい]  [K]
(n,vs) name; nominate; designate  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 名 手 配   [しめいてはい]  [K]
(n) search for a named suspect  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 紋   [しもん]  [K]
(n) fingerprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 差し指   [ひとさしゆび]  [K]
(n) index finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 価 指 数   [ぶっかしすう]  [K]
a price index  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 指   [ものさし]  [K]
(n) ruler; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 指し   [ものさし]  [K]
(n) ruler; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 指し   [なざし]  [K]
(n) nomination; calling names  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 支
Back: Find more details for 支 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
branch
support
sustain
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ささ.える
つか.える
か.う
しんよう
じゅうまた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 支 (しんよう) – branch
Henshall Mnemonic: hand supports cross-shaped branch
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #159 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 支える   [ささえる]  [K]
(v1) to support; to prop  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 給   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 出   [ししゅつ]  [K]
(n) expenditure; expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 店   [してん]  [K]
(n) branch store (office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 度   [したく]  [K]
(n,vs) preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 配   [しはい]  [K]
(n,vs) rule; control; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 払   [しはらい]  [K]
(n) payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 払う   [しはらう]  [K]
(v5u) to pay  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 差し支え   [さしつかえ]  [K]
(n) hindrance; impediment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 差し支える   [さしつかえる]  [K]
(v1) to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 持   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) support; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 支   [しゅうし]  [K]
(n) income and expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 管 支   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bronchial tube  [D] [Jisho]
- 支える   [つかえる]  [K]
(v1) to be blocked; to choke; to be obstructed; to feel a pressure on one's chest  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 援   [しえん]  [K]
(n,vs) support; backing; aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 局   [しきょく]  [K]
(n) branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 社   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 所   [ししょ]  [K]
(n) branch (office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 障   [ししょう]  [K]
(n) obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 柱   [しちゅう]  [K]
(n) prop; brace; fulcrum  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 店 長   [してんちょう]  [K]
(n) branch manager; manager of a branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 配 人   [しはいにん]  [K]
(n) manager; executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 配 的   [しはいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) dominant; ruling  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 部   [しぶ]  [K]
(n) branch; subdivision  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 払い   [しはらい]  [K]
(n) payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 流   [しりゅう]  [K]
(n) tributary; branch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3

Kanji: 施
Back: Find more details for 施 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
alms
apply bandages
admin 1st aid
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シ
セ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほどこ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #323 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 実 施   [じっし]  [K]
(n,vs) enforcement; enact; put into practice; carry out; operation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 施す   [ほどこす]  [K]
(v5s) to donate; to give; to conduct; to apply; to perform  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 行   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) execution; enforcing; carrying out  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 設   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) institution; establishment; facility; (army) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 施 工   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) execution (building contract); carrying out  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 策   [しさく]  [K]
(n) policy; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 政   [しせい]  [K]
(n) government; administration; statesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 施   [ふせ]  [K]
(n) alms; offerings  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 衛 施 設 庁   [ぼうえいしせつちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 方

Kanji: 旨
Back: Find more details for 旨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
delicious
relish
show a liking for
purport
will
clever
expert
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むね
うま.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
匕 (さじのひ) – spoon
日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1166 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 要 旨   [ようし]  [K]
(n) gist; essentials; summary; fundamentals  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 趣 旨   [しゅし]  [K]
(n) object; meaning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旨   [し]  [K]
relish; show a liking for  [D] [Jisho]
- 旨   [むね]  [K]
(n) purport; principle; instructions; will; thinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 旨   [ほんし]  [K]
(n) main object; principal object; true aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 旨   [ろんし]  [K]
(n) point of an argument; drift of an argument  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 匕 日

Kanji: 枝
Back: Find more details for 枝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bough
branch
twig
limb
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えだ
え
ぐさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tree branch
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1401 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 枝   [えだ]  [K]
(n) branch; bow; twig; limb  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 広がった枝   [ひろがったえだ]  [K]
spreading branches  [D] [Jisho]
- 枝 豆   [えだまめ]  [K]
(n) green soybeans  [D] [Jisho]
- 枝 葉   [えだは]  [K]
(n) leaves and branches; side issues; foliage  [D] [Jisho]
- 枝 葉   [しよう]  [K]
(n) leaves and branches; side issues; foliage  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 枝   [こえだ]  [K]
(n) twig; spray  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 枝   [おおえだ]  [K]
large branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 爪 楊 枝   [つまようじ]  [K]
(n) toothpick  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 止
Back: Find more details for 止 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stop
halt
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.まる
-ど.まり
と.める
-と.める
-ど.め
とど.める
とど.め
とど.まる
や.める
や.む
-や.む
よ.す
-さ.す
-さ.し
どめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 止 (とめる) – stop
Henshall Mnemonic: footprints stop above line
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #310 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 止まる   [とまる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); (2) to come to a halt; (3) to stop  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 止む   [やむ]  [K]
(v5m,vi) to cease; to stop; to be over  [D] [Jisho]
- 止める   [とめる]  [K]
(v1) to stop (something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 止める   [やめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to end; to stop; to cease; to resign  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 禁 止   [きんし]  [K]
(n,vs) prohibition; ban  [D] [Jisho]
- 止す   [よす]  [K]
(v5s) to cease; to abolish; to resign; to give up  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 止   [ちゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引き止める   [ひきとめる]  [K]
(v1) to detain; to check; to restrain  [D] [Jisho]
- 止むを得ない   [やむをえない]  [K]
(exp) cannot be helped; unavoidable  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 止   [ていし]  [K]
(n,vs) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 止   [ぼうし]  [K]
(n,vs) prevention; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち止まる   [たちどまる]  [K]
(v5r) to stop; to halt; to stand still  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 止まる   [とどまる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); (2) to come to a halt; (3) to stop  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け止める   [うけとめる]  [K]
(v1) to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 止   [せいし]  [K]
(n) stillness; repose; standing still  [D] [Jisho]
- 阻 止   [そし]  [K]
(n,vs) obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 止   [はいし]  [K]
(n,vs) abolition; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引 止める   [ひきとめる]  [K]
(v1) to detain; to check; to restrain  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 止   [きゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) pause; cessation; rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 止 法   [きんしほう]  [K]
(n) negative statute; law against something  [D] [Jisho]
- 撃ち止める   [うちとめる]  [K]
(v1) to kill; to slay; to shoot to death; to bring down (bird)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 止め   [くちどめ]  [K]
(n,vs) forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き止まり   [いきどまり]  [K]
(n) dead end; no passage  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し止め   [さしとめ]  [K]
(n) prohibition; ban; suspension  [D] [Jisho]
- 止めどなく   [とめどなく]  [K]
(adv) endlessly; ceaselessly  [D] [Jisho]
- 止め金   [とめがね]  [K]
(iK) (n) clasp; snap fastener  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 止め   [はどめ]  [K]
(n) brake  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 止める   [いとめる]  [K]
(v1) to shoot dead; to make something one's own  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 止 符   [しゅうしふ]  [K]
(n) (1) full stop; period; (2) end  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い止める   [くいとめる]  [K]
(v1) to check; to hold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 止める   [くいとめる]  [K]
(v1) to check; to hold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 止   [せいし]  [K]
(n) control; check; restraint; inhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 止め   [あしどめ]  [K]
(n,vs) house arrest; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 行 止め   [つうこうどめ]  [K]
(n) No Thoroughfare!; Road Blocked!  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 止 場   [はとば]  [K]
(n) wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 止   [よくし]  [K]
(n) check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち入り禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち入 禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 入り禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 入 禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 死
Back: Find more details for 死 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
death
die
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.ぬ
し.に-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歹 (がつへん) – death
Henshall Mnemonic: person falls in death, soon bare bones
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #229 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 死ぬ   [しぬ]  [K]
(v5n) to die  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 死 亡   [しぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) death; mortality  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 死   [ひっし]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inevitable death; desperation; frantic; inevitable result  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 死 因   [しいん]  [K]
(n) cause of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 体   [したい]  [K]
(n) corpse  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 死   [し]  [K]
(n,n-suf) death; decease  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 刑   [しけい]  [K]
(n) death penalty; capital punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 死   [せいし]  [K]
(n) life and death  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 楽 死   [あんらくし]  [K]
(n) euthanasia  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 失 致 死   [かしつちし]  [K]
(n) involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 餓 死   [うえじに]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 餓 死   [がし]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 死 回 生   [きしかいせい]  [K]
(n) revival of the dead; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 飢 死に   [うえじに]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 死   [きゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) sudden death  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 死   [こし]  [K]
(n) withering; dying  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 死 球   [ししきゅう]  [K]
(n) four dead balls (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 死に体   [しにたい]  [K]
(n) losing posture (sumo); hopeless situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 活   [しかつ]  [K]
(n) life and-or death  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 球   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) hit a batter by pitching a ball (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 去   [しきょ]  [K]
(n) death  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 刑 囚   [しけいしゅう]  [K]
(n) criminals condemned to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 後   [しご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after death  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 語   [しご]  [K]
(n) dead language; obsolete word  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 者   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) casualty; deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 傷 者   [ししょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) casualties; killed and wounded  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 人   [しにん]  [K]
(n) corpse; dead person  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 亡 者   [しぼうしゃ]  [K]
the deceased; deaths; persons killed  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 亡 率   [しぼうりつ]  [K]
(n) death rate; mortality  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 死   [しょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) death by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 死   [すいし]  [K]
(n) drowning  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 死   [せんし]  [K]
(n) death in action  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 死   [そくし]  [K]
(n) instant death  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 死   [ちし]  [K]
(adj-no,n) lethal; fatal  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 死 量   [ちしりょう]  [K]
(n) lethal dose  [D] [Jisho]
- 凍 死   [とうし]  [K]
(n,vs) death from cold; freezing to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 死   [にし]  [K]
(n) two out  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 死   [のうし]  [K]
(n) brain death  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 死に   [ひっしに]  [K]
frantically; desperately; for one's life  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 死   [びょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) (dying a) natural death  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 死 身   [ふじみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 死   [むし]  [K]
(n) baseball with no outs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 歹

Kanji: 氏
Back: Find more details for 氏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
family name
surname
clan
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うじ
-うじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 氏 (うじ) – clan
Henshall Mnemonic: Mr. Hill borrows family ladle
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #84 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 氏 名   [しめい]  [K]
(n) full name; identity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 氏   [うじ]  [K]
(n) family name; lineage; birth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- セ氏   [セし]  [K]
(n) Centigrade; Celsius  [D] [Jisho]
- 源 氏   [げんじ]  [K]
(n) (1) Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); (2) the Minamoto family  [D] [Jisho]
- 氏 神   [うじがみ]  [K]
(n) Shinto god; patron god  [D] [Jisho]
- 氏 族   [しぞく]  [K]
(n) clan; family  [D] [Jisho]
- 摂 氏   [せっし]  [K]
(n) Centigrade; Celsius  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 氏   [どうし]  [K]
(n) the said person; he; she; same person  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 氏   [かれし]  [K]
(n) boyfriend  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 氏   [りょうし]  [K]
(n) both persons  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 祉
Back: Find more details for 祉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
welfare
happiness
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1063 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 福 祉   [ふくし]  [K]
(n) (1) welfare; social security; (2) well-being  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 社 会 福 祉   [しゃかいふくし]  [K]
social welfare  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 私
Back: Find more details for 私 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
private
I
me
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わたくし
わたし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: rice is private and belongs to me myself
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #242 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 私   [わたくし]  [K]
(adj-no,n) I; myself; private affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 私   [わたし]  [K]
(adj-no,n) I; myself; private affairs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 私 鉄   [してつ]  [K]
(n) private railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 立   [しりつ]  [K]
(n) private (establishment)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 私 物   [しぶつ]  [K]
(n) private property; personal effects  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 有   [しゆう]  [K]
(n) private ownership  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 用   [しよう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) personal use; private business  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 公 私   [こうし]  [K]
(n) public and private; official and personal; government and people  [D] [Jisho]
- 私たち   [わたしたち]  [K]
(n) we; us  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n) private plan; one's own plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 学   [しがく]  [K]
(n) private (non-governmental) school (college, university)  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 企 業   [しきぎょう]  [K]
(n) private enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 見   [しけん]  [K]
(n) personal opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 語   [しご]  [K]
(n) whispering; secret talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 事   [しじ]  [K]
(n) personal affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 塾   [しじゅく]  [K]
(n) private school (in house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 書 箱   [ししょばこ]  [K]
(n) Post Office Box  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 生 活   [しせいかつ]  [K]
(n) one's private life  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 設   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) private  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 大   [しだい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) private university or college  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 邸   [してい]  [K]
(n) private residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 的   [してき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) personal; private  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 費   [しひ]  [K]
(n) private expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 服   [しふく]  [K]
(n) civilian clothes; plain clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 文 書   [しぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) private document  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 糸
Back: Find more details for 糸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): thread
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: skeins of twisted thread
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1488 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 糸   [いと]  [K]
(n,n-suf) thread; yarn; string  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 毛 糸   [けいと]  [K]
(n) knitting wool  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 絹 糸   [きぬいと]  [K]
(n) silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 糸   [けんし]  [K]
(n) silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
- 蚕 糸   [さんし]  [K]
(n) silk thread; silk yarn  [D] [Jisho]
- 糸 口   [いとぐち]  [K]
(n) thread end; beginning; clue  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 糸   [きいと]  [K]
(n) raw silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
- 繭 糸   [けんし]  [K]
(n) silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 紙
Back: Find more details for 紙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): paper
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: pound threads with spoon to make paper
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #559 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 紙   [かみ]  [K]
(n) paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 紙   [てがみ]  [K]
(n) letter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 紙 屑   [かみくず]  [K]
(n) wastepaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 幣   [しへい]  [K]
(n) paper money; notes; bills  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 紙   [ひょうし]  [K]
(n) front cover; binding  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 張り紙   [はりがみ]  [K]
(n) paper patch; paper backing; poster  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 紙   [ようし]  [K]
(n) blank form  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ちり紙   [ちりがみ]  [K]
(n) tissue paper; toilet paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 紙   [いんし]  [K]
(n) (revenue) stamp  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 用 紙   [がようし]  [K]
(n) drawing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 紙   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bulletin; (party) organ  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 紙   [ぎんがみ]  [K]
(n) silver paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 稿 用 紙   [げんこうようし]  [K]
Japanese writing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 紙   [こし]  [K]
(n) used paper; paper for recycling  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 紙   [あつがみ]  [K]
(n) cardboard; thick paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 芝 居   [かみしばい]  [K]
(n) picture story show  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 袋   [かみぶくろ]  [K]
(n) paper bag  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 面   [しめん]  [K]
(n) space (page)  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 紙   [しきし]  [K]
(n) square drawing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 紙   [しんぶんし]  [K]
(n) newsprint; newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 紙   [せいし]  [K]
(n) paper making or manufacturing  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り紙   [おりがみ]  [K]
(n) origami (paper folding)  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 紙   [おりがみ]  [K]
(n) origami (paper folding)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 紙   [にほんし]  [K]
(n) Japanese paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 紙   [はくし]  [K]
(n) blank paper; white paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 紙   [はながみ]  [K]
(n) tissue paper; handkerchief paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 紙   [かべがみ]  [K]
(n) wallpaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 包み紙   [つつみがみ]  [K]
wrapping paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 紙   [ほんし]  [K]
(n) this newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 紙   [わし]  [K]
(n) Japanese paper  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 紫
Back: Find more details for 紫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
purple
violet
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むらさき
さい
ゆかり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1516 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 紫   [むらさき]  [K]
(n) purple colour; violet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紫 外 線   [しがいせん]  [K]
(n) ultra-violet rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 紫 色   [むらさきいろ]  [K]
(n) violet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 肢
Back: Find more details for 肢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
limb
arms & legs
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2289 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 肢   [かし]  [K]
(n) the legs; lower extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 肢   [しし]  [K]
(n) limbs; extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 肢 体   [したい]  [K]
(n) limbs; members; body  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択 肢   [せんたくし]  [K]
(n) choices  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 脂
Back: Find more details for 脂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fat
grease
tallow
lard
rosin
gum
tar
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あぶら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1548 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 脂   [あぶら]  [K]
(n) fat; tallow; lard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 脂 肪   [しぼう]  [K]
(n) fat; grease; blubber  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 脂 身   [あぶらみ]  [K]
(n) fat meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 樹 脂   [じゅし]  [K]
(n) resin; rosin  [D] [Jisho]
- 油 脂   [ゆし]  [K]
(n) fat; fats and oils  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 至
Back: Find more details for 至 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
climax
arrive
proceed
reach
attain
result in
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いた.る
のぶ
のり
みち
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 至 (いたる) – climax
Henshall Mnemonic: nose flat to ground as one reaches one's peak
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #996 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 至る   [いたる]  [K]
(v5r) to come; to arrive  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 至 急   [しきゅう]  [K]
(adv,n) urgent; pressing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 至って   [いたって]  [K]
(adv) very much; exceedingly; extremely  [D] [Jisho]
- 乃 至   [ないし]  [K]
(conj) from .. to; between .. and; or  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 夏 至   [げし]  [K]
(n) summer solstice  [D] [Jisho]
- 至る所   [いたるところ]  [K]
(adv,n-t) everywhere  [D] [Jisho]
- 至 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) supremacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 至 難   [しなん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) most difficult; next to impossible  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 至   [とうじ]  [K]
(n) winter solstice  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 至   [ひっし]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inevitable death; desperation; frantic; inevitable result  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 視
Back: Find more details for 視 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inspection
regard as
see
look at
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み.る
とも
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
示 (しめす) – show
見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: look and see what's on show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #362 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 重 視   [じゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) importance; stress; serious consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 視   [むし]  [K]
(n,vs) disregard; ignore  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 監 視   [かんし]  [K]
(n,vs) observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 視   [きんし]  [K]
(n) shortsightedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 覚   [しかく]  [K]
(n) sense of sight; vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 察   [しさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; observation  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 点   [してん]  [K]
(n) opinion; point of view; visual point  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 野   [しや]  [K]
(n) field of vision; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巨 視 的   [きょしてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) macroscopic  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 視   [ぎょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) stare; gaze; fixation  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 視   [けいし]  [K]
(n) police superintendent; metropolitan police  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 視 庁   [けいしちょう]  [K]
police headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 視   [けいし]  [K]
(n,vs) despise; slight; ignore; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 視   [けんし]  [K]
(n) autopsy; inquest; investigation of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 界   [しかい]  [K]
(n) field of vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 線   [しせん]  [K]
(n) one's eyes; glance; look  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 聴   [しちょう]  [K]
(n) attention  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 聴 者   [しちょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) viewer; (television) audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 聴 率   [しちょうりつ]  [K]
(n) ratings (of a television program)  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 力   [しりょく]  [K]
(n) eyesight  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 視   [じゅんし]  [K]
(n) inspection tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 視   [ちょくし]  [K]
(n,vs) looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something  [D] [Jisho]
- 透 視   [とうし]  [K]
(n,vs) seeing through; X-ray; clairvoyance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 示 見

Kanji: 詞
Back: Find more details for 詞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
part of speech
words
poetry
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: parts of speech are official words
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1636 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 動 詞   [どうし]  [K]
(n) verb  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 形 容 詞   [けいようし]  [K]
(n) "true" adjective  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 名 詞   [だいめいし]  [K]
(n) pronoun  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 詞   [ふくし]  [K]
(n) adverb  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 詞   [めいし]  [K]
(n) noun  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 助 詞   [じょし]  [K]
(n) (gram) particle; postposition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歌 詞   [かし]  [K]
(n) song lyrics; words of a song  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 詞   [さくし]  [K]
(n,vs) song making  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 詞   [ひんし]  [K]
(n) part of speech  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 詩
Back: Find more details for 詩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
poem
poetry
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: words from temple are pure poetry
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1196 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 詩   [し]  [K]
(n) poem; verse of poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 人   [しじん]  [K]
(n) poet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漢 詩   [かんし]  [K]
(n) Chinese poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 代 詩   [きんだいし]  [K]
(n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 歌   [しいか]  [K]
(n) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 歌   [しか]  [K]
(n) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 集   [ししゅう]  [K]
(n) poetry anthology  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 情   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) poetic sentiment; poetic interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 事 詩   [じょじし]  [K]
(n) descriptive poetry; epic poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 物 詩   [ふうぶつし]  [K]
(n) things which remind one of a particular season  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 試
Back: Find more details for 試 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
test
try
attempt
experiment
ordeal
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こころ.みる
ため.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: test forms of words
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #392 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 試 験   [しけん]  [K]
(n,vs) examination; test; study  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 合   [しあい]  [K]
(n) match; game; bout; contest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 試し   [ためし]  [K]
(n) trial; test  [D] [Jisho]
- 試す   [ためす]  [K]
(v5s) to attempt; to test  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 試み   [こころみ]  [K]
(n) trial; experiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 試みる   [こころみる]  [K]
(v1) to try; to test  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 全 試 合   [かんぜんしあい]  [K]
(n) perfect game  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 試 験   [こっかしけん]  [K]
(n) state examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n) tentative  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 運 転   [しうんてん]  [K]
(n) trial run; test run  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 金 石   [しきんせき]  [K]
(n) touchstone; test case  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 場   [しけんじょう]  [K]
(n) examination hall (room); laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 的   [しけんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) experimental; provisional  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) making an attempt  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行 錯 誤   [しこうさくご]  [K]
(n,vs) trial and error  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 作   [しさく]  [K]
(n) trial manufacture; experiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 算   [しさん]  [K]
(n,vs) trial calculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 写   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) preview; private showing  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 食   [ししょく]  [K]
(n) sampling food  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 薬   [しやく]  [K]
(n) reagent  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 料   [しりょう]  [K]
(n) sample; test piece  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 練   [しれん]  [K]
(n) (1) test; trial; probation; (2) ordeal; tribulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 試   [にゅうし]  [K]
(n) entrance examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記 試 験   [ひっきしけん]  [K]
written examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 擬 試 験   [もぎしけん]  [K]
trial examination; sham examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 試し   [ちからだめし]  [K]
(n) trial of strength; quiz  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 誌
Back: Find more details for 誌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
document
records
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai's heartfelt words recorded in journal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #851 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 雑 誌   [ざっし]  [K]
(n) journal; magazine  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誌   [し]  [K]
(n,n-suf) records; document; magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 誌 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) in a magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 誌 面   [しめん]  [K]
(n) page of a magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 刊 誌   [しゅうかんし]  [K]
(n) weekly publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 誌 学   [しょしがく]  [K]
(n) bibliography  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 誌   [ちし]  [K]
(n) topography  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 誌   [にっし]  [K]
(n) diary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 諮
Back: Find more details for 諮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): consult with
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はか.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1345 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 諮る   [はかる]  [K]
(v5r) to consult with; to confer  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 諮 問   [しもん]  [K]
(n) question; enquiry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 資
Back: Find more details for 資 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
assets
resources
capital
funds
data
be conducive to
contribute to
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すけ
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: next sum of money provides capital
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #179 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 資 源   [しげん]  [K]
(n) resources  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本   [しほん]  [K]
(n) funds; capital  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 資 料   [しりょう]  [K]
(n) materials; data  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 資 格   [しかく]  [K]
(n) qualifications; requirements; capabilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 金   [しきん]  [K]
(n) funds; capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 産   [しさん]  [K]
(n) property; fortune; means; assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資   [とうし]  [K]
(n) investment  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 資   [ぶっし]  [K]
(n) goods; materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 融 資   [ゆうし]  [K]
(n) financing; loan  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 資   [がいし]  [K]
(n) foreign capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 資   [げんし]  [K]
(n) capital; principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定 資 産   [こていしさん]  [K]
fixed assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 投 融 資   [ざいせいとうゆうし]  [K]
(n) treasury investment and loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 資する   [しする]  [K]
(vi,vs-s) to contribute; to finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 金 繰り   [しきんぐり]  [K]
(n) fundraising; financing  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 源エネルギー庁   [しげんエネルギーちょう]  [K]
Agency of Natural Resources and Energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 材   [しざい]  [K]
(n) (raw) material  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 質   [ししつ]  [K]
(n) nature; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 家   [しほんか]  [K]
(n) capitalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 金   [しほんきん]  [K]
(n) capital stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 主 義   [しほんしゅぎ]  [K]
capitalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 資 本   [じこしほん]  [K]
net worth; owned capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 資 本   [しゃかいしほん]  [K]
SOC; social capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 資   [しゅっし]  [K]
(n) investment; contribution; financing  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 資   [ぞうし]  [K]
(n) increase of capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資 信 託   [とうししんたく]  [K]
(n) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 融 資   [とうゆうし]  [K]
(n) investment and lending  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 資 格   [むしかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 賜
Back: Find more details for 賜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grant
gift
boon
results
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たまわ.る
たま.う
たも.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2190 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恩 賜   [おんし]  [K]
(n) Imperial gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 賜 杯   [しはい]  [K]
(n) Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 雌
Back: Find more details for 雌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
feminine
female
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
め-
めす
めん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
止 (とめる) – stop
隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1951 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 雌   [めす]  [K]
(n) female (animal)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雌 花   [めばな]  [K]
(n) female flower  [D] [Jisho]
- 雌 雄   [しゆう]  [K]
(n) male and female (animal)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 止 隹

Kanji: 飼
Back: Find more details for 飼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
domesticate
raise
keep
feed
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.う
かい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Henshall Mnemonic: rear animals by administering food to them
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1392 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 飼う   [かう]  [K]
(v5u) to keep; to raise; to feed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 飼 育   [しいく]  [K]
(n,vs) breeding; raising; rearing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飼い犬   [かいいぬ]  [K]
(n) pet dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 飼い主   [かいぬし]  [K]
(n) shepherd; (dog) owner  [D] [Jisho]
- 飼 料   [しりょう]  [K]
(n) fodder; feed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 食

Kanji: 歯
Back: Find more details for 歯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tooth
cog
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よわい
は
よわ.い
よわい.する
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歯 (は) – tooth
Henshall Mnemonic: teeth ensure rice stops in mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1106 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 歯   [は]  [K]
(n) tooth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 歯 医 者   [はいしゃ]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 虫 歯   [むしば]  [K]
(n) cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 歯 車   [はぐるま]  [K]
(n) gear; cog-wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 磨き   [はみがき]  [K]
(n) dentifrice; toothpaste  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 歯 科   [しか]  [K]
(n) dentistry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 歯   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) artificial tooth  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯ブラシ   [はブラシ]  [K]
(n) toothbrush  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医   [しかい]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医 師   [しかいし]  [K]
dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 向う   [はむかう]  [K]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 向かう   [はむかう]  [K]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 止め   [はどめ]  [K]
(n) brake  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 切れ   [はぎれ]  [K]
(n) the feel when biting; manner of enunciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 痒い   [はがゆい]  [K]
(adj) impatient; tantalized; chagrined; vexed  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ歯   [いれば]  [K]
(n) false tooth; denture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3

Kanji: 事
Back: Find more details for 事 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
matter
thing
fact
business
reason
possibly
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
ズ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こと
つか.う
つか.える
ろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亅 (はねぼう) – feathered stick barb
Henshall Mnemonic: handling ten boxes is no small thing
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #18 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 仕 事   [しごと]  [K]
(adj-no,n) work; occupation; employment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 火 事   [かじ]  [K]
(n) fire; conflagration  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 故   [じこ]  [K]
(n) accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 所   [じむしょ]  [K]
(n) office  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 事   [しょくじ]  [K]
(n,vs) meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 事   [だいじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) important; valuable; serious matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 事   [へんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) reply; answer  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 事   [ようじ]  [K]
(n) tasks; things to do  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 家 事   [かじ]  [K]
(n) housework; domestic chores  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 事   [きじ]  [K]
(n) article; news story; report; account  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) criminal case; (police) detective  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 事   [みごと]  [K]
(adj-na,n) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable  [D] [Jisho]
- 事   [こと]  [K]
(n) thing; matter; fact; circumstances; business; reason; experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 件   [じけん]  [K]
(n) event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実   [じじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) fact; truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 情   [じじょう]  [K]
(n) circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 態   [じたい]  [K]
(n) situation; present state of affairs; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務   [じむ]  [K]
(n) business; office work  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 員   [じむいん]  [K]
(n) clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 事   [できごと]  [K]
(n) incident; affair; happening; event  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 事   [ちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 事   [ものごと]  [K]
(n) things; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 事   [ぶじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; peace; quietness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 工 事   [こうじ]  [K]
(n) construction work  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 事   [ぎょうじ]  [K]
(n) event; function  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事   [じんじ]  [K]
(n) personnel affairs; human affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 事   [すいじ]  [K]
(n) cooking; culinary arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 事   [はんじ]  [K]
(n) judge; judiciary  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 事   [りょうじ]  [K]
(n) consul  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 議 事 堂   [ぎじどう]  [K]
(n) Diet building  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 事   [ぐんじ]  [K]
(n) military affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 事   [けんじ]  [K]
(n) public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 事によると   [ことによると]  [K]
depending on the circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 業   [じぎょう]  [K]
(n) project; enterprise; business; industry; operations  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 項   [じこう]  [K]
(n) matter; item; facts  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 前   [じぜん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) prior; beforehand; in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 柄   [ことがら]  [K]
(n) matter; thing; affair; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 事   [じゅうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) engaging; pursuing; following  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 科 事 典   [ひゃっかじてん]  [K]
(n) encyclopedia  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 事   [あくじ]  [K]
(n) evil deed; crime; wickedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 宇 宙 開 発 事 業 団   [うちゅうかいはつじぎょうだん]  [K]
NASDA; National Space Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 事   [なにごと]  [K]
(n) (1) what; something; everything; (2) nothing (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 事   [かんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) executive secretary; coordinator; arranging  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 心 事   [かんしんじ]  [K]
(n) matter of concern and interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成 事 実   [きせいじじつ]  [K]
established fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 事   [ぎじ]  [K]
(n) proceedings  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 事 録   [ぎじろく]  [K]
(n) record of proceedings; minutes  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事事 件   [けいじじけん]  [K]
criminal case  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事 責 任   [けいじせきにん]  [K]
criminal liability  [D] [Jisho]
- 慶 事   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) auspicious event  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 事 正   [けんじせい]  [K]
(n) chief public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 知 事   [けんちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 事   [こじ]  [K]
(n) origin; historical fact; tradition  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 事 故   [こうつうじこ]  [K]
traffic accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 事 堂   [こっかいぎじどう]  [K]
(n) (1) National Diet (Japanese parliament); (2) Capitol Hill (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 協 力 事 業 団   [こくさいきょうりょくじぎょうだん]  [K]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 事   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) secretary; councillor  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 事 官   [さんじかん]  [K]
(n) councillor  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 火 事   [やまかじ]  [K]
(n) bushfire  [D] [Jisho]
- 惨 事   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) disaster; horrible accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 事 場   [しごとば]  [K]
(n) place where one works; construction site; working area  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 事   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) study under; looking up; apprentice oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 事   [しじ]  [K]
(n) personal affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 業 所   [じぎょうしょ]  [K]
(n) plant; enterprise place; office  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 後   [じご]  [K]
(n) after-; post-; ex-  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 上   [じじつじょう]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (as a) matter of fact; actually; in reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 無 根   [じじつむこん]  [K]
(n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 象   [じしょう]  [K]
(n) phenomenon; matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 典   [じてん]  [K]
(n) cyclopedia; encyclopedia  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 変   [じへん]  [K]
(n) accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 官   [じむかん]  [K]
(n) administrative official; secretary; commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 局   [じむきょく]  [K]
(n) secretariat; executive office  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 次 官   [じむじかん]  [K]
(n) permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 室   [じむしつ]  [K]
(n) office  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 的   [じむてき]  [K]
(adj-na) businesslike; practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 当 局   [じむとうきょく]  [K]
officials in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 由   [じゆう]  [K]
(n) reason; cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 例   [じれい]  [K]
(n) example; precedent  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 事   [じじ]  [K]
(n) events of the day; current affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 事 業   [しゃかいじぎょう]  [K]
social work  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 事 詩   [じょじし]  [K]
(n) descriptive poetry; epic poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 事   [しょうじ]  [K]
(n) commercial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 記 事   [しんぶんきじ]  [K]
(n) newspaper story (article, account)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事 異 動   [じんじいどう]  [K]
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事 院   [じんじいん]  [K]
(n) National Personnel Authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 領 事   [そうりょうじ]  [K]
(n) consul general  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 事   [とうじ]  [K]
(n) matter under concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 事 者   [とうじしゃ]  [K]
(n) person concerned; interested party  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 亅

Kanji: 似
Back: Find more details for 似 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
becoming
resemble
counterfeit
imitate
suitable
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
に.る
ひ.る
にた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: starting point for person is to resemble one
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #923 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 似る   [にる]  [K]
(v1) to resemble; to be similar  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 似 合う   [にあう]  [K]
(v5u) to suit; to match; to become; to be like  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 似   [まね]  [K]
(n) mimicry; imitation; behavior; pretense  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真 似る   [まねる]  [K]
(v1) to mimic; to imitate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 似 通う   [にかよう]  [K]
(v5u) to resemble closely  [D] [Jisho]
- 類 似   [るいじ]  [K]
(n) analogous  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 疑 似   [ぎじ]  [K]
(n,pref) suspected; pseudo; sham; quasi; false; mock  [D] [Jisho]
- 酷 似   [こくじ]  [K]
(n,vs) resemblance; resemble  [D] [Jisho]
- 似せる   [にせる]  [K]
(v1) to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 顔   [にがお]  [K]
(n) portrait; likeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 顔 絵   [にがおえ]  [K]
(n) portrait; likeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 合い   [にあい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) well-matched; becoming; suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 似   [そうじ]  [K]
(n) resemblance; similarity; analogy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 侍
Back: Find more details for 侍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
waiter
samurai
wait upon
serve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さむらい
はべ.る
かみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1939 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 侍   [さむらい]  [K]
(n) Samurai; warrior  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 侍 医   [じい]  [K]
(n) court physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 侍 従   [じじゅう]  [K]
(n) chamberlain  [D] [Jisho]
- 侍 女   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) lady attendant; maid  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 児
Back: Find more details for 児 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
newborn babe
child
young of animals
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
ニ
ゲイ
-っこ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ
-こ
る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
Henshall Mnemonic: old person is really a child
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #679 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 育 児   [いくじ]  [K]
(n) childcare; nursing; upbringing  [D] [Jisho]
- 児 童   [じどう]  [K]
(n) children; juvenile  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 児   [ようじ]  [K]
(n) infant; baby; child  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 孤 児   [こじ]  [K]
(n) orphan  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児 科   [しょうにか]  [K]
(n) pediatrics  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 児   [いじ]  [K]
(n) orphan  [D] [Jisho]
- 園 児   [えんじ]  [K]
(n) kindergarten pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 児 院   [こじいん]  [K]
(n) orphanage  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 児 制 限   [さんじせいげん]  [K]
birth control  [D] [Jisho]
- 児   [じ]  [K]
(n-suf) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 児   [じょじ]  [K]
(n) baby girl; primary schoolgirl  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児   [しょうに]  [K]
(n) young child; infant  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児 病   [しょうにびょう]  [K]
(n) childhood diseases  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 生 児   [しんせいじ]  [K]
(n) newborn baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 生 児   [そうせいじ]  [K]
(n) twins  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 児   [たいじ]  [K]
(n) embryo  [D] [Jisho]
- 託 児 所   [たくじしょ]  [K]
(n) creche  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 児   [だんじ]  [K]
(n) boy; son; man  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 児   [にゅうじ]  [K]
(n) infant; suckling baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 幼 児   [にゅうようじ]  [K]
(n) infants; babies  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 熟 児   [みじゅくじ]  [K]
(n) premature baby  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 儿

Kanji: 字
Back: Find more details for 字 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
character
letter
word
section of village
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あざ
あざな
-な
Bushu (Radical) Info:
子 (こ) – child
宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: child at home studying letters
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #485 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 漢 字   [かんじ]  [K]
(n) Chinese characters; kanji  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 引   [じびき]  [K]
(n) dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 字   [じ]  [K]
(n) character; hand-writing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 数 字   [すうじ]  [K]
(n) numeral; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 字   [もじ]  [K]
(n) letter (of alphabet); character  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 字   [もんじ]  [K]
(n) letter (of alphabet); character  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ローマ字   [ローマじ]  [K]
(n) transliteration of Japanese in "Roman" or Latin letters; romanization; romaji  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 字   [かつじ]  [K]
(n) printing type  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 字   [しゅうじ]  [K]
(n) penmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 字   [みょうじ]  [K]
(n) surname; family name  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 英 字   [えいじ]  [K]
(n) English letter (character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 字   [くろじ]  [K]
(n) balance (figure) in the black  [D] [Jisho]
- 字   [あざ]  [K]
(n,suf) section of village  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 体   [じたい]  [K]
(n) type; font; lettering  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字 路   [じゅうじろ]  [K]
(n) crossroads  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 字   [あかじ]  [K]
(n) deficit; go in the red  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 字   [いちじ]  [K]
(n) letter; character  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 文 字   [よこもじ]  [K]
(n) European writing; cross-wise writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 字   [ごじ]  [K]
(n) misprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 画   [じかく]  [K]
(n) number of strokes in character  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 詰め   [じづめ]  [K]
(n) number of characters; manuscript paper; printed matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 形   [じけい]  [K]
(n) character style or form  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 数   [じすう]  [K]
(n) number of characters or letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 幕   [じまく]  [K]
(n) title; subtitle  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字   [じゅうじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cross; crossed; cruciform  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字 架   [じゅうじか]  [K]
(n) cross; the Cross (of Christ)  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 文 字   [こもじ]  [K]
(n) lower case letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 用 漢 字   [じょうようかんじ]  [K]
(n) kanji for common use  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 字   [ふとじ]  [K]
(n) boldface; bold-type; thick characters  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 文 字   [おおもじ]  [K]
(n) (1) upper case letters; large characters  [D] [Jisho]
- 題 字   [だいじ]  [K]
(n) letters in a title  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 字   [てんじ]  [K]
(n) Braille  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 文 字   [かしらもじ]  [K]
(n) initials; first letter of a word  [D] [Jisho]
- 苗 字   [みょうじ]  [K]
(n) surname; family name  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 字 通り   [もじどおり]  [K]
(n-adv) literally  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 子 宀

Kanji: 寺
Back: Find more details for 寺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Buddhist temple
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): てら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
寸 (すん) – glue
Henshall Mnemonic: temple has measured grounds
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #879 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 寺   [てら]  [K]
(n) temple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寺 院   [じいん]  [K]
(n) temple  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 分 寺   [こくぶんじ]  [K]
(n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 寺   [やまでら]  [K]
(n) mountain temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 寺   [ぜんでら]  [K]
(n) Zen temple  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 土 寸

Kanji: 慈
Back: Find more details for 慈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mercy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いつく.しむ
しげ
ちか
めぐみ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1811 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慈   [じ]  [K]
love; be affectionate to; pity  [D] [Jisho]
- 慈 愛   [じあい]  [K]
(n) affection; kindness; love  [D] [Jisho]
- 慈 善   [じぜん]  [K]
(n) charity; philanthropy  [D] [Jisho]
- 慈 悲   [じひ]  [K]
(n) compassion; benevolence; charity; mercy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 八 心 攸

Kanji: 持
Back: Find more details for 持 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hold
have
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
も.つ
-も.ち
も.てる
もち
もつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hold hands at temple
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #119 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 持つ   [もつ]  [K]
(v5t) (1) to hold; to carry; (2) to possess  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 気 持ち   [きもち]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensation; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 持ち   [かねもち]  [K]
(n) rich man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 維 持   [いじ]  [K]
(n,vs) maintenance; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 持 参   [じさん]  [K]
(n,vs) bringing; taking; carrying  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け持つ   [うけもつ]  [K]
(v5t) to take (be in) charge of  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 支 持   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) support; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち   [もち]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) hold; charge; keep possession; in charge; (2) wear; durability; life; draw; (3) usage (suff)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持てる   [もてる]  [K]
(exp,v1) to be well liked; to be popular  [D] [Jisho]
- 持て成す   [もてなす]  [K]
(v5s) to entertain; to make welcome  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 続   [じぞく]  [K]
(n) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 持   [しょじ]  [K]
(n,vs) possession; owning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 堅 持   [けんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) holding on to; sticking to  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち越す   [もちこす]  [K]
(v5s) to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち家   [もちいえ]  [K]
(n) one's (own) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち回り   [もちまわり]  [K]
(n) rotation; by turns  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち株   [もちかぶ]  [K]
(n) stock holdings; one's shares  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち堪える   [もちこたえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち帰り   [もちかえり]  [K]
(n) takeout (i.e. food)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち帰る   [もちかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to carry back or home; to take out (e.g. food)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち合い   [もちあい]  [K]
(n) (1) unity; even matching; interdependence; (2) steadiness (of market price)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち込み   [もちこみ]  [K]
(n) bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on luggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち込む   [もちこむ]  [K]
(v5m,vt) to lodge; to take something into ..; to bring in  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち主   [もちぬし]  [K]
(n) owner; proprietor  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち出し   [もちだし]  [K]
(n) an item carried out; provide money (oneself)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち出す   [もちだす]  [K]
(v5s) to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち前   [もちまえ]  [K]
(n) one's nature; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち直す   [もちなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち物   [もちもの]  [K]
(n) one's property; personal effects  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち味   [もちあじ]  [K]
(n) inherent flavor; distinctive characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 持って行く   [もっていく]  [K]
(exp) to take; to carry (something) away  [D] [Jisho]
- 持って来る   [もってくる]  [K]
(vk) to bring  [D] [Jisho]
- 持て成し   [もてなし]  [K]
(n) entertainment; hospitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 堪える   [もちこたえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 久   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) endurance; persistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 続 的   [じぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous; dynamic (as opposed to static)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 直す   [もちなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 病   [じびょう]  [K]
(n) chronic disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 論   [じろん]  [K]
(n) one's cherished opinion; pet theory  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 持ち   [てもち]  [K]
(n) holdings; goods on hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け持ち   [うけもち]  [K]
(n) charge (of something); matter in one's charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 持ち   [ながもち]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 持   [ほじ]  [K]
(n,vs) retention; maintenance; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 持ち   [おももち]  [K]
(n) expression; look; countenance; face  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 持ち   [ちからもち]  [K]
(n) muscleman; strong man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 時
Back: Find more details for 時 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
time
hour
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とき
-どき
と
とぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: tell time by sun on temple
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #16 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 何 時   [いつ]  [K]
(n-adv) (uk) when; how soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時も   [いつも]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) (uk) always; usually; every time; (2) never (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 時々   [ときどき]  [K]
(adv,n) sometimes  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間   [じかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) time  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 計   [とけい]  [K]
(n) watch; clock  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 時 代   [じだい]  [K]
(n-t) period; epoch; era  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 時   [いちじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one hour; short time; once; a time; temporarily; at one time; twelfth part of a day  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時でも   [いつでも]  [K]
(adv) (1) (uk) (at) any time; always; at all times; (2) never (with negative verb); (3) whenever  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時までも   [いつまでも]  [K]
(adv) (uk) forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely  [D] [Jisho]
- 時   [とき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) (1) time; hour; (2) occasion; moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期   [じき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) time; season; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 刻   [じこく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) instant; time; moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 時   [とうじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at that time; in those days  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 時   [どうじ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 何 時の間にか   [いつのまにか]  [K]
(adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 割   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 速   [じそく]  [K]
(n) speed (per hour)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 時   [にちじ]  [K]
(n) date and time  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 時   [りんじ]  [K]
(n) temporary; special; extraordinary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 時 差   [じさ]  [K]
(n) time difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 折   [ときおり]  [K]
(n-adv) sometimes  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 時   [ひととき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) moment; time  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 期   [いちじき]  [K]
(n-adv) a period (of time)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 金   [いちじきん]  [K]
(n) lump sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 的   [いちじてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) temporary  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金 時 代   [おうごんじだい]  [K]
Golden Age  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時 頃   [いつごろ]  [K]
(n-t) about when; how soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 時 間   [なつじかん]  [K]
(n) daylight savings time; summer time  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 時 点   [げんじてん]  [K]
(n) the present point (i.e. in history)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 時   [さんじ]  [K]
(n-adv) 3 o'clock snack  [D] [Jisho]
- 時として   [ときとして]  [K]
(adv) in some cases; sometimes; on occasions  [D] [Jisho]
- 時には   [ときには]  [K]
(adv,exp) at times; occasionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 雨   [しぐれ]  [K]
(n) drizzle; shower in late autumn or early winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 価   [じか]  [K]
(n) current value; price; market value  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 割り   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 切れ   [じかんぎれ]  [K]
(n) being out of time  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 機   [じき]  [K]
(n) opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 宜   [じぎ]  [K]
(n) the right time; season's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 給   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) hourly pay; hourly wage  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 局   [じきょく]  [K]
(n) situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 限   [じげん]  [K]
(n) period or division of time  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 効   [じこう]  [K]
(n) statute of limitations  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 事   [じじ]  [K]
(n) events of the day; current affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 節   [じせつ]  [K]
(n) (1) season; (2) the times; (3) opportunity; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 劇   [じだいげき]  [K]
(n) historical play  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 錯 誤   [じだいさくご]  [K]
anachronism  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 点   [じてん]  [K]
(n) point in time; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 半   [じはん]  [K]
about an hour; short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 報   [じほう]  [K]
(n) announcement of time; time signal; newsletter  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 流   [じりゅう]  [K]
(n) fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 瞬 時   [しゅんじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 時   [じょうじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) usually; ordinarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 時   [ずいじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) at any time; as occasion calls  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 時   [せんじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) war time  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 時   [そくじ]  [K]
(n) promptly; immediately  [D] [Jisho]
- 退き時   [ひきどき]  [K]
a good time to quit  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 時 代   [おおじだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 時 間   [たんじかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 潮 時   [しおどき]  [K]
(n) tidal hour; psychological moment; favourable opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 時 間   [ちょうじかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long period of time; long playing  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 時   [ていじ]  [K]
(n) regular time; stated period  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 時 制   [ていじせい]  [K]
(n) part time (school system)  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 時   [てきじ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) timely; opportune  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 時 代   [どうじだい]  [K]
the same age; same period  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 四 時 間 制   [にじゅうよじかんせい]  [K]
(n) around-the-clock system  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 時 着   [ふじちゃく]  [K]
(n) emergency landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 時   [へいじ]  [K]
(n) normal times; peace time  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 時   [まいじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every hour; hourly  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚まし時 計   [めざましどけい]  [K]
(n) alarm clock  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 次
Back: Find more details for 次 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
next
order
sequence
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ぐ
つぎ
き
すき
つぐ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冫 (にすい) – water drops
欠 (あくび) – gap
Henshall Mnemonic: lack of ice follows next
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #222 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 次   [つぎ]  [K]
(n) (1) next; following; subsequent; (2) stage; station  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 次々   [つぎつぎ]  [K]
(adv,n) in succession; one by one  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 第   [しだい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) (1) order; precedence; (2) circumstances; (3) immediate(ly); as soon as; dependent upon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 次ぐ   [つぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to rank next to; to come after  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 次   [もくじ]  [K]
(n) table of contents  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 次いで   [ついで]  [K]
(adv,conj) next; secondly; subsequently  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り次ぐ   [とりつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to act as an agent for; to announce (someone); to convey (a message)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 五 十 三 次   [ごじゅうさんつぎ]  [K]
(n) the 53 Toukaidou stages  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 次   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) three times; cubic  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 次 官   [じむじかん]  [K]
(n) permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 次々に   [つぎつぎに]  [K]
(adv) one by one; one after another; successively  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 回   [じかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next time (occasion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 官   [じかん]  [K]
(n) vice-minister; undersecretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 期   [じき]  [K]
(n) next term; next period  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 元   [じげん]  [K]
(n) dimension  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 女   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) second daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 席   [じせき]  [K]
(n) associate; junior; assistant; runner-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 代   [じだい]  [K]
(n) the next era  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 第に   [しだいに]  [K]
(adv) gradually  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 男   [じなん]  [K]
(n) second son  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 長   [じちょう]  [K]
(n) vice-; assistant director; vice-director  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 点   [じてん]  [K]
(n) runner-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 次   [とりつぎ]  [K]
(n) agency; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 次   [じゅんじ]  [K]
(adv) in order  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 次   [すうじ]  [K]
(n) a number of times  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 務 次 官   [せいむじかん]  [K]
(n) parliamentary vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 漸 次   [ぜんじ]  [K]
(adv,n) gradually; slowly; little by little  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 次ぐ   [あいつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to follow in succession  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 二 次 世 界 大 戦   [だいにじせかいたいせん]  [K]
(n) World War II  [D] [Jisho]
- 逐 次   [ちくじ]  [K]
(adv) successively; one after another  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 次ぎ   [なかつぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) intermediary; agency; brokerage; (electric) relay  [D] [Jisho]
- 二の次   [にのつぎ]  [K]
(n) secondary; subordinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 次   [にじ]  [K]
(n) secondary; subordinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 次   [ねんじ]  [K]
(n) chronological  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 冫 欠

Kanji: 滋
Back: Find more details for 滋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nourishing
more & more
be luxuriant
planting
turbidity
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し
しげ
しげる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1563 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 滋 養   [じよう]  [K]
(n) nourishment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 治
Back: Find more details for 治 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reign
be at peace
calm down
subdue
quell
govt
cure
heal
rule
conserve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
おさ.まる
なお.る
なお.す
し
ぢ
はり
はる
みち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: govern from a watery platform
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #109 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 治る   [なおる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to be cured; to heal; to get mended; to get well; to be repaired; to be fixed  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治   [せいじ]  [K]
(n) politics; government  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 治す   [なおす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair  [D] [Jisho]
- 治める   [おさめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to govern; to manage; (2) to subdue  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治   [じち]  [K]
(n) self-government; autonomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 治まる   [おさまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be at peace; to clamp down; to lessen (storm, terror, anger)  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 安   [ちあん]  [K]
(n) public order  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 療   [ちりょう]  [K]
(n) medical treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 治   [たいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) extermination  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 治   [とうち]  [K]
(n,vs) rule; reign; government; governing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 治   [かんち]  [K]
(n,vs) complete recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 験   [ちけん]  [K]
(n) clinical trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 水   [ちすい]  [K]
(n) flood control  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 癒   [ちゆ]  [K]
(n) healing; cure; recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 権   [じちけん]  [K]
(n) autonomy; right of self-government  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 省   [じちしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Home Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 体   [じちたい]  [K]
(n) self-governing body; municipality  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 治 医   [しゅじい]  [K]
(n) attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 家   [せいじか]  [K]
(n) politician; statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 的   [せいじてき]  [K]
(adj-na) political  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 犯   [せいじはん]  [K]
(n) political offense; political offender  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 力   [せいじりょく]  [K]
(n) political strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 党 政 治   [せいとうせいじ]  [K]
party politics  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 治   [ぜんじ]  [K]
(n) complete recovery; healing  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 自 治   [ちほうじち]  [K]
local (governmental) autonomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 自 治 体   [ちほうじちたい]  [K]
(n) local self-governing body  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 治   [とうじ]  [K]
(n) hot-spring cure; taking the baths  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 治 国   [ほうちこく]  [K]
(n) constitutional state  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 治   [めいじ]  [K]
Meiji era  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 爾
Back: Find more details for 爾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
you
thou
second person
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
ニ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なんじ
しかり
その
のみ
ちか
しか
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
爻 (めめ) – double X
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 爻

Kanji: 璽
Back: Find more details for 璽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s): emperor's seal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 王 玉

Kanji: 磁
Back: Find more details for 磁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
magnet
porcelain
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: rock has invisible magnetic threads
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1686 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 磁 石   [じしゃく]  [K]
(n) magnet  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 磁 器   [じき]  [K]
(n) porcelain; china  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 気   [じき]  [K]
(n) magnetism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 磁 場   [じじょう]  [K]
(n) magnetic field  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 場   [じば]  [K]
(n) magnetic field  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 磁 石   [でんじしゃく]  [K]
(n) electromagnet  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 磁 器   [とうじき]  [K]
(n) ceramics and porcelain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 示
Back: Find more details for 示 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
show
indicate
point out
express
display
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しめ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: drops from altar sacrifice show will of gods
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #237 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 掲 示   [けいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
- 示す   [しめす]  [K]
(v5s) to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暗 示   [あんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) hint; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 示   [しじ]  [K]
(n,vs) indication; instruction; directions  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 示   [ていじ]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示   [てんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibition; display  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 思 表 示   [いしひょうじ]  [K]
(n) declaration of intention  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 示   [かいじ]  [K]
(n) disclosure (legal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 示   [きょうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) instruction; teaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 示   [くんじ]  [K]
(n) instruction; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 啓 示   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) apocalypse; revelation  [D] [Jisho]
- 掲 示 板   [けいじばん]  [K]
(n) bulletin board; display board; clipboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 誇 示   [こじ]  [K]
(n) ostentation; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 示   [こうじ]  [K]
(n) edict; public announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 示   [こくじ]  [K]
(n) notice; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
- 指し示す   [さししめす]  [K]
(v5s) to indicate; to show; to point to  [D] [Jisho]
- 示し   [しめし]  [K]
(n) discipline; revelation  [D] [Jisho]
- 示 唆   [しさ]  [K]
(n) suggestion; hint  [D] [Jisho]
- 示 談   [じだん]  [K]
(n) settlement out of court  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 示   [ずし]  [K]
(n,vs) illustration; showing in graphic form or by diagram  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示 会   [てんじかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 示   [ないし]  [K]
(ok) (n,vs) unofficial announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 示   [ひょうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) indication; expression; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 示   [めいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) specification; explicitly state  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3

Kanji: 耳
Back: Find more details for 耳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みみ
がみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耳 (みみ) – ear
Henshall Mnemonic: pointed ear
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1328 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 耳   [みみ]  [K]
(n) (1) ear; (2) hearing; (3) edge; crust  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 耳 鼻 科   [じびか]  [K]
(n) otolaryngology  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 耳 寄り   [みみより]  [K]
(adj-na,n) welcome news  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 元   [みみもと]  [K]
(n) close to the ear  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 障り   [みみざわり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hurting one's ears  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 目   [じもく]  [K]
(n) (1) eye and ear; (2) one's attention; one's interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 耳   [ちゅうじ]  [K]
(n) middle ear; tympanum  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 耳 炎   [ちゅうじえん]  [K]
(n) tympanitis (inflammation of middle ear)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 3

Kanji: 自
Back: Find more details for 自 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): oneself
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みずか.ら
おの.ずから
おの.ずと
より
Bushu (Radical) Info: 自 (みずから) – oneself
Henshall Mnemonic: nose is just a stroke from eye, symbolising self
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #19 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 自 転 車   [じてんしゃ]  [K]
(n) bicycle  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 車   [じどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 分   [じぶん]  [K]
(n) myself; oneself  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 自 由   [じゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) freedom; liberty; as it pleases you  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 自 殺   [じさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) suicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 身   [じしん]  [K]
(n) by oneself; personally  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然   [しぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) nature; spontaneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 体   [じたい]  [K]
(adv,n) itself  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動   [じどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) automatic; self-motion  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 慢   [じまん]  [K]
(n,vs) pride; boast  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 自 由   [ふじゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) discomfort; inconvenience; (2) poverty; want; destitution; (3) disability  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 各 自   [かくじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) individual; each  [D] [Jisho]
- 自ら   [みずから]  [K]
(n-adv,n) for one's self; personally  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛   [じえい]  [K]
(n) self-defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治   [じち]  [K]
(n) self-government; autonomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 習   [じしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-study  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 科 学   [しぜんかがく]  [K]
natural science  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 宅   [じたく]  [K]
(n) one's home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 自ずから   [おのずから]  [K]
(adv) naturally; as a matter of course  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 我   [じが]  [K]
(n) self; the ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 覚   [じかく]  [K]
(n) self-conscious  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己   [じこ]  [K]
(n) self; oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 惚れ   [うぬぼれ]  [K]
(n) pretension; conceit; hubris  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 在   [じざい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) freely; at will  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 主   [じしゅ]  [K]
(n) independence; autonomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 首   [じしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) surrender; give oneself up  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 信   [じしん]  [K]
(n) self-confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 立   [じりつ]  [K]
(n,vs) independence; self-reliance  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 自   [どくじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) original; peculiar; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 海 上 自 衛 隊   [かいじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Maritime Self Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 自 動 車   [けいじどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) light motor vehicle (lt 550cc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 自 衛 隊   [こうくうじえいたい]  [K]
Air Self-Defense Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 営   [じえい]  [K]
(n) independent; self-employed; self-supporting; operating own business  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 営 業   [じえいぎょう]  [K]
(n) independent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛 官   [じえいかん]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Self Defense Force official  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛 隊   [じえいたい]  [K]
(n) self-defence force  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 家   [じか]  [K]
(n) own; personal  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 家 用   [じかよう]  [K]
(n) for private or home use  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 画 像   [じがぞう]  [K]
(n) self portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 活   [じかつ]  [K]
(n) self-support  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 棄   [やけ]  [K]
(n) despair; desperation; abandonment  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 給   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) self-support  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 供   [じきょう]  [K]
(n) confession  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 決   [じけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) self-determination; suicide; resignation (from a post)  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 資 本   [じこしほん]  [K]
net worth; owned capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 紹 介   [じこしょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) self-introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 国   [じこく]  [K]
(n) one's own country  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 惚れる   [うぬぼれる]  [K]
(v1) to be conceited  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 作   [じさく]  [K]
(n) one's own work  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 権   [じちけん]  [K]
(n) autonomy; right of self-government  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 省   [じちしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Home Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 体   [じちたい]  [K]
(n) self-governing body; municipality  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 室   [じしつ]  [K]
(n) one's own room  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 社   [じしゃ]  [K]
(n) private company  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 主 的   [じしゅてき]  [K]
(adj-na) independent; autonomous  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 粛   [じしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) self-control; self-discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 助   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) self-help  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 叙 伝   [じじょでん]  [K]
(n) autobiography  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 省   [じせい]  [K]
(n) self-examination; reflection  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 称   [じしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-styled; would-be; calling oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 浄   [じじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-purification; self-cleansing  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 炊   [じすい]  [K]
(n) cooking for oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 制   [じせい]  [K]
(n) self control; self restraint  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 責   [じせき]  [K]
(n) self-condemnation  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 薦   [じせん]  [K]
(n) self-recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 前   [じまえ]  [K]
(n) at one's own expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然に   [しぜんに]  [K]
naturally; smoothly; spontaneously  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 界   [しぜんかい]  [K]
(n) nature; the natural world; realm of nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 尊   [じそん]  [K]
(n) self-respect; esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 他   [じた]  [K]
(n) oneself and others; transitive and intransitive  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 伝   [じでん]  [K]
(n) autobiography  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 的   [じどうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) automatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 販 売 機   [じどうはんばいき]  [K]
(n) vending machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 任   [じにん]  [K]
(n,vs) self-appointment; pretension  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 白   [じはく]  [K]
(n) confession; acknowledgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 発   [じはつ]  [K]
(n) spontaneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 発 的   [じはつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) spontaneous; voluntary  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 販   [じはん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) automobile sales  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 蒔
Back: Find more details for 蒔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sow (seeds)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.える
まく
まい
まか
まき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2368 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 蒔く   [まく]  [K]
(v5k) to sow (seeds)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 散 蒔く   [ばらまく]  [K]
(v5k) (uk) to disseminate; to scatter; to give money freely  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 辞
Back: Find more details for 辞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
resign
word
term
expression
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): や.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
舌 (した) – tongue
辛 (からい) – spicy hot
Henshall Mnemonic: decline with words from sharp tongue
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #633 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 辞 書   [じしょ]  [K]
(n) dictionary; lexicon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 辞 典   [じてん]  [K]
(n) dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 辞める   [やめる]  [K]
(v1) to retire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お世 辞   [おせじ]  [K]
(n) flattery; compliment  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 職   [じしょく]  [K]
(n) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 退   [じたい]  [K]
(n) refusal  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 科 辞 典   [ひゃっかじてん]  [K]
(n) encyclopedia  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お辞 儀   [おじぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) bow  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 辞 苑   [こうじえん]  [K]
Koujien (famous Japanese Dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語 辞 典   [こくごじてん]  [K]
Japanese-language dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 辞   [さんじ]  [K]
(n) eulogy; compliment  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞す   [じす]  [K]
(v5s) to resign; to leave post  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 意   [じい]  [K]
(n) intention to resign  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 任   [じにん]  [K]
(n,vs) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 表   [じひょう]  [K]
(n) letter of resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 令   [じれい]  [K]
(n) notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 辞   [しきじ]  [K]
(n) ceremonial address  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 辞   [しゅくじ]  [K]
(n) congratulatory address  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 辞 職   [そうじしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) mass resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 辞   [ちょうじ]  [K]
(n) message of condolence; memorial address  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 辞 麗 句   [びじれいく]  [K]
(n) flowery words; rhetorical flourishes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 舌 辛

Kanji: 汐
Back: Find more details for 汐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eventide
tide
salt water
opportunity
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しお
うしお
せい
いそ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2314 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 鹿
Back: Find more details for 鹿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): deer
On-Yomi Reading(s): ロク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しか
か
しし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鹿 (しか) – deer
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #957 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 馬 鹿   [ばか]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 馬 鹿らしい   [ばからしい]  [K]
(adj) absurd  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鹿   [しか]  [K]
(n) deer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 式
Back: Find more details for 式 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
style
ceremony
rite
fn
method
system
form
expr
On-Yomi Reading(s): シキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弋 (しきがまえ) – ceremony
Henshall Mnemonic: carpenter's square is a form of stake
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #251 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 式   [しき]  [K]
(n,n-suf) equation; formula; ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 式   [せいしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) due form; official; formality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 儀 式   [ぎしき]  [K]
(n) ceremony; rite; ritual; service  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 式   [けいしき]  [K]
(n) form; formality; format; math expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 式   [こうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) formula; formality; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 式   [そうしき]  [K]
(n) funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 程 式   [ほうていしき]  [K]
(n) equation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 株 式   [かぶしき]  [K]
(n) stock (company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 場   [しきじょう]  [K]
(n) ceremonial hall; place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 式   [ほうしき]  [K]
(n) form; method; system  [D] [Jisho]
- 様 式   [ようしき]  [K]
(n) style; form; pattern  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 式   [いっしき]  [K]
(n) complete set; all; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 式 会 社   [かぶしきがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) public company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 式   [きゅうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old type; old style  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 式   [きょしき]  [K]
(n) holding a ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 型 式   [けいしき]  [K]
(n) model  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 式 的   [けいしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) formal  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 婚 式   [けっこんしき]  [K]
(n) marriage ceremony; wedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 式 戦   [こうしきせん]  [K]
(n) regular game; pennant race  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 式   [こうしき]  [K]
(n) hardball (tennis, baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 辞   [しきじ]  [K]
(n) ceremonial address  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 典   [しきてん]  [K]
(n) ceremony; rites  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 部   [しきぶ]  [K]
(n) (Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 賞 式   [じゅしょうしき]  [K]
award ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 式   [しんしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) new form; new formula  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 式   [ずしき]  [K]
(n) scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 式   [なんしき]  [K]
(n) (tennis) played with a soft ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 式   [にほんしき]  [K]
(n) Japanese style  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 公 式   [ひこうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) informal  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 式   [ようしき]  [K]
(n) Western style  [D] [Jisho]
- 略 式   [りゃくしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) informal; simplified  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 式   [わしき]  [K]
(n) Japanese style  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 弋

Kanji: 識
Back: Find more details for 識 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discriminating
know
write
On-Yomi Reading(s): シキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さと
さとる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: have knowledge of a word sounding like lance
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #496 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 意 識   [いしき]  [K]
(n,vs) consciousness; senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 識   [じょうしき]  [K]
(n) common sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 識   [ちしき]  [K]
(n) knowledge; information  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 標 識   [ひょうしき]  [K]
(n) sign; mark  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 認 識   [にんしき]  [K]
(n,vs) recognition; cognizance  [D] [Jisho]
- 良 識   [りょうしき]  [K]
(n) good sense  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 識 的   [いしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) consciously; deliberately  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 識   [がくしき]  [K]
(n) scholarship; scientific attainments  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 識   [けんしき]  [K]
(n) views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect  [D] [Jisho]
- 識 者   [しきしゃ]  [K]
(n) well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person  [D] [Jisho]
- 識 別   [しきべつ]  [K]
(n) discrimination; discernment; identification  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 識 的   [じょうしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) ordinary; sensible; commonplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 識 人   [ちしきじん]  [K]
(n) an intellectual  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 識   [ひじょうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of common sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 意 識   [びいしき]  [K]
(n) sense of beauty; aesthetic sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 識   [むいしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unconsciousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 識   [めんしき]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 意 識   [もんだいいしき]  [K]
awareness of the issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 識 者   [ゆうしきしゃ]  [K]
(n) expert; knowledgeable person  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 軸
Back: Find more details for 軸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
axis
pivot
stem
stalk
counter for book scrolls
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1261 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 軸   [じく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) axis; stem; shaft; axle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 掛け軸   [かけじく]  [K]
(n) hanging scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛 軸   [かけじく]  [K]
(n) hanging scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 軸   [きじく]  [K]
(n) key; yardstick; criterion; standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 軸   [しゃじく]  [K]
(n) axle  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 軸   [しゅじく]  [K]
(n) main shaft  [D] [Jisho]
- 枢 軸   [すうじく]  [K]
(n) axle; pivot  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 軸   [ちゅうじく]  [K]
(n) axis; pivot; central figure; key man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 車

Kanji: 七
Back: Find more details for 七 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): seven
On-Yomi Reading(s): シチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なな
なな.つ
なの
し
しっ
な
ひち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
Henshall Mnemonic: badly written ten again: now worth only seven
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #115 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 七   [しち]  [K]
(num) seven  [D] [Jisho]
- 七つ   [ななつ]  [K]
(n) seven  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 月   [しちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) July  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 日   [なのか]  [K]
(n-adv) seven days; the seventh day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 四 十 七 士   [しじゅうしちし]  [K]
Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 五 三   [しちごさん]  [K]
(n) (1) festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; (2) lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3  [D] [Jisho]
- 七七 日   [しちしちにち]  [K]
(n) 49th day after death  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 十   [しちじゅう]  [K]
seventy  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 福 神   [しちふくじん]  [K]
(n) Seven Deities of Good Luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 夕   [たなばた]  [K]
(n) (1) Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival; (2) prayer ceremony for children's artistic development  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 七   [じゅうしち]  [K]
17; seventeen  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 七 日   [ふたなぬか]  [K]
(n) second week's memorial services  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 一 乙

Kanji: 執
Back: Find more details for 執 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tenacious
take hold
grasp
take to heart
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シツ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.る
し
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #800 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 執 筆   [しっぴつ]  [K]
(n) writing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 執 着   [しゅうじゃく]  [K]
(n) attachment; adhesion; tenacity  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 着   [しゅうちゃく]  [K]
(n) attachment; adhesion; tenacity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 確 執   [かくしつ]  [K]
(n) discord; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 執   [こしつ]  [K]
(n) adherence (negative nuance); persistence; insistence; stubbornness  [D] [Jisho]
- 執る   [とる]  [K]
(v5r) to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行   [しっこう]  [K]
(n) enforcement; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 委 員   [しっこういいん]  [K]
executive committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 部   [しっこうぶ]  [K]
(n) executive(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 猶 予   [しっこうゆうよ]  [K]
stay of execution; suspended sentence  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 念   [しゅうねん]  [K]
(n) tenacity; implacability  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 務   [しつむ]  [K]
(n,vs) performance of one's official duties  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 執   [ちゅうしつ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Central Executive Committee  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 失
Back: Find more details for 失 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lose
error
fault
disadvantage
loss
On-Yomi Reading(s): シツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うしな.う
う.せる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: man about to lose baton
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #447 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 失 敗   [しっぱい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) failure; mistake; blunder  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 礼   [しつれい]  [K]
(adj-na,int,n,vs,exp) (1) discourtesy; impoliteness; (2) Excuse me; Goodbye  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 失う   [うしなう]  [K]
(v5u) to lose; to part with  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 業   [しつぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) unemployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 望   [しつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) disappointment; despair  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 過 失   [かしつ]  [K]
(n) (1) negligence; fault; (2) error; blunder; accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 恋   [しつれん]  [K]
(n,vs) disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; be lovelorn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 失 格   [しっかく]  [K]
(n) disqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 脚   [しっきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) losing one's standing; being overthrown; falling  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 失   [そんしつ]  [K]
(n) loss (e.g. assets or profits)  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛 失   [ふんしつ]  [K]
(n,vs) losing something  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 失 物   [いしつぶつ]  [K]
(n) lost article  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 失 調   [えいようしっちょう]  [K]
(n) malnutrition  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 失 致 死   [かしつちし]  [K]
(n) involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 失う   [みうしなう]  [K]
(v5u) to lose sight of; to miss  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 意   [しつい]  [K]
(n) disappointment; despair; adversity  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 敬   [しっけい]  [K]
(adj-na,int,n,vs) rudeness; saying goodbye; acting impolitely; stealing; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 策   [しっさく]  [K]
(n) blunder; slip; error  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 神   [しっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 跡   [しっせき]  [K]
(n) abscondence; disappearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 速   [しっそく]  [K]
(n) stall (in flying)  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 態   [しったい]  [K]
(n) mismanagement; fault; error; failure; disgrace; discredit  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 墜   [しっつい]  [K]
(n,vs) abasement; fall; forfeit; sink (in men's estimation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 点   [しってん]  [K]
(n) run charged to the pitcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 明   [しつめい]  [K]
(n) loss of eyesight  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 失   [そうしつ]  [K]
(n,vs) loss; forfeit  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 失   [てきしつ]  [K]
(n) error made by the enemy or opposing team  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 失   [とくしつ]  [K]
(n) advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: ノ 大

Kanji: 室
Back: Find more details for 室 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
room
apartment
chamber
greenhouse
cellar
On-Yomi Reading(s): シツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: arrive at roofed room
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #550 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 教 室   [きょうしつ]  [K]
(n) classroom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 会 議 室   [かいぎしつ]  [K]
conference room; council room  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 室   [けんきゅうしつ]  [K]
(n) seminar room; laboratory; prof's office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 温 室   [おんしつ]  [K]
(n) greenhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 合 室   [まちあいしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 控 室   [ひかえしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
- 室   [しつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) room  [D] [Jisho]
- 浴 室   [よくしつ]  [K]
(n) bathroom; bath  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 室   [いっしつ]  [K]
(n) one room  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 室   [おうしつ]  [K]
(n) ruling family  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 画 室   [きかくしつ]  [K]
planning office  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 室   [きゃくしつ]  [K]
(n) drawing room; guest room  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 室   [きょしつ]  [K]
(n) living room  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 室   [こしつ]  [K]
(n) private room  [D] [Jisho]
- 控え室   [ひかえしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 衣 室   [こういしつ]  [K]
(n) locker room; changing room; dressing room  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 室   [こうしつ]  [K]
(n) Imperial household  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 室   [じむしつ]  [K]
(n) office  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 室   [じしつ]  [K]
(n) one's own room  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 町   [むろまち]  [K]
(n) Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573)  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 長   [しつちょう]  [K]
(n) room monitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 内   [しつない]  [K]
(n) in the room  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 内 楽   [しつないがく]  [K]
(n) chamber music  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 験 室   [じっけんしつ]  [K]
(n) laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 室   [しんしつ]  [K]
(n) bedroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書 室   [としょしつ]  [K]
(n) library room  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 室   [いしむろ]  [K]
(n) stone hut  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 室   [せんしつ]  [K]
(n) stateroom; cabin  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 室   [ちかしつ]  [K]
(n) cellar; basement  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 室   [ちゃしつ]  [K]
(n) tea arbour; tearoom  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 室   [どうしつ]  [K]
(n) the same room  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 室   [にゅうしつ]  [K]
(n,vs) entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 室   [びょうしつ]  [K]
(n) sickroom; hospital room  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 室   [ぶんしつ]  [K]
(n) detached office; annex  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 室   [べっしつ]  [K]
(n) separate room; special room  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 室   [みっしつ]  [K]
(n) secret room  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 室   [ようしつ]  [K]
(n) Western-style room  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 室   [りんしつ]  [K]
(n) next or adjoining room  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 室   [わしつ]  [K]
(n) Japanese-style room  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 湿
Back: Find more details for 湿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
damp
wet
moist
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シツ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しめ.る
しめ.す
うるお.う
うるお.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1517 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 湿る   [しめる]  [K]
(v5r) to be wet; to become wet; to be damp  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 気   [しっけ]  [K]
(n) moisture; humidity; dampness  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 度   [しつど]  [K]
(n) level of humidity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 湿っぽい   [しめっぽい]  [K]
(adj) damp; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 原   [しつげん]  [K]
(n) marshy grassland; wetlands  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 地   [しっち]  [K]
(n) swampy (damp) land  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 湿   [たしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high humidity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 漆
Back: Find more details for 漆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lacquer
varnish
seven
On-Yomi Reading(s): シツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うるし
うる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1971 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漆   [うるし]  [K]
(n) lacquer; varnish  [D] [Jisho]
- 漆 器   [しっき]  [K]
(n) lacquer ware  [D] [Jisho]
- 漆 黒   [しっこく]  [K]
(n) jet black  [D] [Jisho]
- 漆 塗り   [うるしぬり]  [K]
(n) lacquering; lacquer ware  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 疾
Back: Find more details for 疾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rapidly
On-Yomi Reading(s): シツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1577 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 疾っくに   [とっくに]  [K]
(adv) (uk) long ago; already; a long time ago  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 疾 患   [しっかん]  [K]
(n) disease; ailment  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 走   [しっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) sprint; dash; scampering  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 病   [しっぺい]  [K]
(n) illness; disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 風   [しっぷう]  [K]
(n) squall; gale; hurricane  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 疔

Kanji: 質
Back: Find more details for 質 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
substance
quality
matter
temperament
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シツ
シチ
チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たち
ただ.す
もと
わりふ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: two axes chop pawned shell to ascertain quality
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #389 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 質 問   [しつもん]  [K]
(n,vs) question; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 質   [しつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 質   [ぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) material; substance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 性 質   [せいしつ]  [K]
(n) nature; property; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 質   [そしつ]  [K]
(n) character; qualities; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 質   [ちしつ]  [K]
(n) geological features  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 気 質   [きしつ]  [K]
(n) spirit; character; trait; temperament; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 疑   [しつぎ]  [K]
(n) question  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 素   [しっそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; modesty; frugality  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 質   [じっしつ]  [K]
(n) substance; essence  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 質   [ひとじち]  [K]
(n) hostage; prisoner  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛋 白 質   [たんぱくしつ]  [K]
(n) protein  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 質   [ひんしつ]  [K]
(n) quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 質   [ほんしつ]  [K]
(n) essence; true nature; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 良 質   [りょうしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good quality; superior quality  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 質   [あくしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 質   [いしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heterogeneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 質   [おんしつ]  [K]
(n) tone quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 質   [きんしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) homogeneous; homogeneity  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 質   [げんしつ]  [K]
(n) commitment; pledge or promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 生 物 質   [こうせいぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) antibiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 質   [こうしつ]  [K]
(n) hardness; stiffness  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 品 質   [こうひんしつ]  [K]
high quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 材 質   [ざいしつ]  [K]
(n) material properties; lumber quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 質   [ししつ]  [K]
(n) nature; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 屋   [しちや]  [K]
(n) pawnshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 的   [しつてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) qualitative  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 量   [しつりょう]  [K]
(n) mass  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 質 的   [じっしつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) substantially  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 経 質   [しんけいしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 質   [すいしつ]  [K]
(n) water quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 質   [たいしつ]  [K]
(n) constitution (physical); genetic make-up; predisposition (to disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 質   [とうしつ]  [K]
(n) sugariness; saccharinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 質   [とくしつ]  [K]
(n) characteristic; special quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 質 的   [ぶっしつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) material; physical  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 質   [へんしつ]  [K]
(n) deterioration; degeneration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 実
Back: Find more details for 実 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reality
truth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジツ
シツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み
みの.る
まこと
まことに
みの
みち.る
ぐみ
さね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: in reality, a big six-armed man is in the house!
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #68 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 確 実   [かくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) certainty; reliability; soundness  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 実   [げんじつ]  [K]
(n) reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実   [じじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) fact; truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 実   [み]  [K]
(n) fruit; nut; seed; content; good result  [D] [Jisho]
- 実に   [じつに]  [K]
(adv) indeed; truly; surely  [D] [Jisho]
- 実は   [じつは]  [K]
(adv,exp) as a matter of fact; by the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 験   [じっけん]  [K]
(n) experiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 現   [じつげん]  [K]
(n,vs) implementation; materialization; realization  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 行   [じっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; performance; execution (e.g. program); realization  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 際   [じっさい]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) practical; actual condition; status quo  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 施   [じっし]  [K]
(n,vs) enforcement; enact; put into practice; carry out; operation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 果 実   [かじつ]  [K]
(n) fruit; nut; berry  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 実   [こうじつ]  [K]
(n) excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 実る   [みのる]  [K]
(v5r) to bear fruit; to ripen  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 感   [じっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) feelings (actual, true)  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 習   [じっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; training; drill  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 績   [じっせき]  [K]
(n) achievements; actual results  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 物   [じつぶつ]  [K]
(n) real thing; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 用   [じつよう]  [K]
(n) practical use; utility  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 力   [じつりょく]  [K]
(n) merit; efficiency; arms; force  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 例   [じつれい]  [K]
(n) example; illustration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 実   [じつ]  [K]
(n) truth; reality; sincerity; fidelity; kindness; faith; substance; essence  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 家   [じっか]  [K]
(n) (one's parents') home  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 業 家   [じつぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; businessman  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 質   [じっしつ]  [K]
(n) substance; essence  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 情   [じつじょう]  [K]
(n) real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 践   [じっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; put into practice  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 態   [じったい]  [K]
(n) truth; fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 費   [じっぴ]  [K]
(n) actual expense; cost price  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 実   [じゅうじつ]  [K]
(n,vs) fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality; enrichment  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 実   [しんじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 誠 実   [せいじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sincere; honest; faithful  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 実   [せつじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; pressing; urgent  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 実   [ちゅうじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) faithful; loyal; devoted  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 核 実 験   [かくじっけん]  [K]
(n) nuclear (bomb) test  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成 事 実   [きせいじじつ]  [K]
established fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 実   [けんじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady; sound; reliable; solid  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 実   [しじつ]  [K]
(n) historical fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 上   [じじつじょう]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (as a) matter of fact; actually; in reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 無 根   [じじつむこん]  [K]
(n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 実り   [みのり]  [K]
(n) crop; harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 演   [じつえん]  [K]
(n,vs) stage show; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 技   [じつぎ]  [K]
(n) practical skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 況   [じっきょう]  [K]
(n) real condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 業   [じつぎょう]  [K]
(n) industry; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 刑   [じっけい]  [K]
(n) a jail sentence; imprisonment without a stay of execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 兄   [じっけい]  [K]
(n) one's own elder brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 権   [じっけん]  [K]
(n) real power  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 験 室   [じっけんしつ]  [K]
(n) laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 効   [じっこう]  [K]
(n) efficacy; efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 在   [じつざい]  [K]
(n,vs) reality; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 子   [じっし]  [K]
(n) one's own child  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 質 的   [じっしつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) substantially  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 証   [じっしょう]  [K]
(n) actual proof  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 数   [じっすう]  [K]
(n) real number  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 勢   [じっせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) actual; real; true  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 戦   [じっせん]  [K]
(n) combat; actual fighting  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 相   [じっそう]  [K]
(n) reality; real state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 像   [じつぞう]  [K]
(n) real image; one's real life  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 体   [じったい]  [K]
(n) substance; entity  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 態 調 査   [じったいちょうさ]  [K]
factual investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 弾   [じつだん]  [K]
(n) live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 地   [じっち]  [K]
(n) practice; the actual site  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 弟   [じってい]  [K]
(n) one's (biological) younger brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 務   [じつむ]  [K]
(n) practical business  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 名   [じつめい]  [K]
(n) real name  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 用 的   [じつようてき]  [K]
(adj-na) practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 利   [じつり]  [K]
(n) use; utility; profit; gain  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 力 行 使   [じつりょくこうし]  [K]
use of force  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 話   [じつわ]  [K]
(n) true story  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 実   [ちゃくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady; sound; trustworthy; solid  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 実   [まめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) faithful; loyal; devoted; (2) hardworking; painstaking; diligent; (3) healthy; fit  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 実   [ないじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the facts  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 実   [にょじつ]  [K]
(n) reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 確 実   [ふかくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 実   [むじつ]  [K]
(n) innocent  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 実   [めいじつ]  [K]
(n) in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents  [D] [Jisho]
- 木の実   [きのみ]  [K]
(n) nut; fruit; berry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 偲
Back: Find more details for 偲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recollect
remember
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サイ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しの.ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2350 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 芝
Back: Find more details for 芝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
turf
lawn
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しば
こげ
しは
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1052 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 芝 居   [しばい]  [K]
(n) play; drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 生   [しばふ]  [K]
(n) lawn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 芝   [しば]  [K]
(n) lawn; sod; turf  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紙 芝 居   [かみしばい]  [K]
(n) picture story show  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 居 小 屋   [しばいごや]  [K]
playhouse; theatre  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 草   [しばくさ]  [K]
(n) lawn; sod; turf  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 芝   [とうしば]  [K]
Toshiba (company)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 舎
Back: Find more details for 舎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cottage
inn
hut
house
mansion
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シャ
セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やど.る
さ
とり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: quarters with roof and entrance below ground
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1170 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 田 舎   [いなか]  [K]
(gikun) (n) rural; not particularly urban; countryside; suburb  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 見 舞い   [みまい]  [K]
(n) enquiry; expression of sympathy; expression of concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 舞う   [しまう]  [K]
(v5u) (uk) to finish; to close; to do something completely; to put away; to put an end to  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 台   [ぶたい]  [K]
(n) (1) stage (theatre); (2) scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見 舞う   [みまう]  [K]
(v5u) to ask after (health); to visit  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 舎   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) school building  [D] [Jisho]
- 振る舞う   [ふるまう]  [K]
(v5u,vt) to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 見 舞   [みまい]  [K]
(n) enquiry; expression of sympathy; expression of concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞う   [まう]  [K]
(v5u,vi) to dance; to flutter about; to revolve  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お仕 舞い   [おしまい]  [K]
(n) the end; closing; being done for  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 舞   [えんぶ]  [K]
(n,vs) dance performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 舞 伎   [かぶき]  [K]
(n) kabuki; Japanese classical drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 宿 舎   [きしゅくしゃ]  [K]
(n) boarding house; school dormitory  [D] [Jisho]
- 牛 舎   [ぎゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) cow shed; cattle barn  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 舞   [こぶ]  [K]
(n) inspiration; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 舎   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 宿 舎   [こくみんしゅくしゃ]  [K]
national youth hostels  [D] [Jisho]
- 舎   [しゃ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) inn; hut; house; mansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 舎   [しゅくしゃ]  [K]
(n) lodging house  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 舞 台   [はつぶたい]  [K]
(n) debut; initial stage appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑 中 見 舞   [しょちゅうみまい]  [K]
summer greeting card  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑 中 見 舞い   [しょちゅうみまい]  [K]
summer greeting card  [D] [Jisho]
- 振る舞い   [ふるまい]  [K]
(n) behavior; conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 庁 舎   [ちょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) government office building  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞   [まい]  [K]
(n) dancing; dance  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 楽   [ぶがく]  [K]
(n) court dance and music  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 台 裏   [ぶたいうら]  [K]
(n) offstage; backstage; behind the scenes  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 踏   [ぶとう]  [K]
(n) dancing  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 姫   [まいひめ]  [K]
(n) (temple) dance  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 踊   [ぶよう]  [K]
(n) dancing; dance  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 舎   [へいしゃ]  [K]
(n) barracks  [D] [Jisho]
- 厩 舎   [きゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) barn; st  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 写
Back: Find more details for 写 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
copy
be photographed
describe
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シャ
ジャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うつ.す
うつ.る
うつ-
うつ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冖 (わかんむり) – wa-shaped crown
Henshall Mnemonic: convey copy of building
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #453 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 写 真   [しゃしん]  [K]
(n) photograph  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 写す   [うつす]  [K]
(v5s) to film; to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to trace; to describe; to picture; to photograph; to imitate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 写る   [うつる]  [K]
(v5r) to be photographed; to be projected  [D] [Jisho]
- 写 生   [しゃせい]  [K]
(n,vs) sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 写   [ふくしゃ]  [K]
(n) copy; duplicate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 写し   [うつし]  [K]
(n) copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript  [D] [Jisho]
- 描 写   [びょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) depiction; description; portrayal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 映 写 機   [えいしゃき]  [K]
(n) projector  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 写   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) preview; private showing  [D] [Jisho]
- 写   [しゃ]  [K]
photograph; copy; transcribe; duplicate; reproduce; trace; describe; picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 写 真 集   [しゃしんしゅう]  [K]
collection of photographs; photoalbum  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 写 真   [あおじゃしん]  [K]
(n) blueprint; plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 写 体   [ひしゃたい]  [K]
(n) (photographic) subject  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 冖

Kanji: 射
Back: Find more details for 射 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shoot
shine into
onto
archery
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.る
さ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
寸 (すん) – glue
身 (み) – station in life
Henshall Mnemonic: hand shoots measured arrow into body
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #937 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 注 射   [ちゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) injection  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 射す   [さす]  [K]
(v5s) to shine; to strike  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 射   [はっしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; shooting; discharge; catapult  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 反 射   [はんしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; reverberation  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射   [ほうしゃ]  [K]
(n) radiation; emission  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 能   [ほうしゃのう]  [K]
(n) radioactivity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 射る   [いる]  [K]
(v1) to shoot  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 撃   [しゃげき]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 殺   [しゃさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 止める   [いとめる]  [K]
(v1) to shoot dead; to make something one's own  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 程   [しゃてい]  [K]
(n) rifle range  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 射   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) exposure  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 射   [とうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 射 的   [はんしゃてき]  [K]
(adj-na) reflective; reflecting; reflexive  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 射   [ふんしゃ]  [K]
(n) jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 性   [ほうしゃせい]  [K]
(n) radioactive  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 線   [ほうしゃせん]  [K]
(n) radiation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 寸 身

Kanji: 捨
Back: Find more details for 捨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discard
throw away
abandon
resign
reject
sacrifice
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): す.てる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: find abandoned hand in one's quarters!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1266 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 捨てる   [すてる]  [K]
(v1) to throw away; to cast aside; to abandon; to resign  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 四 捨 五 入   [ししゃごにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) rounding up (esp. fractions)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 見 捨てる   [みすてる]  [K]
(v1) to abandon; to fail; to desert  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び捨て   [よびすて]  [K]
(n) addressing someone by last name only; without affixing "san"  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い捨て   [つかいすて]  [K]
(n) throwaway; disposable  [D] [Jisho]
- 捨て子   [すてご]  [K]
(n) abandoned child; foundling  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 捨   [しゅしゃ]  [K]
(n) choice; option; rejection or adoption  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り捨て   [きりすて]  [K]
(n) (historical) using people of low rank as sword fodder; omission; rounding down  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り捨てる   [きりすてる]  [K]
(v1) to truncate; to cut down; to omit; to discard; to slay; to cast away  [D] [Jisho]
- 姥 捨て   [うばすて]  [K]
(n) the practice of abandoning old w  [D] [Jisho]
- 姥 捨て山   [うばすてやま]  [K]
mountain where old women were aband  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 赦
Back: Find more details for 赦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pardon
forgiveness
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シャNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 赤 (あか) – red
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1868 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恩 赦   [おんしゃ]  [K]
(n) amnesty; a pardon  [D] [Jisho]
- 赦 免   [しゃめん]  [K]
(n) remission  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 赦   [とくしゃ]  [K]
(n) amnesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 赦   [ようしゃ]  [K]
(n) pardon; forgiveness; mercy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 赤

Kanji: 斜
Back: Find more details for 斜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
diagonal
slanting
oblique
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なな.め
はす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斗 (とます) – dipper
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1504 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 斜め   [ななめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obliqueness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 傾 斜   [けいしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip  [D] [Jisho]
- 斜 面   [しゃめん]  [K]
(n) slope; slanting surface; bevel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 斜 陽   [しゃよう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) setting sun; declining  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 斗

Kanji: 煮
Back: Find more details for 煮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boil
cook
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
に.る
-に
に.える
に.やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1565 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 煮える   [にえる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to boil; to cook; to be cooked  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮る   [にる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to boil; to cook  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雑 煮   [ぞうに]  [K]
(n) New Year dish; rice cakes cooked w. vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮やす   [にやす]  [K]
(v5s) to cook inside  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 詰める   [につめる]  [K]
(v1) to boil down; to concentrate  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 込む   [にこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cook together; to boil well  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 物   [にもの]  [K]
(n) food cooked by boiling or stewing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 社
Back: Find more details for 社 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
company
firm
office
association
shrine
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やしろ
こそ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: altar ground is shrine
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #21 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 会 社   [かいしゃ]  [K]
(n) company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 社 会   [しゃかい]  [K]
(n) society; public  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 長   [しゃちょう]  [K]
(n) company president; manager; director  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 社   [しんぶんしゃ]  [K]
(n) newspaper company  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 社   [じんじゃ]  [K]
(n) Shinto shrine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 社 会 科 学   [しゃかいかがく]  [K]
social science  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 説   [しゃせつ]  [K]
(n) editorial; leading article  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 社   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) trading company; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 社   [にゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) entry to a company  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 社 交   [しゃこう]  [K]
(n) social life; social intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 宅   [しゃたく]  [K]
(n) company owned house  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 式 会 社   [かぶしきがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) public company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 社   [けっしゃ]  [K]
(n) association; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 社   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) public corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 社 債   [こうしゃさい]  [K]
(n) public bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 談 社   [こうだんしゃ]  [K]
Koudansha (publisher)  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 会 社   [こがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) subsidiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 社 会   [しみんしゃかい]  [K]
civil society  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 社   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 社   [じしゃ]  [K]
(n) private company  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 員   [しゃいん]  [K]
(n) company employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 屋   [しゃおく]  [K]
(n) company office building  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 運 動   [しゃかいうんどう]  [K]
social movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科   [しゃかいか]  [K]
(n) social studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 学   [しゃかいがく]  [K]
(n) sociology  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 教 育   [しゃかいきょういく]  [K]
social education  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 資 本   [しゃかいしほん]  [K]
SOC; social capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 事 業   [しゃかいじぎょう]  [K]
social work  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 主 義   [しゃかいしゅぎ]  [K]
socialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 人   [しゃかいじん]  [K]
(n) upstanding member of society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 性   [しゃかいせい]  [K]
(n) sociality  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 的   [しゃかいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) social  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 党   [しゃかいとう]  [K]
Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 復 帰   [しゃかいふっき]  [K]
rehabilitation (in society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 福 祉   [しゃかいふくし]  [K]
social welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険   [しゃかいほけん]  [K]
social insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険 庁   [しゃかいほけんちょう]  [K]
Social Insurance Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 障   [しゃかいほしょう]  [K]
social security  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 面   [しゃかいめん]  [K]
(n) society or local news page  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 問 題   [しゃかいもんだい]  [K]
social problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 外   [しゃがい]  [K]
(n) outside the company  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 交 的   [しゃこうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) sociable  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 告   [しゃこく]  [K]
(n) (company) announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 債   [しゃさい]  [K]
(n) bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 葬   [しゃそう]  [K]
(n) company funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 団 法 人   [しゃだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 内   [しゃない]  [K]
(n) within a company  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 民 党   [しゃみんとう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Social Democratic Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 名   [しゃめい]  [K]
(n) name of company  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 版 社   [しゅっぱんしゃ]  [K]
(n) publisher  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 化 社 会   [じょうほうかしゃかい]  [K]
information society  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 販 会 社   [しんぱんがいしゃ]  [K]
credit company  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 会 社   [おやがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) parent company  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 社   [ぜんしゃ]  [K]
(n) whole company  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 社   [たしゃ]  [K]
(n) another company; other company  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 社   [たいしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) resignation; leaving office  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 社   [たいしゃ]  [K]
(n) Grand Shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域 社 会   [ちいきしゃかい]  [K]
regional community  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 社   [つうしんしゃ]  [K]
(n) news agency  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 紗
Back: Find more details for 紗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gauze
gossamer
On-Yomi Reading(s):
サ
シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うすぎぬ
たえ
すず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 者
Back: Find more details for 者 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
someone
person
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もの
Bushu (Radical) Info:
老 (ロウ, お.いる, ふ.ける, えび, おい, び) – old man; old age; grow old
考 (コウ, かんが,.える, かんが,.え, たか) – consider; think over
Henshall Mnemonic: person will be buried in ground one day
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #38 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 医 者   [いしゃ]  [K]
(n) doctor (medical)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 歯 医 者   [はいしゃ]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 学 者   [がくしゃ]  [K]
(n) scholar  [D] [Jisho]
- 患 者   [かんじゃ]  [K]
(n) a patient  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 者   [きしゃ]  [K]
(n) reporter  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 者   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) the latter  [D] [Jisho]
- 者   [もの]  [K]
(n) person  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 者   [ぜんしゃ]  [K]
(n) the former  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 者   [ちょしゃ]  [K]
(n) author; writer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 作 者   [さくしゃ]  [K]
(n) author; authoress  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 者   [ひっしゃ]  [K]
(n) writer; author  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 者   [やくしゃ]  [K]
(n) actor; actress  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悪 者   [わるもの]  [K]
(n) bad fellow; rascal; ruffian; scoundrel  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 者   [ぎょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) trader; merchant  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 者   [しんじゃ]  [K]
(n) believer; adherent; devotee; Christian  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 者   [たっしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skillful; in good health  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 者   [どくしゃ]  [K]
(n) reader  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 偶 者   [はいぐうしゃ]  [K]
(n) spouse; wife; husband  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お医 者さん   [おいしゃさん]  [K]
doctor (polite)  [D] [Jisho]
- 為 政 者   [いせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 者   [おうじゃ]  [K]
(n) king; monarch; ruler  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 者   [なにもの]  [K]
(n) who; what kind of person  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 害 者   [かがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) assailant  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 者   [かがくしゃ]  [K]
(n) scientist  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 拓 者   [かいたくしゃ]  [K]
(n) pioneer; settler; colonist  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 係 者   [かんけいしゃ]  [K]
(n) authorized people; person(s) concerned  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 者   [ぎじゅつしゃ]  [K]
(n) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 犠 牲 者   [ぎせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) victim  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 住 者   [きょじゅうしゃ]  [K]
resident; inhabitant  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 者   [きょういくしゃ]  [K]
(n) educationalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 労 者   [きんろうしゃ]  [K]
(n) worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 営 者   [けいえいしゃ]  [K]
(n) manager; proprietor  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 験 者   [けいけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) experienced person; person who has had a particular experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 者   [げいしゃ]  [K]
(n) geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 常 者   [けんじょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) healthy person; non-handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 者   [けんきゅうしゃ]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 巧 者   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cleverness; skill; tact  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 齢 者   [こうれいしゃ]  [K]
(n) old person or people  [D] [Jisho]
- 婚 約 者   [こんやくしゃ]  [K]
fiance; fiancee  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 者   [さんしゃ]  [K]
(n) three persons; three parties  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 加 者   [さんかしゃ]  [K]
participant; entrant  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 者   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) messenger; envoy; emissary  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 者   [しようしゃ]  [K]
(n) (1) user; consumer; (2) employer  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会 者   [しかいしゃ]  [K]
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 揮 者   [しきしゃ]  [K]
(n) (musical) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 者   [ししゃ]  [K]
(n) casualty; deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 傷 者   [ししょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) casualties; killed and wounded  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 亡 者   [しぼうしゃ]  [K]
the deceased; deaths; persons killed  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 聴 者   [しちょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) viewer; (television) audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 識 者   [しきしゃ]  [K]
(n) well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 者   [わかもの]  [K]
(n) young man; youth; lad  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 者   [じゃくしゃ]  [K]
(n) the weak  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 義 者   [しゅぎしゃ]  [K]
advocate (of a theory or principle); man of principle; ideologist  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 身 者   [しゅっしんしゃ]  [K]
alumnus  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 席 者   [しゅっせきしゃ]  [K]
those present; attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 心 者   [しょしんしゃ]  [K]
(n) beginner  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 者   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) wounded person; casualty; injured person  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 者   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) winner; victor  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 者   [しょうひしゃ]  [K]
(n) consumer  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 者   [しょうかいしゃ]  [K]
(n) person who introduces someone; introducer  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 害 者   [しょうがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) (physically) handicapped person; disabled person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 障 者   [しんしょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体 障 害 者   [しんたいしょうがいしゃ]  [K]
disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 気 者   [にんきもの]  [K]
(n) popular person; favorite  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 職 者   [せいしょくしゃ]  [K]
(n) clergyman; churchman; clergy  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 任 者   [せきにんしゃ]  [K]
(n) responsible party  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 者   [せんじゃ]  [K]
(n) judge; selector  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 老 考

Kanji: 謝
Back: Find more details for 謝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
apologize
thank
refuse
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あやま.る
さ
ざ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: words of apology and thanks as one shoots off
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1028 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 謝る   [あやまる]  [K]
(v5r) to apologize  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 感 謝   [かんしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) thanks; gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 月 謝   [げっしゃ]  [K]
(n) monthly tuition fee  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慰 謝   [いしゃ]  [K]
(n) consolation  [D] [Jisho]
- 謝 意   [しゃい]  [K]
(n) gratitude; thanks  [D] [Jisho]
- 謝 罪   [しゃざい]  [K]
(n) apology  [D] [Jisho]
- 謝 礼   [しゃれい]  [K]
(n) reward; honorarium  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 陳 代 謝   [しんちんたいしゃ]  [K]
(n) renewal; replacement; metabolism  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 謝   [たいしゃ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) renewal; regeneration; metabolism  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 謝   [ちんしゃ]  [K]
(n) apology  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 車
Back: Find more details for 車 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): car
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くるま
くら
くろま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Henshall Mnemonic: chariot with two wheels
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #333 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 自 転 車   [じてんしゃ]  [K]
(n) bicycle  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 車   [じどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 車   [くるま]  [K]
(n) car; vehicle; wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 車   [でんしゃ]  [K]
(n) electric train  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 汽 車   [きしゃ]  [K]
(n) train (steam)  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 車 場   [ちゅうしゃじょう]  [K]
(n) parking lot; parking place  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 駐 車   [ちゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) parking (e.g. car)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 車   [はっしゃ]  [K]
(n) departure of a vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 列 車   [れっしゃ]  [K]
(n) train (ordinary)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 車   [げしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) alighting; getting off  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 車   [きかんしゃ]  [K]
(n) locomotive; engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 車   [はぐるま]  [K]
(n) gear; cog-wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 庫   [しゃこ]  [K]
(n) garage; car shed  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 掌   [しゃしょう]  [K]
(n) (train) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 輪   [しゃりん]  [K]
(n) (car) wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 車   [じょうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) taking a train; entraining  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 車   [ていしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) stopping (e.g. train)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貨 車   [かしゃ]  [K]
(n) freight car; van  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 車   [がいしゃ]  [K]
(n) foreign automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 宣 車   [がいせんしゃ]  [K]
(n) (right-wing) propaganda truck  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 車   [きゃくしゃ]  [K]
(n) passenger car  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 急 車   [きゅうきゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) ambulance  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 車   [くうしゃ]  [K]
(n) empty conveyance; free taxi  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 自 動 車   [けいじどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) light motor vehicle (lt 550cc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 切り発 車   [みきりはっしゃ]  [K]
starting a train before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 車   [ごうしゃ]  [K]
(n) classifier for naming train cars  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 輪 車   [よんりんしゃ]  [K]
automobile; car  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 椅 子   [くるまいす]  [K]
(n) wheelchair  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 検   [しゃけん]  [K]
(n) vehicle inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 軸   [しゃじく]  [K]
(n) axle  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 種   [しゃしゅ]  [K]
(n) car make; car model  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 線   [しゃせん]  [K]
(n) car track  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 窓   [しゃそう]  [K]
(n) car window  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 体   [しゃたい]  [K]
(n) body (of car); frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 中   [しゃちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in a train or vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 道   [しゃどう]  [K]
(n) roadway  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 内   [しゃない]  [K]
(n) inside a carriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 両   [しゃりょう]  [K]
(n) (1) rolling stock; railroad cars; vehicles  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 防 車   [しょうぼうしゃ]  [K]
(n) fire-engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 車 券   [じょうしゃけん]  [K]
(n) passenger ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 用 車   [じょうようしゃ]  [K]
(n) automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 車   [しんしゃ]  [K]
(n) new car  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 力 車   [じんりきしゃ]  [K]
(n) rickshaw; jinrikisha  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 車   [すいしゃ]  [K]
(n) water wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 車   [せんしゃ]  [K]
(n) tank (military vehicle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 車   [だいしゃ]  [K]
(n) push car; flatcar; bogie  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 古 車   [ちゅうこしゃ]  [K]
(n) used car; secondhand car  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 輪 車   [にりんしゃ]  [K]
(n) two wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 母 車   [うばぐるま]  [K]
(n) baby carriage; perambulator  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 車   [ばしゃ]  [K]
(n) coach  [D] [Jisho]
- 拍 車   [はくしゃ]  [K]
(n) (riding) spur  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 車   [ひしゃ]  [K]
(n) rook or castle (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 遮
Back: Find more details for 遮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intercept
interrupt
obstruct
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さえぎ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1865 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 遮る   [さえぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to interrupt; to intercept; to obstruct  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遮 断   [しゃだん]  [K]
(n,vs) interception; quarantine  [D] [Jisho]
- 遮 断 機   [しゃだんき]  [K]
(n) circuit breaker; railway crossing gate  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 蛇
Back: Find more details for 蛇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
snake
serpent
hard drinker
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジャ
ダ
イ
ヤ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
へび
あぶ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1721 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 蛇 口   [じゃぐち]  [K]
(n) faucet; tap  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蛇   [へび]  [K]
(n) snake; serpent  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛇の目   [じゃのめ]  [K]
(n) (umbrella with) bull's-eye (pattern)  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛇 行   [だこう]  [K]
(n,vs) meandering; crawling  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 蛇の列   [ちょうだのれつ]  [K]
long line; long snake  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虫

Kanji: 邪
Back: Find more details for 邪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wicked
injustice
wrong
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): よこし.ま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牙 (きばへん) – fang
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1612 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 風 邪   [かぜ]  [K]
(n) cold (illness); common cold  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 邪 魔   [じゃま]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) hindrance; intrusion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 無 邪 気   [むじゃき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocence; simple-mindedness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 邪   [よこしま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wicked; evil  [D] [Jisho]
- 邪 道   [じゃどう]  [K]
(n) evil course; heresy  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 邪 薬   [かぜぐすり]  [K]
(n) remedy for a cold  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 牙

Kanji: 借
Back: Find more details for 借 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
borrow
rent
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): か.りる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person who has borrowed in the past
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #932 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 借りる   [かりる]  [K]
(v1) to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 借 金   [しゃっきん]  [K]
(n) debt; loan; liabilities  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 借り   [かり]  [K]
(n) borrowing; debt; loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 拝 借   [はいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) (hum) (pol) borrowing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 間 借り   [まがり]  [K]
(n,vs) renting a room  [D] [Jisho]
- 借り入れ   [かりいれ]  [K]
(n) debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 家   [かりいえ]  [K]
(n) house for rent; rented house; renting a house  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 款   [しゃっかん]  [K]
(n) (international) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 地   [しゃくち]  [K]
(n) leased land  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 入 金   [かりいれきん]  [K]
(n) loan; debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 借り   [まえがり]  [K]
(n) advance (in pay); loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 借   [たいしゃく]  [K]
(n) loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing  [D] [Jisho]
- 賃 借   [ちんしゃく]  [K]
(n) hiring; renting; leasing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 勺
Back: Find more details for 勺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ladle
one tenth of a go
dip
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シャクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 勹 (つつみがまえ) – wrapping
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 勹

Kanji: 尺
Back: Find more details for 尺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shaku
Japanese foot
measure
scale
rule
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): せき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: measure prop for foot of topless door
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1940 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巻 尺   [まきじゃく]  [K]
(n) tape measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 尺   [しゃく]  [K]
(n) a measure; a rule; a scale; length  [D] [Jisho]
- 尺 度   [しゃくど]  [K]
(n) linear measure; scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 尺 八   [しゃくはち]  [K]
(n) (1) bamboo flute; (2) (X) (vulg) oral sex; fellatio  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮 尺   [しゅくしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) reduced scale  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 爵
Back: Find more details for 爵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
baron
peerage
court rank
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シャクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 爪 (つめ) – claw
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 侯 爵   [こうしゃく]  [K]
(n) marquis; marquess  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 爵   [こうしゃく]  [K]
(n) prince; duke  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 爵   [だんしゃく]  [K]
(n) baron  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 爵   [はくしゃく]  [K]
(n) count; earl  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 爪

Kanji: 酌
Back: Find more details for 酌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bartending
serving sake
the host
draw (water)
ladle
scoop
pump
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): く.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2271 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 媒 酌   [ばいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) matchmaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 酌   [ばんしゃく]  [K]
(n) evening drink  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 釈
Back: Find more details for 釈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): explanation
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シャク
セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とく
す.てる
ゆる.す
しゃ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 釆 (のごめ) – dice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1097 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 解 釈   [かいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; interpretation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 釈   [えしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) nod; salutation; greeting; recognition; bow  [D] [Jisho]
- 釈 迦   [しゃか]  [K]
(n) Shakyamuni; the Buddha  [D] [Jisho]
- 釈 放   [しゃくほう]  [K]
(n,vs) release; liberation; acquittal  [D] [Jisho]
- 釈 明   [しゃくめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; vindication  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 釈   [ちゅうしゃく]  [K]
(n) notes; comment  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 釈   [ほしゃく]  [K]
(n) bail  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 釆

Kanji: 若
Back: Find more details for 若 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
young
if
perhaps
possibly
low number
immature
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジャク
ニャク
ニャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わか.い
わか-
も.しくわ
も.し
も.しくは
わく
わこ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: plants on right are young
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #458 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 若い   [わかい]  [K]
(adj) young  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 若し   [もし]  [K]
(adv) (uk) if; in case; supposing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 若しも   [もしも]  [K]
(adv) if  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 若々しい   [わかわかしい]  [K]
(adj) youthful; young  [D] [Jisho]
- 若しかしたら   [もしかしたら]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) perhaps; maybe; by some chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 若しかすると   [もしかすると]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) perhaps; maybe; by some chance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 若しくは   [もしくは]  [K]
(conj,exp) or; otherwise  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 干   [じゃっかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) some; few; number of  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 若さ   [わかさ]  [K]
(n) youth  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 者   [わかもの]  [K]
(n) young man; youth; lad  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 手   [わかて]  [K]
(n) young person  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 松   [わかまつ]  [K]
(n) young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 人   [わこうど]  [K]
(n) young person; young man  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 年   [じゃくねん]  [K]
(n) youth  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 布   [わかめ]  [K]
(n) seaweed variety; alaria  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 返り   [わかがえり]  [K]
(n) rejuvenation; restoration of youth  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 葉   [わかば]  [K]
(n) new leaves; fresh verdure  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 若   [ろうじゃく]  [K]
(n,adj-na) (1) young and old; all ages  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 若   [ろうにゃく]  [K]
(n,adj-na) (1) young and old; all ages  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 寂
Back: Find more details for 寂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
loneliness
quietly
mellow
mature
death of a priest
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジャク
セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さび
さび.しい
さび.れる
さみ.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1599 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 寂しい   [さびしい]  [K]
(adj) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寂   [さび]  [K]
(n) (1) patina; antique look; (2) elegant simplicity; (3) well-trained voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 寂 然   [せきぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lonely; desolate  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 寂   [せいじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 弱
Back: Find more details for 弱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
weak
frail
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よわ.い
よわ.る
よわ.まる
よわ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冫 (にすい) – water drops
弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: weak hairs bend like bows
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #958 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 弱い   [よわい]  [K]
(adj) weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 弱 点   [じゃくてん]  [K]
(n) weak point; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 弱   [じゃく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) weakness; the weak; little less then  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱まる   [よわまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱める   [よわめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to weaken  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱る   [よわる]  [K]
(v5r,vi,vt) to weaken; to be troubled; to be downcast; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed; to impair  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 弱   [はくじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) feebleness; weakness; weak  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 弱   [ひんじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor; meagre; insubstantial  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- か弱い   [かよわい]  [K]
(adj) frail; feeble  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 弱   [きょじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) feebleness; weakness; imbecility  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 弱   [きょうじゃく]  [K]
(n) strength; power  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱み   [よわみ]  [K]
(n) weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 音   [よわね]  [K]
(n) complaints  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 冠   [じゃっかん]  [K]
(n) (1) aged 20; (2) youthfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 気   [よわき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) timid; faint-hearted; bearish sentiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 腰   [よわごし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak attitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 者   [じゃくしゃ]  [K]
(n) the weak  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 体   [じゃくたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak (organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 虫   [よわむし]  [K]
(n) coward; weakling  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 神 耗 弱   [しんしんもうじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; unsound mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 衰 弱   [すいじゃく]  [K]
(n) weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 薄 弱   [せいしんはくじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; mentally retarded  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 弱   [なんじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 弱   [びょうじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak constitution  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 冫 弓

Kanji: 主
Back: Find more details for 主 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lord
chief
master
main thing
principal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュ
ス
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬし
おも
あるじ
かず
ず
もん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Henshall Mnemonic: king with bit extra is real master
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #95 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- ご主 人   [ごしゅじん]  [K]
(n) (hon) your husband; her husband  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 主に   [おもに]  [K]
(adv) mainly; primarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 義   [しゅぎ]  [K]
(n) doctrine; rule; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 張   [しゅちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 婦   [しゅふ]  [K]
(n) housewife; mistress  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 要   [しゅよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) chief; main; principal; major  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 家 主   [やぬし]  [K]
(n) landlord  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 語   [しゅご]  [K]
(n) (gram) subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 人   [しゅじん]  [K]
(n) master; head (of a household); landlord; one's husband; employer; host  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 役   [しゅやく]  [K]
(n) leading part; leading actor (actress)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 君 主   [くんしゅ]  [K]
(n) ruler; monarch  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 主   [じしゅ]  [K]
(n) independence; autonomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 主   [しゅ]  [K]
(n) (one's) master; (our) lord  [D] [Jisho]
- 主   [ぬし]  [K]
(n) owner; master; lover; god  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 演   [しゅえん]  [K]
(n) starring; playing the leading part  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 観   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) subjectivity; subject; ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 権   [しゅけん]  [K]
(n) sovereignty; supremacy; dominion  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 催   [しゅさい]  [K]
(n,vs) organization; sponsorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 食   [しゅしょく]  [K]
(n) staple food  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 人 公   [しゅじんこう]  [K]
(n) (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); (2) head of household  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 体   [しゅたい]  [K]
(n) subject; main constituent  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 題   [しゅだい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme; motif  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 導   [しゅどう]  [K]
(n,vs) main leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 任   [しゅにん]  [K]
(n) person in charge; responsible official  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 主   [じぬし]  [K]
(n) landlord  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主   [みんしゅ]  [K]
(n) democratic; the head of the nation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- マルクス主 義   [マルクスしゅぎ]  [K]
(n) Marxism  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 主   [かぶぬし]  [K]
(n) shareholder; stockholder  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 主   [きゅうせいしゅ]  [K]
(n) saviour; messiah  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 主 義   [きょうさんしゅぎ]  [K]
communism; collectivism  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 国 主 義   [ぐんこくしゅぎ]  [K]
militarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 雇い主   [やといぬし]  [K]
(n) employer  [D] [Jisho]
- 雇 主   [やといぬし]  [K]
(n) employer  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 主 義   [しほんしゅぎ]  [K]
capitalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 飼い主   [かいぬし]  [K]
(n) shepherd; (dog) owner  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち主   [もちぬし]  [K]
(n) owner; proprietor  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 主 的   [じしゅてき]  [K]
(adj-na) independent; autonomous  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 主 義   [じゆうしゅぎ]  [K]
liberalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 主 義   [しゃかいしゅぎ]  [K]
socialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 主   [あるじ]  [K]
(n) master; head (of a household); landlord; one's husband; employer; host  [D] [Jisho]
- 主   [おも]  [K]
(adj-na,n) chief; main; principal; important  [D] [Jisho]
- 主たる   [しゅたる]  [K]
(adj-pn) main; principal; major  [D] [Jisho]
- 主として   [しゅとして]  [K]
(adv) mainly  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 因   [しゅいん]  [K]
(n) primary cause; main factor  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 幹   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) chief editor; managing editor; manager  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 管   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) supervision; management; supervisor; manager  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 観 的   [しゅかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) subjectivity; subject; ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 眼   [しゅがん]  [K]
(n) main point  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 義 者   [しゅぎしゃ]  [K]
advocate (of a theory or principle); man of principle; ideologist  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 計   [しゅけい]  [K]
(n) paymaster; accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 計 局   [しゅけいきょく]  [K]
budget bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 査   [しゅさ]  [K]
(n) chief examiner or investigator  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 宰   [しゅさい]  [K]
(n,vs) supervision; chairmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 治 医   [しゅじい]  [K]
(n) attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 軸   [しゅじく]  [K]
(n) main shaft  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 唱   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 将   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n) commander-in-chief; (team) captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 審   [しゅしん]  [K]
(n) chief umpire  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 人   [あるじ]  [K]
(n) master; head (of a household); landlord; one's husband; employer; host  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 税 局   [しゅぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Tax Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 席   [しゅせき]  [K]
(n) head; chief; president; governor; chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 戦   [しゅせん]  [K]
(n) advocacy of war  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 体 的   [しゅたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) subjective  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 導 権   [しゅどうけん]  [K]
(n) hegemony; leadership; initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 犯   [しゅはん]  [K]
(n) principal offence; principal offender  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 筆   [しゅひつ]  [K]
(n) editor-in-chief  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 砲   [しゅほう]  [K]
(n) main battery; main armament  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 流   [しゅりゅう]  [K]
(n) main current (stream)  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 力   [しゅりょく]  [K]
(n) main force; chief object  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 主   [じょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) lord of a castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 主   [かんぬし]  [K]
(n) Shinto priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 道 主 義   [じんどうしゅぎ]  [K]
humanism; humanitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 主   [せんしゅ]  [K]
(n) shipowner  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体 主 義   [ぜんたいしゅぎ]  [K]
totalitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 主   [もしゅ]  [K]
(n) chief mourner  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 丶 亠

Kanji: 取
Back: Find more details for 取 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
take
fetch
take up
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.る
と.り
と.り-
とり
-ど.り
どる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
又 (また) – furthermore
耳 (みみ) – ear
Henshall Mnemonic: hand takes control of ear
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #122 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 取る   [とる]  [K]
(v5r) to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to choose  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 取り替える   [とりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange; to replace  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 取り上げる   [とりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to take up; to pick up; to disqualify; to confiscate; to deprive  [D] [Jisho]
- 取れる   [とれる]  [K]
(v1) to come off; to be taken off; to be removed; to be obtained; to leave; to come out (e.g. photo); to be interpreted  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け取る   [うけとる]  [K]
(v5r) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 取り出す   [とりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to take out; to produce; to pick out  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り消す   [とりけす]  [K]
(v5s) to cancel  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り入れる   [とりいれる]  [K]
(v1) to harvest; to take in; to adopt  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 取   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 取   [かきとり]  [K]
(n) dictation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引き取る   [ひきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 取る   [ひきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place  [D] [Jisho]
- 取っ手   [とって]  [K]
(n) handle; grip; knob  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り扱い   [とりあつかい]  [K]
(n) treatment; service; handling; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り扱う   [とりあつかう]  [K]
(v5u) to treat; to handle; to deal in  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り巻く   [とりまく]  [K]
(v5k) to surround; to circle; to enclose  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り敢えず   [とりあえず]  [K]
(adv,n) at once; first of all; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り寄せる   [とりよせる]  [K]
(v1) to order; to send away for  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り次ぐ   [とりつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to act as an agent for; to announce (someone); to convey (a message)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り除く   [とりのぞく]  [K]
(v5k) to remove; to take away; to set apart  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り締まり   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り締まる   [とりしまる]  [K]
(v5r) to manage; to control; to supervise  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り分け   [とりわけ]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) especially; above all  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り戻す   [とりもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to take back; to regain  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 扱   [とりあつかい]  [K]
(n) treatment; service; handling; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 引   [とりひき]  [K]
(n,vs) transactions; dealings; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 材   [しゅざい]  [K]
(n,vs) collecting data (e.g. for a newspaper article); covering an event  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締り   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け取り   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き取り   [かきとり]  [K]
(n) dictation  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き取る   [かきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to write down; to take dictation; to take notes  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗っ取る   [のっとる]  [K]
(v5r) to capture; to occupy; to usurp  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 取り   [ひどり]  [K]
(n) fixed date; appointed day  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞き取り   [ききとり]  [K]
(n) listening comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ちり取   [ちりとり]  [K]
(n) dustpan  [D] [Jisho]
- ちり取り   [ちりとり]  [K]
(n) dustpan  [D] [Jisho]
- やり取り   [やりとり]  [K]
(n) giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き取り   [ひきとり]  [K]
(n) leaving; accepting  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 取り   [よこどり]  [K]
(n) usurpation; snatching; seizure  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り取る   [かりとる]  [K]
(v5r) to mow; to reap; to harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 感じ取る   [かんじとる]  [K]
(v5r) to feel  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 取り   [まどり]  [K]
(n) plan of a house; arrangement of rooms  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 取   [せきとり]  [K]
(n) ranking sumo wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 取る   [きどる]  [K]
(v5r) to affect; to put on airs  [D] [Jisho]
- 汲み取る   [くみとる]  [K]
(v5r) to scoop out; to pump out; to understand  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 取 委   [こうとりい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 取   [さしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) exploitation; fraud; swindle  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 取   [さいしゅ]  [K]
(n) picking; collecting; harvesting  [D] [Jisho]
- 搾 取   [さくしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) exploitation; squeezing; sweating  [D] [Jisho]
- 取りまとめる   [とりまとめる]  [K]
(v1) to collect; to arrange; to settle  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り扱   [とりあつかい]  [K]
(n) treatment; service; handling; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り囲む   [とりかこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to surround; to crowd around  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り下げ   [とりさげ]  [K]
(n) withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り壊し   [とりこわし]  [K]
(n) demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り外す   [とりはずす]  [K]
(v5s) to dismantle; to take something away; to detach  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り掛かる   [とりかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to begin; to set about; to start  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り計らい   [とりはからい]  [K]
(n) arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り決め   [とりきめ]  [K]
(n) decision; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り決める   [とりきめる]  [K]
(v1) to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り口   [とりくち]  [K]
(n) sumo techniques  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り込み   [とりこみ]  [K]
(n) confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り込む   [とりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to take in; to introduce; to be busy; to be confused  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り残す   [とりのこす]  [K]
(v5s) to leave behind  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り消し   [とりけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; cancel (CAN)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り組み   [とりくみ]  [K]
(io) (n) (1) a bout (in sports, etc.); a match; (2) effort; initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り調べ   [とりしらべ]  [K]
(n) investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り締り   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り柄   [とりえ]  [K]
(n) worth; redeeming feature; merit; gain; profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り返す   [とりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to regain; to recover; to get back  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り立て   [とりたて]  [K]
(n) collection (of a debt); patronage  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 扱い   [とりあつかい]  [K]
(n) treatment; service; handling; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 扱 注 意   [とりあつかいちゅうい]  [K]
handling warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 敢えず   [とりあえず]  [K]
(adv,n) at once; first of all; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 決め   [とりきめ]  [K]
(n) decision; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 次   [とりつぎ]  [K]
(n) agency; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 捨   [しゅしゃ]  [K]
(n) choice; option; rejection or adoption  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 消し   [とりけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; cancel (CAN)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 上げる   [とりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to take up; to pick up; to disqualify; to confiscate; to deprive  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 水   [しゅすい]  [K]
(n,vs) drawing water from river or lake  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 調べ   [とりしらべ]  [K]
(n) investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締まり   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締 法   [とりしまりほう]  [K]
control law  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 又 耳

Kanji: 守
Back: Find more details for 守 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guard
protect
defend
obey
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まも.る
まも.り
もり
-もり
かみ
う
し
も
て
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: take measures to protect house
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #457 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 留 守   [るす]  [K]
(n) absence; being away from home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 守る   [まもる]  [K]
(v5r) to protect; to obey; to guard; to abide (by the rules)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 留 守 番   [るすばん]  [K]
(n,vs) care-taking; caretaker; house-watching  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 守 衛   [しゅえい]  [K]
(n) security guard; doorkeeper  [D] [Jisho]
- 守 備   [しゅび]  [K]
(n) defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 守   [ほしゅ]  [K]
(n) conservative; maintaining  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お守り   [おまもり]  [K]
(n) (1) charm; amulet; (2) looking after  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 守   [かんしゅ]  [K]
(n) jailer  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 守る   [みまもる]  [K]
(v5r) to watch over; to watch attentively  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 守   [げんしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) strict observance  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 守   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) good fielding (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 守   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n) offense and defense; batting and fielding  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 守   [こもり]  [K]
(n) babysitter; nursemaid  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 守 歌   [こもりうた]  [K]
(n) lullaby  [D] [Jisho]
- 守   [もり]  [K]
(n) nursemaid; baby-sitting  [D] [Jisho]
- 守り   [まもり]  [K]
(n) protection; defense; safeguard; charm; talisman  [D] [Jisho]
- 守 勢   [しゅせい]  [K]
(n) (being on the) defensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 守   [じゅんしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) observance  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 守 防 衛   [せんしゅぼうえい]  [K]
(n) a nonaggressive defense (policy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 守   [ちんじゅ]  [K]
(n) local Shinto deity; tutelary god  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 守 的   [ほしゅてき]  [K]
(adj-na) conservative  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 守 党   [ほしゅとう]  [K]
(n) Conservative Party; the Right; Tories  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 手
Back: Find more details for 手 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): hand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュ
ズ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
て
て-
-て
た-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand with fingers spread
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #60 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お手 洗い   [おてあらい]  [K]
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手   [へた]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unskillful; poor; awkward  [D] [Jisho]
- 手   [て]  [K]
(n) hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 紙   [てがみ]  [K]
(n) letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 手   [じょうず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skill; skillful; dexterity  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 手   [きって]  [K]
(n) stamp (postage); merchandise certificate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 運 転 手   [うんてんしゅ]  [K]
(n) driver; chauffeur  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 袋   [てぶくろ]  [K]
(n) glove  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 伝う   [てつだう]  [K]
(v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 握 手   [あくしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) handshake  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 手   [かしゅ]  [K]
(n) singer  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 手   [にがて]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor (at); weak (in); dislike (of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 間   [てま]  [K]
(n) time; labour  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 術   [しゅじゅつ]  [K]
(n) surgical operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 段   [しゅだん]  [K]
(n) means; way; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 伝い   [てつだい]  [K]
(n) help; helper; assistant  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 品   [てじな]  [K]
(n) sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 手   [じょしゅ]  [K]
(n) helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 手   [せんしゅ]  [K]
(n) (1) player (in game); (2) team  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 手   [あいて]  [K]
(n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee  [D] [Jisho]
- 拍 手   [はくしゅ]  [K]
(n) clapping hands; applause  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お手 伝いさん   [おてつだいさん]  [K]
(n) maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 首   [てくび]  [K]
(n) wrist  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 拭い   [てぬぐい]  [K]
(n) (hand) towel  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 洗い   [てあらい]  [K]
(n) restroom; lavatory; hand-washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 前   [てまえ]  [K]
(n) before; this side; we; you  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 続き   [てつづき]  [K]
(n,vs) procedure; (legal) process; formalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 帳   [てちょう]  [K]
(n) notebook  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 入れ   [ていれ]  [K]
(n) repairs; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 手   [はで]  [K]
(adj-na,n) showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お手 上げ   [おてあげ]  [K]
(n) all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees  [D] [Jisho]
- 取っ手   [とって]  [K]
(n) handle; grip; knob  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引   [てびき]  [K]
(n) guidance; guide; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引き   [てびき]  [K]
(n) guidance; guide; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 掛かり   [てがかり]  [K]
(n) (1) clue; key; (2) contact; trail; scent; track; (3) on hand; handhold  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 軽   [てがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 元   [てもと]  [K]
(n) (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse; (2) usual skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 際   [てぎわ]  [K]
(n) performance; skill; tact  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 順   [てじゅん]  [K]
(n) process; procedure; protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 錠   [てじょう]  [K]
(n) handcuffs; manacles  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 数   [てすう]  [K]
(n) trouble; labor; handling  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 遅れ   [ておくれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) being (too) late; (2) belated treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 当   [てあて]  [K]
(n) allowance; compensation; treatment; medical care  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 当て   [てあて]  [K]
(n) allowance; compensation; treatment; medical care  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 配   [てはい]  [K]
(n,vs) arrangement; search (by police)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 分け   [てわけ]  [K]
(n,vs) division of labour  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 法   [しゅほう]  [K]
(n) technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 本   [てほん]  [K]
(n) model; pattern  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 手   [かって]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kitchen; one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お手 伝い   [おてつだい]  [K]
(n,vs) maid; help  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 手   [いって]  [K]
(n) move (in game); method; single-handed; monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 番 手   [いちばんて]  [K]
first player; first worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 手   [みぎて]  [K]
(n) right hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 手   [よこて]  [K]
(n) (1) side; beside; (2) feature of a sword blade  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 手   [おうて]  [K]
(n) checkmate; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手   [したて]  [K]
(n) humble position; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手 投げ   [したてなげ]  [K]
(baseball) an underhand throw; (sumo) an underarm throw  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 野 手   [がいやしゅ]  [K]
(n) outfielder  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 手   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) standard-bearer  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 手   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) horseman; rider  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 手   [さかて]  [K]
(n) an underhand or backhand grip  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 手   [からて]  [K]
(n) karate  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め手   [きめて]  [K]
(n) a person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 手   [ごて]  [K]
(n) (1) losing the initiative (in Go); (2) rear guard; (3) white player (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 語り手   [かたりて]  [K]
(n) speaker; narrator; reciter  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 手   [ひだりて]  [K]
(n) left hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 塁 手   [さんるいしゅ]  [K]
(n) third baseman  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 手   [やまて]  [K]
(n) hilly (residential) section of a city; uptown  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 手   [して]  [K]
(n) protagonist; hero; leading part  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 名 手 配   [しめいてはい]  [K]
(n) search for a named suspect  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 手   [わかて]  [K]
(n) young person  [D] [Jisho]
- 手がける   [てがける]  [K]
(v1) to make; to do; to produce; to work on  [D] [Jisho]
- 手ごろ   [てごろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) moderate; handy  [D] [Jisho]
- 手ごわい   [てごわい]  [K]
(adj) difficult; tough; stubborn; redoubtable  [D] [Jisho]
- 手すり   [てすり]  [K]
(n) handrail; railing  [D] [Jisho]
- 手のひら   [てのひら]  [K]
(n) the palm (of one's hand)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引 書   [てびきしょ]  [K]
(n) handbook; manual; guide  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 応え   [てごたえ]  [K]
(n) response  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 荷 物   [てにもつ]  [K]
(n) hand luggage; hand baggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 記   [しゅき]  [K]
(n) note; memorandum  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 形   [てがた]  [K]
(n) draft; promissory note  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 堅い   [てがたい]  [K]
(adj) steady; firm; solid; secure  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 古 摺る   [てこずる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 口   [てぐち]  [K]
(n) modus operandi; criminal technique; trick  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 控え   [てびかえ]  [K]
(n) (1) note; memorandum; (2) holding oneself back  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 綱   [たづな]  [K]
(n) bridle; reins  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 際 良く   [てぎわよく]  [K]
efficiently; skillfully; cleverly  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 作り   [てづくり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 始め   [てはじめ]  [K]
(n) outset  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 持ち   [てもち]  [K]
(n) holdings; goods on hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 取り   [てとり]  [K]
(n) talented sumo wrestler; good at manipulating (others)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 書き   [てかき]  [K]
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 助け   [てだすけ]  [K]
(n) a help  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 招き   [てまねき]  [K]
(n) beckoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 振り   [てぶり]  [K]
(n) movements or gestures of hands or arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 数 料   [てすうりょう]  [K]
(n) handling charge; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 摺り   [てすり]  [K]
(n) handrail; railing  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 製   [てせい]  [K]
(n) handmade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 朱
Back: Find more details for 朱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vermilion
cinnabar
scarlet
red
bloody
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あけ
あ
あか
あき
す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1788 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 朱   [あけ]  [K]
(n) (1) scarlet; red; (2) bloody  [D] [Jisho]
- 朱 印   [しゅいん]  [K]
(n) red seal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 木

Kanji: 殊
Back: Find more details for 殊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
particularly
especially
exceptionally
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歹 (がつへん) – death
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1361 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 特 殊   [とくしゅ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) special; unique  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 殊に   [ことに]  [K]
(adv) especially; above all  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 殊 勲   [しゅくん]  [K]
(n) meritorious deeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 殊 勝   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) admirable; laudable  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 殊 法 人   [とくしゅほうじん]  [K]
semigovernmental corporation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 歹

Kanji: 狩
Back: Find more details for 狩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hunt
raid
gather
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.る
か.り
-が.り
かり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1785 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 狩り   [かり]  [K]
(n) hunting  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 狩 人   [かりゅうど]  [K]
(n) hunter  [D] [Jisho]
- 狩 猟   [しゅりょう]  [K]
(n) hunting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 犬

Kanji: 珠
Back: Find more details for 珠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pearl
gem
jewel
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たま
す
とも
ま
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1711 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 真 珠   [しんじゅ]  [K]
(n) pearl  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 珠 玉   [しゅぎょく]  [K]
(n) gem; jewel  [D] [Jisho]
- 珠 算   [しゅざん]  [K]
(n) calculation with abacus  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 珠 湾   [しんじゅわん]  [K]
Pearl Harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 珠   [じゅず]  [K]
(n) (Buddhist) rosary; string of beads  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 種
Back: Find more details for 種 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
species
kind
class
variety
seed
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たね
-ぐさ
おい
くさ
た
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: kind of rice plant heavy with seed
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #461 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 種   [いっしゅ]  [K]
(adv,n) species; kind; variety  [D] [Jisho]
- 種   [たね]  [K]
(n) (1) seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; (2) material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; (3) cause; source; trick; secret; inside story  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 類   [しゅるい]  [K]
(n) variety; kind; type; category; counter for different sorts of things  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 種   [じんしゅ]  [K]
(n) race (of people)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 各 種   [かくしゅ]  [K]
(n) every kind; all sorts  [D] [Jisho]
- 種々   [しゅじゅ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) variety  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 種   [ひんしゅ]  [K]
(n) brand; kind; description  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 種   [ひだね]  [K]
(n) live coals (for firelighting); remains of fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 種   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 種   [ぎょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 種   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n) A-grade; first-class  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 種   [なたね]  [K]
(n) rapeseed; coleseed  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 種   [さんしゅ]  [K]
(n) three kinds; three varieties  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 種   [しゃしゅ]  [K]
(n) car make; car model  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 子   [しゅし]  [K]
(n) seed; pit  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 痘   [しゅとう]  [K]
(n,vs) vaccination; inoculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 別   [しゅべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) classification; assortment  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 目   [しゅもく]  [K]
(n) event; item of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 種   [しょくしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of occupation; occupational category  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 種   [せっしゅ]  [K]
(n) inoculation; vaccination  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 種   [どうしゅ]  [K]
(n) same kind (race); homogeneousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 防 接 種   [よぼうせっしゅ]  [K]
immunization; vaccination  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 趣
Back: Find more details for 趣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gist
proceed to
tend
become
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おもむき
おもむ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1153 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 趣 味   [しゅみ]  [K]
(n) hobby; tastes; preference  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 趣   [おもむき]  [K]
(n) (1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) taste; (5) grace; charm; refinement  [D] [Jisho]
- 趣 旨   [しゅし]  [K]
(n) object; meaning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 趣き   [おもむき]  [K]
(n) (1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) taste; (5) grace; charm; refinement  [D] [Jisho]
- 趣 向   [しゅこう]  [K]
(n) plan; idea  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 走

Kanji: 酒
Back: Find more details for 酒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sake
alcohol
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さけ
さか-
き
さ
し
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: watery alcohol in wine jar
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1006 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 酒   [さけ]  [K]
(n) alcohol; sake  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 酒 場   [さかば]  [K]
(n) bar; bar-room  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飲 酒   [いんしゅ]  [K]
(n) drinking alcohol (sake)  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 酒 屋   [いざかや]  [K]
(n) bar; pub; tavern  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 酒   [きんしゅ]  [K]
(n) prohibition; temperance; abstinence  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 屋   [さかや]  [K]
(n) sake dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 税   [しゅぜい]  [K]
(n) liquor tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 造   [しゅぞう]  [K]
(n) sake brewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 店   [さかだな]  [K]
(n) alcohol-selling shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 類   [しゅるい]  [K]
(n) alcoholic drinks; liquor  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 酒   [せいしゅ]  [K]
(n) refined sake  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 酒   [にほんしゅ]  [K]
(n) sake; Japanese rice wine  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 酒   [うめしゅ]  [K]
(n) sake with plums; unripe Japanese apricots soaked in spirits  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 酒   [ようしゅ]  [K]
(n) Western liquor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 首
Back: Find more details for 首 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): neck
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くび
おびと
こべ
す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 首 (くび) – neck
Henshall Mnemonic: chief has hair on head
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #98 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 首   [くび]  [K]
(n) neck  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 首 相   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 都   [しゅと]  [K]
(n) capital city  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 手 首   [てくび]  [K]
(n) wrist  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 首   [ぶしゅ]  [K]
(n) radical (of a kanji character)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 元 首   [げんしゅ]  [K]
(n) ruler; sovereign  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 首   [じしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) surrender; give oneself up  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 飾り   [くびかざり]  [K]
(n) necklace  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 脳   [しゅのう]  [K]
(n) head; brains  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 首   [いっしゅ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 首   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) nose (of plane)  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞 首 刑   [こうしゅけい]  [K]
(n) death by hanging  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 位   [しゅい]  [K]
(n) first place; head position; leading position  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 唱   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 席   [しゅせき]  [K]
(n) top seat; first desk (in orchestra)  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 長   [しゅちょう]  [K]
(n) head (of organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 都 圏   [しゅとけん]  [K]
(n) the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre)  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 脳 部   [しゅのうぶ]  [K]
(n) executives; top management  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 班   [しゅはん]  [K]
(n) head; leader; Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 尾   [しゅび]  [K]
(n) issue; course of events; beginning and end  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 謀   [しゅぼう]  [K]
(n) planning; plotting; ringleader  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 領   [しゅりょう]  [K]
(n) head; chief; boss; leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 首   [あしくび]  [K]
(n) ankle  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 首   [とうしゅ]  [K]
(n) party leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 首   [ちくび]  [K]
(n) nipple; teat  [D] [Jisho]
- 縛り首   [しばりくび]  [K]
(n) (death by) hanging  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3

Kanji: 儒
Back: Find more details for 儒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Confucian
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2162 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 儒 学   [じゅがく]  [K]
(n) Confucianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 儒 教   [じゅきょう]  [K]
(n) Confucianism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 受
Back: Find more details for 受 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accept
undergo
answer (phone)
take
get
catch
receive
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.ける
-う.け
う.かる
じょ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
又 (また) – furthermore
爪 (つめ) – claw
Henshall Mnemonic: one hand receives baton from another hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #136 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 受ける   [うける]  [K]
(v1) to undertake; to accept; to take (lesson, test, damage); to undergo; to experience; to catch (e.g. a ball); to become popular  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 付   [うけつけ]  [K]
(n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 受け取る   [うけとる]  [K]
(v5r) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引 受ける   [ひきうける]  [K]
(v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け持つ   [うけもつ]  [K]
(v5t) to take (be in) charge of  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 験   [じゅけん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking an examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 取   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 話 器   [じゅわき]  [K]
(n) (telephone) receiver  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引き受ける   [ひきうける]  [K]
(v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 享 受   [きょうじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given  [D] [Jisho]
- 受かる   [うかる]  [K]
(v5r) to pass (examination)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け継ぐ   [うけつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to inherit; to succeed; to take over  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け止める   [うけとめる]  [K]
(v1) to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け取り   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け入れ   [うけいれ]  [K]
(n) receiving; acceptance  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け入れる   [うけいれる]  [K]
(v1) to accept; to receive  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け付ける   [うけつける]  [K]
(v1) to be accepted; to receive (an application)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 身   [うけみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passive; passive voice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き受け   [ひきうけ]  [K]
(n) undertaking; underwriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 受 性   [かんじゅせい]  [K]
(n) sensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 受ける   [みうける]  [K]
(v1) to catch sight of; to see; to suppose  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け   [うけ]  [K]
(n) receiving; holder; defense; reputation; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け皿   [うけざら]  [K]
(n) saucer  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け持ち   [うけもち]  [K]
(n) charge (of something); matter in one's charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け取   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け身   [うけみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passive; passive voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け渡し   [うけわたし]  [K]
(n) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け付け   [うけつけ]  [K]
(n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 益   [じゅえき]  [K]
(n) benefitting by  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 給   [じゅきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving payments (pension, ration)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 刑   [じゅけい]  [K]
(n,vs) punishment; be punished  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 講   [じゅこう]  [K]
(n,vs) taking (attending) lectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 取り   [うけとり]  [K]
(n) receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 取 人   [うけとりにん]  [K]
(n) recipient  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 章   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reception of a decoration or order  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 賞   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) winning (a prize)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 信   [じゅしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reception (e.g. radio)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 信 機   [じゅしんき]  [K]
(n) (television, radio, etc.) receiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 診   [じゅしん]  [K]
(n,vs) having a medical exam; seeing a doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 精   [じゅせい]  [K]
(n,vs) fertilization; impregnation; pollination  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 精 卵   [じゅせいらん]  [K]
(n) fertilized eggs  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 像   [じゅぞう]  [K]
(n) television  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 胎   [じゅたい]  [K]
(n,vs) conception; fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 託   [じゅたく]  [K]
(n,vs) being entrusted with; taking charge of  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 諾   [じゅだく]  [K]
(n,vs) acceptance  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 注   [じゅちゅう]  [K]
(n) accepting orders  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 動   [じゅどう]  [K]
(n) passive  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 動 的   [じゅどうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) passive  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 難   [じゅなん]  [K]
(n) suffering; agony; passion  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 容   [じゅよう]  [K]
(n,vs) reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 理   [じゅり]  [K]
(n,vs) acceptance  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 領   [じゅりょう]  [K]
(n) receipt (of letter); acknowledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 受   [じゅじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) give and receive  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 外 受 精   [たいがいじゅせい]  [K]
in vitro fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち受ける   [まちうける]  [K]
(v1) to await; to expect  [D] [Jisho]
- 傍 受   [ぼうじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) interception; monitoring; tapping  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 又 爪

Kanji: 寿
Back: Find more details for 寿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
longevity
congratulations
ones natural life
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュ
ス
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ことぶき
ことぶ.く
ことほ.ぐ
かず
じ
じゅう
すっ
すみ
とし
としかつ
なが
のぶ
のり
ひさ
ひさし
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
寸 (すん) – glue
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1245 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 寿 命   [じゅみょう]  [K]
(n) life span  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 握り寿 司   [にぎりずし]  [K]
(n) hand-rolled sushi; sushi ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜 寿   [きじゅ]  [K]
(n) 77th birthday  [D] [Jisho]
- 恵 比 寿   [えびす]  [K]
(n) The God of Wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 寿   [ことぶき]  [K]
(n) congratulations!; long life!  [D] [Jisho]
- 寿 司   [すし]  [K]
(n) (uk) sushi; anything made with vinegared (su) rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 寿   [ちょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) longevity  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 寿   [てんじゅ]  [K]
(n) natural span of life  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 寸

Kanji: 授
Back: Find more details for 授 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
impart
instruct
grant
confer
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さず.ける
さず.かる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: teacher's hand confers receipt
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #535 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 授 業   [じゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) lesson; class work  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 教 授   [きょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) teaching; instruction; professor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 助 教 授   [じょきょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) assistant professor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 授ける   [さずける]  [K]
(v1) to grant; to award; to teach  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 授かる   [さずかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be gifted; to be awarded  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 業 料   [じゅぎょうりょう]  [K]
(n) school fees  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 受   [じゅじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) give and receive  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 賞   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) awarding a prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 賞 式   [じゅしょうしき]  [K]
award ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 与   [じゅよ]  [K]
(n,vs) award; conferment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 樹
Back: Find more details for 樹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
timber trees
wood
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き
いつき
うえ
こ
しげ
じ
たちき
たつ
たつる
な
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai's hand stands food pot next to tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #988 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 樹 木   [じゅもく]  [K]
(n) trees and shrubs; arbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 樹 立   [じゅりつ]  [K]
(n) establish; create  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 果 樹   [かじゅ]  [K]
(n) fruit tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 路 樹   [がいろじゅ]  [K]
(n) roadside trees  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 葉 樹   [こうようじゅ]  [K]
(n) broadleaf tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 樹 脂   [じゅし]  [K]
(n) resin; rosin  [D] [Jisho]
- 樹 皮   [じゅひ]  [K]
(n) (tree) bark  [D] [Jisho]
- 樹 齢   [じゅれい]  [K]
(n) age of a tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 樹   [しょくじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) tree-planting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 需
Back: Find more details for 需 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
demand
request
need
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #935 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 需 要   [じゅよう]  [K]
(n) demand; request  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 必 需 品   [ひつじゅひん]  [K]
(n) necessities; necessary article; requisite; essential  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 需   [がいじゅ]  [K]
(n) foreign consumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 需   [ぐんじゅ]  [K]
(n) munitions; military stores  [D] [Jisho]
- 需 給   [じゅきゅう]  [K]
(n) supply and demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 需   [とくじゅ]  [K]
(n) emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 需   [ないじゅ]  [K]
(n) domestic demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 需   [ひつじゅ]  [K]
(n) necessary  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 需   [みんじゅ]  [K]
(n) civilian requirements  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 雨

Kanji: 囚
Back: Find more details for 囚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
captured
criminal
arrest
catch
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とら.われる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2107 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 死 刑 囚   [しけいしゅう]  [K]
(n) criminals condemned to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 囚 人   [しゅうじん]  [K]
(n) prisoner  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 収
Back: Find more details for 収 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
income
obtain
reap
pay
supply
store
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
おさ.まる
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
Henshall Mnemonic: hand obtains pitchfork from supply store
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #337 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 吸 収   [きゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) absorption; suction; attraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 収める   [おさめる]  [K]
(v1) to obtain; to reap; to pay; to supply; to accept  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 穫   [しゅうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) harvest; crop; ingathering  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 入   [しゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) income; receipts; revenue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 領 収   [りょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) receipt; voucher  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 回 収   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection; recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 収まる   [おさまる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into; (2) to be obtained; to be settled; to be paid; to be delivered  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 益   [しゅうえき]  [K]
(n) earnings; proceeds; returns  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 支   [しゅうし]  [K]
(n) income and expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 集   [しゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) gathering up; collection; accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 容   [しゅうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) accommodation; reception; housing; (2) seating; (3) custody; (4) admission; (5) entering (in a dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 収   [ちょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection; levy  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 収   [ぼっしゅう]  [K]
(n) forfeited  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 押 収   [おうしゅう]  [K]
(n) seizure; confiscation  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 収   [げっしゅう]  [K]
(n) monthly income  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 収   [げんしゅう]  [K]
(n) fall; decrease (in income)  [D] [Jisho]
- 収まり   [おさまり]  [K]
(n) conclusion; end; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 拾   [しゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) control; settling; coping  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 縮   [しゅうしゅく]  [K]
(n) deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 納   [しゅうのう]  [K]
(n,vs) crop; harvest; receipts; putting or stowing away  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 容 所   [しゅうようじょ]  [K]
(n) home; asylum; camp  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 用   [しゅうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) expropriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 量   [しゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) yield; size of harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 録   [しゅうろく]  [K]
(n,vs) recording  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 賄   [しゅうわい]  [K]
(n) accepting bribes; corruption; graft  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 収   [ぜいしゅう]  [K]
(n) tax yields; revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 収   [ぞうしゅう]  [K]
(n) increase in yield  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 収 賄   [ぞうしゅうわい]  [K]
(n) bribery; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 収   [てっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 収   [ねんしゅう]  [K]
(n) annual income  [D] [Jisho]
- 買 収   [ばいしゅう]  [K]
(n) buying; purchase; corruption; bribery  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 収 書   [りょうしゅうしょ]  [K]
receipt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 又

Kanji: 周
Back: Find more details for 周 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
circumference
circuit
lap
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まわ.り
あまね
しゅ
す
ちか
のり
ひろ
びび
まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冂 (まきがまえ) – display case
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: earth around mouth of hoop
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #562 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 周り   [まわり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) circumference; surroundings; circulation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 周 囲   [しゅうい]  [K]
(n) surroundings; circumference; environs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 円 周   [えんしゅう]  [K]
(n) circumference  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 辺   [しゅうへん]  [K]
(n) circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 周 期   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) cycle; period  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 周   [いっしゅう]  [K]
(n) once around; a revolution; a lap; a turn; a round; one full year  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 周 年   [いっしゅうねん]  [K]
(n) one full year  [D] [Jisho]
- 周   [ぐるり]  [K]
surroundings  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 知   [しゅうち]  [K]
(n) common knowledge; (something) well-known  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 到   [しゅうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) scrupulous; meticulous; careful  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 年   [しゅうねん]  [K]
(n) whole year; anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 波 数   [しゅうはすう]  [K]
(n) frequency (of waves)  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 遊   [しゅうゆう]  [K]
(n) excursion ticket; tour; round trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 周   [はんしゅう]  [K]
(n) semicircle; half globe  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 冂 口

Kanji: 宗
Back: Find more details for 宗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
religion
sect
denomination
main point
origin
essence
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むね
かず
し
そ
そお
たか
とし
のり
ひろ
むな
もと
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: building with altar is main center of religion
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #997 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 宗 教   [しゅうきょう]  [K]
(n) religion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 宗   [しゅう]  [K]
(n) sect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 宗   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) conversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 家   [そうけ]  [K]
(n) head of family; originator  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 祖   [しゅうそ]  [K]
(n) sect founder  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 派   [しゅうは]  [K]
(n) sect; denomination  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 門   [しゅうもん]  [K]
(n) doctrine; creed; sect  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 土 真 宗   [じょうどしんしゅう]  [K]
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 宗   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n) Zen sect  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 就
Back: Find more details for 就 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
concerning
settle
take position
depart
study
per
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.く
つ.ける
たか
なり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
尢 (まげあし) – crooked-big
Henshall Mnemonic: take up issue of crippled dogs in capital
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #624 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 就いて   [ついて]  [K]
(exp) (uk) about; concerning; as to; regarding  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 就く   [つく]  [K]
(v5k) to settle in (place); to take (seat, position); to study (under teacher)  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 職   [しゅうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) finding employment; inauguration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 就 任   [しゅうにん]  [K]
(n,vs) inauguration; assumption of office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 就 業   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n) employment; starting work  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 去 就   [きょしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) committing one's self  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 学   [しゅうがく]  [K]
(n) entering school; school attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 航   [しゅうこう]  [K]
(n) going into commission (e.g. ships)  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 寝   [しゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) going to bed; retiring  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 労   [しゅうろう]  [K]
(n) actual work  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 就   [じょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) fulfillment; realization; completion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 尢

Kanji: 州
Back: Find more details for 州 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
state
province
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す
くに
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: sandbank in river is separate province
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #386 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 九 州   [きゅうしゅう]  [K]
southern-most of four main islands of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 州   [しゅう]  [K]
(n) state; province  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ニューヨーク州   [ニューヨークしゅう]  [K]
New York State  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 海 州   [えんかいしゅう]  [K]
(n) (Russian) maritime provinces  [D] [Jisho]
- 欧 州   [おうしゅう]  [K]
Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 州   [こうしゅう]  [K]
Guangzhou (China); Canton  [D] [Jisho]
- 州 政 府   [しゅうせいふ]  [K]
state government  [D] [Jisho]
- 州 都   [しゅうと]  [K]
(n) capital (city) of a state  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ｜

Kanji: 修
Back: Find more details for 修 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discipline
conduct oneself well
study
master
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
おさ.まる
おき
なが
のぶ
おさむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person practices to master striking with brush
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #603 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 修 正   [しゅうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 理   [しゅうり]  [K]
(n,vs) repairing; mending  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 研 修   [けんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) training (esp. in-service); induction course  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 繕   [しゅうぜん]  [K]
(n,vs) repair; mending  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 改 修   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) repair; improvement  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 行   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 行   [しゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士   [しゅうし]  [K]
(n) Masters degree program  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 了   [しゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) completion (of a course)  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 修   [せんしゅう]  [K]
(n) specialization  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 修   [ひっしゅう]  [K]
(n) required (subject)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 監 修   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 修める   [おさめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master; (2) to order (one's life); (3) to repair (a fault one has committed)  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 学 旅 行   [しゅうがくりょこう]  [K]
(n) excursion; field trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 業   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 業   [しゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士 課 程   [しゅうしかてい]  [K]
master's course  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 道   [しゅうどう]  [K]
(n) learning; studying the fine arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 道 院   [しゅうどういん]  [K]
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 復   [しゅうふく]  [K]
(n) repair; mending  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 練   [しゅうれん]  [K]
(n) culture; training; drill; practice  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 修   [ほしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) maintenance; mending; repair  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 愁
Back: Find more details for 愁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distress
grieve
lament
be anxious
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うれ.える
うれ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2171 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 郷 愁   [きょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) nostalgia; homesickness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 哀 愁   [あいしゅう]  [K]
(n) pathos; sorrow; grief  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 拾
Back: Find more details for 拾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pick up
gather
find
go on foot
ten
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひろ.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: joined hands can gather or count to ten
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1479 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 拾う   [ひろう]  [K]
(v5u) to pick up; to find; to gather  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 収 拾   [しゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) control; settling; coping  [D] [Jisho]
- 拾い物   [ひろいもの]  [K]
(n) (1) a find; (2) windfall; bargain  [D] [Jisho]
- 拾 得   [しゅうとく]  [K]
(n,vs) picking up; finding  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 洲
Back: Find more details for 洲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
continent
sandbar
island
country
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1979 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 秀
Back: Find more details for 秀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
excel
excellence
beauty
surpass
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひい.でる
しゅ
しょう
ひで
ひでし
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #848 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 優 秀   [ゆうしゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) superiority; excellence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 秀でる   [ひいでる]  [K]
(v1) to excel; to surpass  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 逸   [しゅういつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excellence  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 才   [しゅうさい]  [K]
(n) prodigy  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 作   [しゅうさく]  [K]
(n) splendid (excellent) work  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 秋
Back: Find more details for 秋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): autumn
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
とき
あい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: rice plants can get burned in autumn
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #635 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 秋   [あき]  [K]
(n-adv) autumn; fall  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 今 秋   [こんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this (next, last) autumn (fall)  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 秋   [さくしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) autumn (fall) of last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 季   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) fall; autumn  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 口   [あきぐち]  [K]
(n) beginning of autumn  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 晴れ   [あきばれ]  [K]
(n) clear Autumnal weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 風   [あきかぜ]  [K]
(n) autumn breeze; fall breeze  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 分   [しゅうぶん]  [K]
(n) autumn equinox  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 夏 秋 冬   [しゅんかしゅうとう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) spring, summer, autumn and winter; the four seasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 秋   [しゅんじゅう]  [K]
(n) spring and autumn; months and years  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 秋 楽   [せんしゅうらく]  [K]
(n) concluding festivities; final day of a sumo tournament; concluding program  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 藝 春 秋   [ぶんげいしゅんじゅう]  [K]
name of publishing company  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 終
Back: Find more details for 終 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
end
finish
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.わる
-お.わる
おわ.る
お.える
つい
つい.に
ばて
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: threads finish in winter
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #256 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 終わる   [おわる]  [K]
(v5r) to finish; to close  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 終わり   [おわり]  [K]
(n) the end  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 最 終   [さいしゅう]  [K]
(n) last; final; closing  [D] [Jisho]
- 終える   [おえる]  [K]
(v1) to finish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 始 終   [しじゅう]  [K]
(adv,n) continuously; from beginning to end  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 点   [しゅうてん]  [K]
(n) terminus; last stop (e.g train)  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 了   [しゅうりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) end; close; termination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 終 始   [しゅうし]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) (1) beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end; (2) consistent(ly)  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 日   [しゅうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) all day  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 終 的   [さいしゅうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) finally  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 局   [しゅうきょく]  [K]
(n) end; close; conclusion; denouement; finale; end of a game of go  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 結   [しゅうけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) end; close  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 止 符   [しゅうしふ]  [K]
(n) (1) full stop; period; (2) end  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 身   [しゅうしん]  [K]
(n) the whole life  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 戦   [しゅうせん]  [K]
(n) end of war; cessation of hostilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 息   [しゅうそく]  [K]
(n,vi,vs) having just ended; being resolved  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 値   [おわりね]  [K]
(n) closing price  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 着 駅   [しゅうちゃくえき]  [K]
(n) terminal station  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 電   [しゅうでん]  [K]
(n) last train  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 盤   [しゅうばん]  [K]
(n) endgame; final stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 末   [しゅうまつ]  [K]
(n) an end; a close  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 了 後   [しゅうりょうご]  [K]
after the end (of something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 焉   [しゅうえん]  [K]
(n) demise  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 終   [りんじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) deathbed; dying hour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 習
Back: Find more details for 習 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): learn
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なら.う
なら.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羽 (はね) – feathers
Henshall Mnemonic: white wings learning to fly
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #706 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 習う   [ならう]  [K]
(v5u) to learn  [D] [Jisho]
- 練 習   [れんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) practice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 習 慣   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) custom; habit; manners  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 習   [ふくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) review; revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 習   [よしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) preparation for a lesson  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 学 習   [がくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) study; learning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 自 習   [じしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-study  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 習   [じっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; training; drill  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 字   [しゅうじ]  [K]
(n) penmanship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 演 習   [えんしゅう]  [K]
(n) practice; exercises; manoeuvers; practicum  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣 習   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n) usual (historical) custom  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 習   [きょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) training; instruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 習う   [みならう]  [K]
(v5u) to follow another's example  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 習   [こうしゅう]  [K]
(n) short course; training  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 習   [ふうしゅう]  [K]
(n) custom  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 習 指 導 要 領   [がくしゅうしどうようりょう]  [K]
government course (curriculum) guidelines  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 習い   [みならい]  [K]
(n) learn by observation; apprentice  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 性   [しゅうせい]  [K]
(n) trait  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 得   [しゅうとく]  [K]
(n,vs) learning; acquisition  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 習   [じょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) custom; common practice; habit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 羽

Kanji: 臭
Back: Find more details for 臭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stinking
ill-smelling
suspicious looking
odor
savor
fragrance
be fragrant
stink
glow
be bright
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くさ.い
-くさ.い
にお.う
にお.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 自 (みずから) – oneself
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1760 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 臭い   [くさい]  [K]
(adj) stinking  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 面 倒 臭い   [めんどうくさい]  [K]
(adj) bother to do; tiresome  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 生 臭い   [なまぐさい]  [K]
(adj) smelling of fish or blood; fish or meat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 臭   [あくしゅう]  [K]
(n) stink; bad odor; stench  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 臭い   [ふるくさい]  [K]
(adj) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite  [D] [Jisho]
- 臭い   [におい]  [K]
(n) odour; scent; smell; stench; fragrance; aroma; perfume  [D] [Jisho]
- 臭う   [におう]  [K]
(v5u,vi) to be fragrant; to smell; to stink; to glow; to be bright  [D] [Jisho]
- 臭 気   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) bad smell; stink  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 臭い   [みずくさい]  [K]
(adj) stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved; watery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 自

Kanji: 舟
Back: Find more details for 舟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boat
ship
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふね
ふな-
-ぶね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1786 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 舟   [ふね]  [K]
(n) ship; boat; watercraft; shipping; vessel; steamship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 呉 越 同 舟   [ごえつどうしゅう]  [K]
(n) bitter enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 舟 艇   [しゅうてい]  [K]
(n) boat; watercraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 舟   [こぶね]  [K]
(n) boat; small craft  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 衆
Back: Find more details for 衆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
masses
great numbers
multitude
populace
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おお.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 血 (ち) – blood
Henshall Mnemonic: mass of odd people under watchful eye with lash
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #450 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 衆   [こうしゅう]  [K]
(n) the public  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 観 衆   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n) spectators; onlookers; members of the audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 衆   [ぐんしゅう]  [K]
(n) (social) group; crowd; throng; mob; multitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆   [しゅう]  [K]
(n) masses; great number; the people  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆 議 院   [しゅうぎいん]  [K]
(n) Lower House; House of Representatives  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 衆   [たいしゅう]  [K]
(n) general public  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 公 衆 衛 生   [こうしゅうえいせい]  [K]
sanitation; public health  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 電 話   [こうしゅうでんわ]  [K]
public telephone  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆 院   [しゅういん]  [K]
(n) lower house of the Diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 衆 文 学   [たいしゅうぶんがく]  [K]
popular literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 衆   [ちょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) audience; attendance; hearers  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 衆   [みんしゅう]  [K]
(n) people; populace; masses  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 血

Kanji: 襲
Back: Find more details for 襲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 22 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
attack
advance on
succeed to
pile
heap
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おそ.う
かさ.ね
そい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
竜 (リュウ, リョウ, ロウ, たつ, いせ, りう) – dragon; imperial
龍 (リュウ, リョウ, ロウ, たつ, りゅ) – dragon; imperial
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1130 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 襲う   [おそう]  [K]
(v5u) to attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 襲 撃   [しゅうげき]  [K]
(n) attack; charge; raid  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 奇 襲   [きしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) surprise attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 襲   [ぎゃくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) counterattack  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 襲   [くうしゅう]  [K]
(n) air-raid  [D] [Jisho]
- 襲 名   [しゅうめい]  [K]
(n) succession to another's professional name  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 襲   [せしゅう]  [K]
(n) heredity; heritage  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 襲   [らいしゅう]  [K]
(n) raid; attack; invasion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竜 龍

Kanji: 週
Back: Find more details for 週 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): week
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シュウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: another week rolls around
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #540 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 今 週   [こんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this week  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 間   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) week; weekly  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 週   [せんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last week; the week before  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 週   [まいしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every week  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 週   [らいしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next week  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 再 来 週   [さらいしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) week after next  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 週   [しゅう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) week  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 隔 週   [かくしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every other week  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 週 間   [いっしゅうかん]  [K]
(n) one week  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 刊   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) published weekly  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 刊 誌   [しゅうかんし]  [K]
(n) weekly publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 休   [しゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) weekly holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 内   [しゅうない]  [K]
(n) by the end of this week  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 末   [しゅうまつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) weekend  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 明け   [しゅうあけ]  [K]
(n) beginning of the week; new week opening; Monday  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 週   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (arch) last week; the week before  [D] [Jisho]
- 翌 週   [よくしゅう]  [K]
(n-t) the following week; the next week  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 酬
Back: Find more details for 酬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
repay
reward
retribution
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュウ
シュ
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むく.いる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1515 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 報 酬   [ほうしゅう]  [K]
(n) remuneration; recompense; reward; toll  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応 酬   [おうしゅう]  [K]
(n) reply  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 報 酬   [むほうしゅう]  [K]
free of charge; gratuitous; without pay  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 集
Back: Find more details for 集 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gather
meet
congregate
swarm
flock
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.まる
あつ.める
つど.う
あつまり
ず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Henshall Mnemonic: birds gather in tree
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #210 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 集める   [あつめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to collect; to assemble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 集まり   [あつまり]  [K]
(n) gathering; meeting; assembly; collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 団   [しゅうだん]  [K]
(n) group; mass  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中   [しゅうちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) concentration; focusing the mind  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 集   [しゅう]  [K]
(n) collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 会   [しゅうかい]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 金   [しゅうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) money collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 合   [しゅうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) gathering; assembly; meeting; (2) (math) set  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 集   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n) complete works  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 集   [へんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)  [D] [Jisho]
- 募 集   [ぼしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) recruiting; taking applications  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 群 集   [ぐんしゅう]  [K]
(n) (social) group; crowd; throng; mob; multitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 集   [さいしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) collecting; gathering  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 集   [しゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) gathering up; collection; accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 集まる   [あつまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to gather; to collect; to assemble  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 計   [しゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) totalization; aggregate  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 集   [とくしゅう]  [K]
(n) feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 集   [みっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) crowd; close formation; dense  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歌 集   [かしゅう]  [K]
(n) anthology; book of poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 集   [がしゅう]  [K]
(n) book of paintings in print  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄せ集め   [よせあつめ]  [K]
(n) mish-mash; miscellany; medley; odds and ends  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄り集まる   [よりあつまる]  [K]
(v5r) to gather together  [D] [Jisho]
- 句 集   [くしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection of haiku poems  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 集   [けっしゅう]  [K]
(n) concentration; regimentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 集   [ししゅう]  [K]
(n) poetry anthology  [D] [Jisho]
- 写 真 集   [しゃしんしゅう]  [K]
collection of photographs; photoalbum  [D] [Jisho]
- 集い   [つどい]  [K]
(n) meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)  [D] [Jisho]
- 集う   [つどう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet; to assemble; to congregate  [D] [Jisho]
- 集る   [たかる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock; (2) to extort from; to sponge off  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 荷   [しゅうか]  [K]
(n) collection of cargo; cargo booking  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 散   [しゅうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) collection (gathering) and distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 積   [しゅうせき]  [K]
(n,vs) accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 大 成   [しゅうたいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) compilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中 豪 雨   [しゅうちゅうごうう]  [K]
local downpour; severe rain fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 票   [しゅうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) gathering votes  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 約   [しゅうやく]  [K]
(n) (1) intensive; (2) collect(ed); summarize(d)  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 落   [しゅうらく]  [K]
(n) village  [D] [Jisho]
- 召 集   [しょうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling together (e.g. parliament)  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 集   [しょうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 央 集 権   [ちゅうおうしゅうけん]  [K]
centralized authoritarian rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 集 者   [へんしゅうしゃ]  [K]
editor (in publishing, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 隹

Kanji: 醜
Back: Find more details for 醜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ugly
unclean
shame
bad looking
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みにく.い
しこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2074 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 醜い   [みにくい]  [K]
(adj) ugly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 醜 悪   [しゅうあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ugliness; meanness; offensiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 女   [しゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) homely woman; plain-looking woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 態   [しゅうたい]  [K]
(n) shameful sight; disgraceful behavior  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 聞   [しゅうぶん]  [K]
(n) scandal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 住
Back: Find more details for 住 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dwell
reside
live
inhabit
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
ヂュウ
チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.む
す.まう
-ず.まい
し
じゅ
すみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: where person lives is where he is master
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #270 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 住む   [すむ]  [K]
(v5m) to abide; to reside; to live in; to inhabit; to dwell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 住 所   [じゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 住 宅   [じゅうたく]  [K]
(n) resident; housing  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民   [じゅうみん]  [K]
(n) citizens; inhabitants; residents; population  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 衣 食 住   [いしょくじゅう]  [K]
(n) necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 住まい   [すまい]  [K]
(n) dwelling; house; residence; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 居   [じゅうきょ]  [K]
(n) dwelling; house; residence; address  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 移 住   [いじゅう]  [K]
(n) migration; immigration  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 住   [きょじゅう]  [K]
(n) residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 住   [じゅう]  [K]
(n) dwelling; living  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 住   [あんじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) living peaceably  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 住   [えいじゅう]  [K]
(n) permanent residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 住 者   [きょじゅうしゃ]  [K]
resident; inhabitant  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 住 民   [げんじゅうみん]  [K]
(n) native people; aboriginal  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 住 所   [げんじゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) (present) address  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 住   [ざいじゅう]  [K]
(n) resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 住まう   [すまう]  [K]
(v5u) to live; to reside; to inhabit  [D] [Jisho]
- 住み心 地   [すみごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort (in living place)  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 居   [すまい]  [K]
(n) dwelling; house; residence; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 職   [じゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 人   [じゅうにん]  [K]
(n) dweller; inhabitant; resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 専   [じゅうせん]  [K]
housing-loan corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅 街   [じゅうたくがい]  [K]
(n) residential area  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅 金 融 公 庫   [じゅうたくきんゆうこうこ]  [K]
(n) Housing Loan Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅 地   [じゅうたくち]  [K]
(n) housing district; residential district  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民 税   [じゅうみんぜい]  [K]
(n) municipal tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民 票   [じゅうみんひょう]  [K]
(n) citizen (identification) card  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 友   [すみとも]  [K]
Sumitomo (company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 友 銀 行   [すみともぎんこう]  [K]
Sumitomo Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 住   [せんじゅう]  [K]
(n) previous priest or resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 住   [ていじゅう]  [K]
(n) settlement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 充
Back: Find more details for 充 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
allot
fill
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.てる
み.たす
あつ
のぶ
まさ
みち
みつ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #949 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 拡 充   [かくじゅう]  [K]
(n) expansion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 充 実   [じゅうじつ]  [K]
(n,vs) fullness; completion; perfection; substantiality; enrichment  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 充   [ほじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 充てる   [あてる]  [K]
(v1) to assign; to set aside  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 足   [じゅうそく]  [K]
(n) sufficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 電   [じゅうでん]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) charging (electrically); (2) electrification  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 当   [じゅうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) allocation; appropriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 満   [じゅうまん]  [K]
(n,vs) being filled with; teaming with; pregnant with  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 充 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 儿

Kanji: 十
Back: Find more details for 十 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ten
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
ジッ
ジュッ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とお
と
い
か
ぎ
さ
し
そ
そう
ち
とう
ね
ま
る
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: all points considered, ten out of ten
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #8 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 十   [じゅう]  [K]
(num) 10; ten  [D] [Jisho]
- 十   [とお]  [K]
(num) 10; ten  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 一 月   [じゅういちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) November  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 月   [じゅうがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) October  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 二 月   [じゅうにがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) December  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 日   [とおか]  [K]
ten days; the tenth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 歳   [はたち]  [K]
(n) (1) 20 years old; (2) 20th year  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 日   [はつか]  [K]
(n) twenty days; twentieth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 十 分   [じゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) (1) plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; (2) division into ten; (3) perfect; thorough; fully; in full  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 五 十 音   [ごじゅうおん]  [K]
(n) the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 十 字 路   [じゅうじろ]  [K]
(n) crossroads  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 何 十   [なんじゅう]  [K]
several tens  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 十   [きゅうじゅう]  [K]
ninety  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 十   [ごじゅう]  [K]
(n) fifty  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 十 三 次   [ごじゅうさんつぎ]  [K]
(n) the 53 Toukaidou stages  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十   [さんじゅう]  [K]
(num) thirty  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 日   [みそか]  [K]
(n) last day of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 八 度 線   [さんじゅうはちどせん]  [K]
the Thirty-eighth Parallel  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 十   [よんじゅう]  [K]
forty  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 十 七 士   [しじゅうしちし]  [K]
Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 十   [しちじゅう]  [K]
seventy  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 一   [じゅういち]  [K]
(n) 11; eleven  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 億   [じゅうおく]  [K]
1,000,000,000; billion (American); milliard (British)  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 九   [じゅうきゅう]  [K]
19; nineteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 五   [じゅうご]  [K]
15; fifteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 三   [じゅうさん]  [K]
13; thirteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 四   [じゅうよん]  [K]
14; fourteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字   [じゅうじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cross; crossed; cruciform  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字 架   [じゅうじか]  [K]
(n) cross; the Cross (of Christ)  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 七   [じゅうしち]  [K]
17; seventeen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 代   [じゅうだい]  [K]
(n) the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 二   [じゅうに]  [K]
12; twelve  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 二 分   [じゅうにぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) more than enough  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 八   [じゅうはち]  [K]
18; eighteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 八 番   [じゅうはちばん]  [K]
(n) one's favorite stunt; one's hobby; No. 18  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 万   [じゅうまん]  [K]
100,000; hundred thousand  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 両   [じゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) junior-grade sumo wrestler  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 六   [じゅうろく]  [K]
16; sixteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十   [はたち]  [K]
(n) (1) 20 years old; (2) 20th year  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 四 時 間 制   [にじゅうよじかんせい]  [K]
(n) around-the-clock system  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 世 紀   [にじっせいき]  [K]
twentieth century  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 百 十 日   [にひゃくとおか]  [K]
(n) 210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 百 二 十 日   [にひゃくはつか]  [K]
(n) 220th day; end of the storm period  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 十   [はちじゅう]  [K]
(n) eighty  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 八 十 度   [ひゃくはちじゅうど]  [K]
180 degrees; complete change  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 十 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 十   [ろくじゅう]  [K]
sixty  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 十 四 分 音 符   [ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ]  [K]
64th note  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 従
Back: Find more details for 従 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accompany
obey
submit to
comply
follow
secondary
incidental
subordinate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
ショウ
ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
したが.う
したが.える
より
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: follow eight roads correctly
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #601 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 従う   [したがう]  [K]
(v5u) to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany  [D] [Jisho]
- 従って   [したがって]  [K]
(conj) (uk) therefore; consequently; in accordance with  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 兄 弟   [いとこ]  [K]
(n) (uk) male cousin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 従 業 員   [じゅうぎょういん]  [K]
(n) employee; worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 事   [じゅうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) engaging; pursuing; following  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 来   [じゅうらい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) up to now; so far; traditional  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 侍 従   [じじゅう]  [K]
(n) chamberlain  [D] [Jisho]
- 従える   [したがえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to be accompanied by; (2) to subdue  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 軍   [じゅうぐん]  [K]
(n) campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 属   [じゅうぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) subordination; dependency  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 従   [せんじゅう]  [K]
(n) working exclusively for; working full-time (for)  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 従   [ふくじゅう]  [K]
(n) obedience; submission; resignation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 柔
Back: Find more details for 柔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tender
weakness
gentleness
softness
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
ニュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やわ.らか
やわ.らかい
やわ
やわ.ら
とお
Bushu (Radical) Info:
木 (き) – tree
矛 (むのほこ) – halberd
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1187 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 柔らかい   [やわらかい]  [K]
(adj) soft; tender; limp  [D] [Jisho]
- 柔 道   [じゅうどう]  [K]
(n) judo  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 柔 軟   [じゅうなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flexible; lithe  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懐 柔   [かいじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) conciliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 柔らか   [やわらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light); gentle; meek  [D] [Jisho]
- 柔 和   [にゅうわ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentleness; mildness; meekness  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 柔 不 断   [ゆうじゅうふだん]  [K]
(n) shilly-shally; indecisiveness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木 矛

Kanji: 汁
Back: Find more details for 汁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
soup
juice
broth
sap
gravy
pus
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しる
-しる
つゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1843 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 汁   [しる]  [K]
(n) juice; sap; soup; broth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 果 汁   [かじゅう]  [K]
(n) fruit juice  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 噌 汁   [みそしる]  [K]
(n) miso soup  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 渋
Back: Find more details for 渋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
astringent
hesitate
reluctant
have diarrhea
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しぶ
しぶ.い
しぶ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1011 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 渋 滞   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 渋い   [しぶい]  [K]
(adj) (1) tasteful (clothing); "cool"; an aura of refined masculinity; (2) astringent; sullen; bitter (taste); (3) grim; quiet; (4) sober; stingy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 苦 渋   [くじゅう]  [K]
(n) bitterness; mortification; difficulty in understanding; distress; affliction  [D] [Jisho]
- 渋る   [しぶる]  [K]
(v5r) to hesitate; to be reluctant; to have loose painful bowel movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 渋 面   [じゅうめん]  [K]
(n) grimace; sullen face  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 獣
Back: Find more details for 獣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
animal
beast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けもの
けだもの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1714 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 怪 獣   [かいじゅう]  [K]
(n) monster  [D] [Jisho]
- 獣   [けだもの]  [K]
(n) beast; brute  [D] [Jisho]
- 獣   [けもの]  [K]
(n) beast; brute  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 獣 医   [じゅうい]  [K]
(n) veterinarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳥 獣   [ちょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) birds and wild animals; wildlife  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 獣   [もうじゅう]  [K]
(n) wild animal; beast of prey  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 獣   [やじゅう]  [K]
(n) beast; monster; wild animal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 犬

Kanji: 縦
Back: Find more details for 縦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vertical
length
height
self-indulgent
wayward
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たて
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: threads to follow are the vertical ones
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1258 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 縦   [たて]  [K]
(n) length; height  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 操 縦   [そうじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) flying (a plane); (2) management; handling; control; manipulation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 縦 横   [じゅうおう]  [K]
(n) length and width; every direction; warp and woof; right and left; vertically and horizontally; length and breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 横   [たてよこ]  [K]
(n) length and width; every direction; warp and woof; right and left; vertically and horizontally; length and breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 書   [たてがき]  [K]
(n) vertical writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 書き   [たてがき]  [K]
(n) vertical writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 断   [じゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) flying through; cutting across  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 重
Back: Find more details for 重 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heavy
heap up
pile up
nest of boxes
-fold
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュウ
チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
え
おも.い
おも.り
おも.なう
かさ.ねる
かさ.なる
おも
さね
しげ
しげる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
里 (さと) – village
Henshall Mnemonic: heavy vehicle has double wheels
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #193 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 重い   [おもい]  [K]
(adj) (1) heavy; massive; (2) serious; important; severe; oppressed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 貴 重   [きちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precious; valuable  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 荷   [おもに]  [K]
(n) load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 視   [じゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) importance; stress; serious consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 大   [じゅうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) serious; important; grave; weighty  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 要   [じゅうよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) important; momentous; essential; principal; major  [D] [Jisho]
- 慎 重   [しんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) discretion; prudence  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 重   [そんちょう]  [K]
(n) respect; esteem; regard  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 重   [たいじゅう]  [K]
(n) one's body weight  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 厳 重   [げんじゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strict; rigour; severe; firm; strong; secure  [D] [Jisho]
- 重たい   [おもたい]  [K]
(adj) heavy; massive; serious; important; severe; oppressed  [D] [Jisho]
- 重なる   [かさなる]  [K]
(v5r) to be piled up; lie on top of one another; overlap each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 重ねる   [かさねる]  [K]
(v1) to pile up; to put something on another; to heap up; to add; to repeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 体   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriously ill; serious condition; critical state  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 点   [じゅうてん]  [K]
(n) important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 役   [じゅうやく]  [K]
(n) director; high executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 量   [じゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) (1) weight; (2) heavyweight boxer  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 力   [じゅうりょく]  [K]
(n) gravity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 重んじる   [おもんじる]  [K]
(v1) to respect; to honor; to esteem; to prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 重んずる   [おもんずる]  [K]
(vz) to honor; to respect; to esteem; to prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 複   [じゅうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 複   [ちょうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 宝   [ちょうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) priceless treasure; convenience; usefulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 重   [ひじゅう]  [K]
(n) specific gravity; weight; part  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 重   [ひとえ]  [K]
(n) one layer; single  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 重   [かじゅう]  [K]
(n) weighting (in averaging); aggravation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 重 品   [きちょうひん]  [K]
(n) valuables; treasures  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 重   [ここのえ]  [K]
(n) ninefold; imperial palace; the Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 重 点   [さいじゅうてん]  [K]
very important point  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 重   [さんじゅう]  [K]
(n) triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 重 奏   [しじゅうそう]  [K]
(n) instrumental quartet  [D] [Jisho]
- 重き   [おもき]  [K]
(n) importance; emphasis; stress  [D] [Jisho]
- 重さ   [おもさ]  [K]
(n) weight  [D] [Jisho]
- 重し   [おもし]  [K]
(n) weight  [D] [Jisho]
- 重ね合わせ   [かさねあわせ]  [K]
superposition (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重み   [おもみ]  [K]
(n) importance; weight; dignity; emphasis  [D] [Jisho]
- 重る   [おもる]  [K]
(v5r) to get heavy; to grow serious  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 圧   [じゅうあつ]  [K]
(n) pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 加 算 税   [じゅうかさんぜい]  [K]
(n) heavy additional tax(ation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 苦しい   [おもくるしい]  [K]
(adj) heavy; gloomy; awkward; cumbrous; oppressive; leaden  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 厚   [じゅうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thickness; composure and dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 工 業   [じゅうこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) heavy industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 傷   [じゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) serious wound or injury  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 症   [じゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) serious illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 心   [じゅうしん]  [K]
(n) center of gravity  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 責   [じゅうせき]  [K]
(n) heavy responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 層   [じゅうそう]  [K]
(n) multistoried; multilayered  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 態   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriously ill; serious condition; critical state  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 鎮   [じゅうちん]  [K]
(n) leader; authority; mainstay  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 点 的に   [じゅうてんてきに]  [K]
mainly  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 度   [じゅうど]  [K]
(adj-no,n) heavy; severe  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 箱   [じゅうばこ]  [K]
(n) nest of boxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 病   [じゅうびょう]  [K]
(n) serious illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 油   [じゅうゆ]  [K]
(n) heavy oil; crude petroleum  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 要 文 化 財   [じゅうようぶんかざい]  [K]
important national treasure; important cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み重ね   [つみかさね]  [K]
(n) pile; accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み重ねる   [つみかさねる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to be piled up; to accumulate  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 重   [たじゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) multiple  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 重   [ちんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) prize; value highly  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 重   [にじゅう]  [K]
(n) double; two-fold; two layers  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 重   [ふたえ]  [K]
(n) double; two-fold; two layers  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 重 奏   [にじゅうそう]  [K]
(n) instrumental duo  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 重   [やえ]  [K]
(n) multilayered; doubled  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 重 桜   [やえざくら]  [K]
(n) double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 重   [へんじゅう]  [K]
(ok) (n,vs) preponderance; making too much of; overestimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 重 量   [むじゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) weightlessness; zero gravity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: ノ 里

Kanji: 銃
Back: Find more details for 銃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gun
arms
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1013 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 銃   [つつ]  [K]
gun  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 機 関 銃   [きかんじゅう]  [K]
(n) machine gun  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 器   [じゅうき]  [K]
(n) small arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 撃   [じゅうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting; gunning (down)  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 殺   [じゅうさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) death by shooting  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 声   [じゅうせい]  [K]
(n) gunshot; (gun) report  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 弾   [じゅうだん]  [K]
(n) bullet (from a rifle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 銃   [しょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) rifle; small arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 銃   [たんじゅう]  [K]
(n) pistol; revolver  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 銃   [りょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) hunting gun; sportsgun  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 叔
Back: Find more details for 叔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
uncle
youth
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1950 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 叔 父   [おじ]  [K]
(n) uncle (younger than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 叔 父さん   [おじさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) (uk) middle-aged gentleman; uncle  [D] [Jisho]
- 叔 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (1) aunt; (2) middle-aged lady  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 叔 母   [おば]  [K]
(n) aunt (younger than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 又

Kanji: 宿
Back: Find more details for 宿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inn
lodging
relay station
dwell
lodge
be pregnant
home
dwelling
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やど
やど.る
やど.す
すく
ぶすき
やけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: hundred people lodging in one house
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #701 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 宿 題   [しゅくだい]  [K]
(n) homework  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 下 宿   [げしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) boarding; lodging; boarding house  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 宿   [やど]  [K]
(n) inn; lodging  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 泊   [しゅくはく]  [K]
(n) lodging  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 宿 命   [しゅくめい]  [K]
(n) fate; destiny; predestination  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 宿   [みんしゅく]  [K]
(n) private home providing lodging for travelers  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雨 宿り   [あまやどり]  [K]
(n,vs) taking shelter from rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 宿 舎   [きしゅくしゃ]  [K]
(n) boarding house; school dormitory  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 宿   [がっしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) lodging together; training camp; boarding house  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 宿 舎   [こくみんしゅくしゃ]  [K]
national youth hostels  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿す   [やどす]  [K]
(v5s) to keep (guest); to conceive; to carry (virus)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿る   [やどる]  [K]
(v5r) to lodge; to dwell; to be pregnant  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 駅   [しゅくえき]  [K]
(n) post town; relay station; stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 屋   [やどや]  [K]
(n) inn  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 舎   [しゅくしゃ]  [K]
(n) lodging house  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 敵   [しゅくてき]  [K]
(n) old enemy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 淑
Back: Find more details for 淑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
graceful
gentle
pure
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しと.やか
すく
とし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1922 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 淑やか   [しとやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) graceful  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 淑 女   [しゅくじょ]  [K]
(n) lady  [D] [Jisho]
- 淑 徳   [しゅくとく]  [K]
(n) womanly virtues  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 祝
Back: Find more details for 祝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
celebrate
congratulate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュク
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いわ.う
のり
ほぎ
ゆわい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother celebrates at altar
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1184 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- お祝い   [おいわい]  [K]
(n) congratulation; celebration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 祝い   [いわい]  [K]
(n) celebration; festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝う   [いわう]  [K]
(v5u) to congratulate; to celebrate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 祝 日   [しゅくじつ]  [K]
(n) national holiday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 祝 賀   [しゅくが]  [K]
(n,vs) celebration; congratulations  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慶 祝   [けいしゅく]  [K]
(n) congratulation; celebration  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 儀   [しゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; tip  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 辞   [しゅくじ]  [K]
(n) congratulatory address  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 電   [しゅくでん]  [K]
(n) congratulatory telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 杯   [しゅくはい]  [K]
(n) toast; congratulatory cup  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 福   [しゅくふく]  [K]
(n,vs) blessing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 縮
Back: Find more details for 縮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shrink
contract
shrivel
wrinkle
reduce
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちぢ.む
ちぢ.まる
ちぢ.める
ちぢ.れる
ちぢ.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: reduced to threadbare lodgings
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #909 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 圧 縮   [あっしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) compression; condensation; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 縮   [きょうしゅく]  [K]
(exp,n) shame; very kind of you; sorry to trouble  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮む   [ちぢむ]  [K]
(v5m) to shrink; to be contracted  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮める   [ちぢめる]  [K]
(v1) to shorten; to reduce; to boil down; to shrink  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮れる   [ちぢれる]  [K]
(v1) to be wavy; to be curled  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮 小   [しゅくしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction; curtailment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 縮まる   [ちぢまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be shortened; to be contracted; to shrink  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 縮   [たんしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) shortening; abbreviation; reduction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 委 縮   [いしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) withering; atrophy; contraction; dwarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 縮   [ぎょうしゅく]  [K]
(n) condensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 縮   [きんしゅく]  [K]
(n) shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 縮   [ぐんしゅく]  [K]
(n) disarmament; limitation of arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 縮   [しゅうしゅく]  [K]
(n) deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮み   [ちぢみ]  [K]
(n) shrinkage; cotton crepe  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮 尺   [しゅくしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) reduced scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮 図   [しゅくず]  [K]
(n) reduced drawing; miniature copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸 縮   [しんしゅく]  [K]
(n) expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 縮   [のうしゅく]  [K]
(n) concentrated  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 粛
Back: Find more details for 粛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
solemn
quietly
softly
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュク
スク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つつし.む
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
聿 (ふでづくり) – writing brush
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1549 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 厳 粛   [げんしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gravity; solemnity; severity; seriousness; dignity; rigor; austerity  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 粛   [じしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) self-control; self-discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 粛 清   [しゅくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) (political) purge  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 粛   [せいしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 聿

Kanji: 塾
Back: Find more details for 塾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cram school
private school
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1297 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 塾   [じゅく]  [K]
(n) coaching school; lessons  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 塾   [ぎじゅく]  [K]
(n) private school  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 塾   [しじゅく]  [K]
(n) private school (in house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塾 生   [じゅくせい]  [K]
(n) private-school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 塾 長   [じゅくちょう]  [K]
(n) principal of a private school  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 熟
Back: Find more details for 熟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mellow
ripen
mature
acquire skill
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): う.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: mature child puts round lid over mouth of fire pit
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1415 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 熟 語   [じゅくご]  [K]
(n) idiom; idiomatic phrase; kanji compound  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 熟   [つくづく]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) (uk) completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 熟   [せいじゅく]  [K]
(n) maturity; ripeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 熟   [みじゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 熟   [えんじゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟す   [こなす]  [K]
(v5s) to break to pieces; to digest; to handle easily  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟 睡   [じゅくすい]  [K]
(n,vs) sound sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟 知   [じゅくち]  [K]
(n,vs) being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟 練   [じゅくれん]  [K]
(n) skill; dexterity  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 熟   [そうじゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precocious  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 熟   [はんじゅく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 熟 児   [みじゅくじ]  [K]
(n) premature baby  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 出
Back: Find more details for 出 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exit
leave
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュツ
スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
で.る
-で
だ.す
-だ.す
い.でる
い.だす
いず
いづ
いで
じ
すっ
すつ
てん
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: mountain emerging atop another
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #13 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 出す   [だす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to take out; to get out; (2) to put out; (3) to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; (4) to publish; to make public; (5) to send (e.g. letter); to start (fire)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出る   [でる]  [K]
(v1) to appear; to come forth; to leave  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 口   [でぐち]  [K]
(n) exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来る   [できる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to be able to; to be ready; to occur  [D] [Jisho]
- 出かける   [でかける]  [K]
(v1) to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 引き出し   [ひきだし]  [K]
(n) drawer; drawing out  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い出す   [おもいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to recall; to remember  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- お目 出 度う   [おめでとう]  [K]
(ateji) (int) (uk) Congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 出   [がいしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) outing; going out  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い出   [おもいで]  [K]
(n) memories; recollections; reminiscence  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 出   [ししゅつ]  [K]
(n) expenditure; expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 出   [で]  [K]
(n,n-suf) outflow; coming (going) out; graduate (of); rising (of the sun or moon); one's turn to appear on stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会い   [であい]  [K]
(n) meeting; rendezvous; encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会う   [であう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet by chance; to come across; to happen to encounter; to hold a rendezvous; to have a date  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 場   [しゅつじょう]  [K]
(n) (stage) appearance; participation; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 身   [しゅっしん]  [K]
(n) (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.); (2) institution from which one graduated; (3) director in charge of employee relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 席   [しゅっせき]  [K]
(n,vs) attendance; presence  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 発   [しゅっぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) departure  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 版   [しゅっぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来るだけ   [できるだけ]  [K]
if at all possible  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 事   [できごと]  [K]
(n) incident; affair; happening; event  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 出   [ていしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation; submission; filing  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び出す   [とびだす]  [K]
(v5s) to jump out; to rush out; to fly out; to appear suddenly; to protrude; to project  [D] [Jisho]
- 輸 出   [ゆしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) export  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引き出す   [ひきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 出す   [ひきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 出し   [みだし]  [K]
(n) heading; caption; subtitle; index  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い出す   [いいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び出す   [よびだす]  [K]
(v5s) to summon; to call (e.g. phone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り出す   [とりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to take out; to produce; to pick out  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 掛ける   [でかける]  [K]
(v1) to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 勤   [しゅっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) going to work; at work  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 迎え   [でむかえ]  [K]
(n) meeting; reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 迎える   [でむかえる]  [K]
(v1) to meet; to greet  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 合い   [であい]  [K]
(n) an encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 鱈 目   [でたらめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) (uk) irresponsible utterance; nonsense; nonsensical; (2) random; haphazard; unsystematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 張   [しゅっちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) official tour; business trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 入り   [でいり]  [K]
(n) in and out; coming and going; free association; income and expenditure; debits and credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 入 口   [でいりぐち]  [K]
(n) exit and entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 上がり   [できあがり]  [K]
(n) finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 上がる   [できあがる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be finished; to be ready; by definition; (2) to be very drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸し出し   [かしだし]  [K]
(n,vs) lending; loaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 日の出   [ひので]  [K]
(n) sunrise  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 出 度い   [めでたい]  [K]
(adj) happy; simple soul; propitious; joyous  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 演 出   [えんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) production (e.g. play); direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 出   [いえで]  [K]
(n,vs) running away from home; leaving home  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し出す   [さしだす]  [K]
(v5s) to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 演   [しゅつえん]  [K]
(n) performance; stage appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 血   [しゅっけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) bleeding; haemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引 出し   [ひきだし]  [K]
(n) drawer; drawing out  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠し引き出し   [かくしひきだし]  [K]
secret withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 映し出す   [うつしだす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to project; to reflect  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 出 家   [えんしゅつか]  [K]
(n) producer; director  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し出し   [おしだし]  [K]
(n) presence; appearance; run walked in (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り出す   [わりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 出す   [わりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 出   [きゅうしゅつ]  [K]
(n) rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance  [D] [Jisho]
- 拠 出   [きょしゅつ]  [K]
(n) donation; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 出   [きょうしゅつ]  [K]
(n) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り出し梯 子   [くりだしばしご]  [K]
extension ladder  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り出す   [くりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to draw (a thread); to sally forth; to send out  [D] [Jisho]
- 傑 出   [けっしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) excel; foremost  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 出   [けんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) detection; sense (e.g. sensor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 出す   [みいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to find out; to discover  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び出し   [よびだし]  [K]
(n,vs) call  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 出し   [くちだし]  [K]
(n) interference; meddling  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 出 人   [さしだしにん]  [K]
(n) sender  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 出   [さいしゅつ]  [K]
(n) annual expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 出   [さんしゅつ]  [K]
(n) calculation; computation  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち出し   [もちだし]  [K]
(n) an item carried out; provide money (oneself)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち出す   [もちだす]  [K]
(v5s) to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs  [D] [Jisho]
- 出し   [だし]  [K]
(n,n-suf) stock; broth; pretext; excuse; pretense; dupe; front man  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 火   [しゅっか]  [K]
(n,vs) outbreak of fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 稼ぎ   [でかせぎ]  [K]
(n) working away from home  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 荷   [しゅっか]  [K]
(n,vs) shipping; outgoing freight; forwarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 願   [しゅつがん]  [K]
(n,vs) application  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 撃   [しゅつげき]  [K]
(n) sortie; sally  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 欠   [しゅっけつ]  [K]
(n) presence or absence  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 向   [しゅっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) being transferred; proceeding; leaving for  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 向く   [でむく]  [K]
(v5k) to go to; to proceed to; to leave for  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 港   [しゅっこう]  [K]
(n) departure; clearance (of a ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 国   [しゅっこく]  [K]
(n) departure from a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 獄   [しゅつごく]  [K]
(n,vs) release (from prison)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 資   [しゅっし]  [K]
(n) investment; contribution; financing  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 身 者   [しゅっしんしゃ]  [K]
alumnus  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 陣   [しゅつじん]  [K]
(n) departure for the front  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 征   [しゅっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) departure (for the front)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 席 者   [しゅっせきしゃ]  [K]
those present; attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 前   [でまえ]  [K]
(n) catering; meal delivery service  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 走   [しゅっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry in a race  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 足   [であし]  [K]
(n) start; turnout  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 遅れる   [でおくれる]  [K]
(v1) to get a late start  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 張 所   [しゅっちょうじょ]  [K]
(n) branch office; agency; sub-branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 廷   [しゅってい]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance in court  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 典   [しゅってん]  [K]
(n) source (e.g. quotation); authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 展   [しゅってん]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibit; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 店   [でみせ]  [K]
(n) food stand; branch store  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 土   [しゅつど]  [K]
(n) appearance of an archeological find  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: ｜

Kanji: 術
Back: Find more details for 術 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
art
technique
skill
means
trick
resources
magic
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すべ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
行 (ぎょう) – journey
Henshall Mnemonic: go around funny tree with certain technique
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #350 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 技 術   [ぎじゅつ]  [K]
(n) art; technique; technology; skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術 館   [びじゅつかん]  [K]
(n) art gallery; art museum  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 芸 術   [げいじゅつ]  [K]
(n) (fine) art; the arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 術   [しゅじゅつ]  [K]
(n) surgical operation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 学 術   [がくじゅつ]  [K]
(n) science; learning; scholarship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 戦 術   [せんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) tactics  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術   [びじゅつ]  [K]
(n) art; fine arts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 科 学 技 術 庁   [かがくぎじゅつちょう]  [K]
Science and Technology Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 術   [きじゅつ]  [K]
(n) magic  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 者   [ぎじゅつしゃ]  [K]
(n) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 的   [ぎじゅつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) technical; practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 院   [げいじゅついん]  [K]
(the Japan) Academy of Arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 家   [げいじゅつか]  [K]
(n) artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 祭   [げいじゅつさい]  [K]
(n) art festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 術   [じゅつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) art; means  [D] [Jisho]
- 術 後   [じゅつご]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) postoperative  [D] [Jisho]
- 術 語   [じゅつご]  [K]
(n) technical term  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 学 術 会 議   [にほんがくじゅつかいぎ]  [K]
(n) Science Council of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 術   [ばじゅつ]  [K]
(n) horse-riding; horsemanship; equestrian art; dressage  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術 展   [びじゅつてん]  [K]
(n) art exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 術   [まじゅつ]  [K]
(n) black magic; sorcery  [D] [Jisho]
- 錬 金 術   [れんきんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) alchemy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 彳 行

Kanji: 述
Back: Find more details for 述 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mention
state
speak
relate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): の.べる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: state how one moved around funny tree
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #379 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 述べる   [のべる]  [K]
(v1) to state; to express; to mention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 記 述   [きじゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) describing; descriptor  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 述   [こうじゅつ]  [K]
(n) verbal statement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 供 述   [きょうじゅつ]  [K]
(n) affidavit; deposition; testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 述 懐   [じゅっかい]  [K]
(n) recollection  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 述   [じょじゅつ]  [K]
(n) description  [D] [Jisho]
- 詳 述   [しょうじゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) detailed explanation  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 述   [ちんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) statement; declaration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 俊
Back: Find more details for 俊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sagacious
genius
excellence
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すぐる
とし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1007 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 俊   [しゅん]  [K]
excellence; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 俊 英   [しゅんえい]  [K]
(n) excellence; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 俊 足   [しゅんそく]  [K]
(n) swift horse; talented person  [D] [Jisho]
- 俊 彦   [しゅんげん]  [K]
(n) (rare) gifted (accomplished) man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 峻
Back: Find more details for 峻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
high
steep
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けわ.しい
たか.い
たか
たかし
ちか
とし
おか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1997 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 春
Back: Find more details for 春 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
springtime
spring (season)
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はる
あずま
かす
すの
ひ
わら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: three people enjoy spring sun
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #579 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 春   [はる]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) spring  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 青 春   [せいしゅん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) youth; springtime of life; adolescent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 今 春   [こんしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this spring; next spring; last spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 春   [さくしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last spring; the spring of last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 春 期   [ししゅんき]  [K]
(n) puberty  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 夏 秋 冬   [しゅんかしゅうとう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) spring, summer, autumn and winter; the four seasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 季   [しゅんき]  [K]
(n) spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 休み   [はるやすみ]  [K]
(n) spring break; spring vacation  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 秋   [しゅんじゅう]  [K]
(n) spring and autumn; months and years  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 場 所   [はるばしょ]  [K]
(n) the spring sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 先   [はるさき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning of spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 闘   [しゅんとう]  [K]
(n) spring offensive (Japanese unions)  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 分   [しゅんぶん]  [K]
(n) vernal equinox  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 春   [しんしゅん]  [K]
(n) New Year (Spring)  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 春   [そうしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) early spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 春   [ばいしゅん]  [K]
(n) prostitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 春 婦   [ばいしゅんふ]  [K]
(n) prostitute  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 藝 春 秋   [ぶんげいしゅんじゅう]  [K]
name of publishing company  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 春   [らいしゅん]  [K]
(n-t) next spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 春   [りっしゅん]  [K]
(n) first day of spring  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 瞬
Back: Find more details for 瞬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wink
blink
twinkle
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): またた.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1265 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 瞬   [いっしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 瞬 間   [しゅんかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; second; instant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 瞬く   [またたく]  [K]
(v5k) to wink; to waver; to twinkle  [D] [Jisho]
- 瞬 時   [しゅんじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; instant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 目

Kanji: 竣
Back: Find more details for 竣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
end
finish
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドウ
シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わらわ
わらべ
おわ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 立 (たつ) – stand
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 立

Kanji: 舜
Back: Find more details for 舜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
type of morning glory
rose of Sharon
althea
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 爪 (つめ) – claw
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2384 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 舌   [した]  [K]
(n) tongue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 舌 戦   [ぜっせん]  [K]
(n) war of words  [D] [Jisho]
- 舌 打ち   [したうち]  [K]
(n) smacking lips; clicking tongue; tut-tut  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 舌   [どくぜつ]  [K]
(n) wicked tongue; abusive language  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 舌   [にまいじた]  [K]
(adj-no,n) double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued  [D] [Jisho]
- 猫 舌   [ねこじた]  [K]
(n) unable to take (thermally) hot food  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 舌   [べんぜつ]  [K]
(n) speech  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 爪

Kanji: 駿
Back: Find more details for 駿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
a good horse
speed
a fast person
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュン
スン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すぐ.れる
する
とし
はやし
はやお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1817 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 准
Back: Find more details for 准 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
quasi-
semi-
associate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冫 (にすい) – water drops
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1441 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 准   [じゅん]  [K]
(n) quasi-; semi-; associate  [D] [Jisho]
- 批 准   [ひじゅん]  [K]
(n,vs) ratification; ratify  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 冫

Kanji: 循
Back: Find more details for 循 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sequential
fellow
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1699 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 循 環   [じゅんかん]  [K]
(n) circulation; rotation; cycle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 循 環   [あくじゅんかん]  [K]
(n) vicious circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 循 環 器   [じゅんかんき]  [K]
(n) circulatory organ  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 旬
Back: Find more details for 旬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
decameron
10day period
season (for specific products
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュン
シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
シュンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
勹 (つつみがまえ) – wrapping
日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1162 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 旬   [げじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) month (last third of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 旬   [しょじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) first 10 days of the month  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 旬   [じょうじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first 10 days of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 旬   [ちゅうじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) second third of a month  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旬   [じゅん]  [K]
(n) ten-day period  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 勹 日

Kanji: 殉
Back: Find more details for 殉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
martyrdom
follow by resigning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歹 (がつへん) – death
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2080 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 殉 職   [じゅんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 殉 難   [じゅんなん]  [K]
(n) martyrdom  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 歹

Kanji: 淳
Back: Find more details for 淳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pure
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュン
シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.い
あつ
あつし
きよ
きよし
まこと
すなお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1629 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 準
Back: Find more details for 準 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
semi-
correspond to
proportionate to
conform
imitate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
じゅん.じる
じゅん.ずる
なぞら.える
のり
ひと.しい
みずもり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: ten birds on water, all at same level
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #425 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 準 備   [じゅんび]  [K]
(n,vs) preparation; arrangements; provision; reserve  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 準   [すいじゅん]  [K]
(n) (1) water level; (2) level; standard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 基 準   [きじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; criteria; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 準   [きじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; criteria; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 準   [ひょうじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; level  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 準じる   [じゅんじる]  [K]
(v1) to follow; to conform; to apply to  [D] [Jisho]
- 準ずる   [じゅんずる]  [K]
(vz) to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 急   [じゅんきゅう]  [K]
(n) local express (train, slower than an express)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 基 準 法   [きじゅんほう]  [K]
basic law  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 水 準   [こうすいじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high level  [D] [Jisho]
- 準える   [なぞらえる]  [K]
(v1) to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 拠   [じゅんきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) basis; based on; conformance; authority (of); standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 決 勝   [じゅんけっしょう]  [K]
(n) semifinal (in sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 準   [しょうじゅん]  [K]
(n) alignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 水 準   [ていすいじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na) substandard  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 準 語   [ひょうじゅんご]  [K]
(n) (obs) standard (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 基 準 法   [ろうどうきじゅんほう]  [K]
(n) Labor Standards Act  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 十 水

Kanji: 潤
Back: Find more details for 潤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wet
be watered
profit by
receive benefits
favor
charm
steep
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うるお.う
うるお.す
うる.む
めぐみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1644 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 潤う   [うるおう]  [K]
(v5u) to be moist; to be damp; to get wet; to profit by; to be watered; to receive benefits; to favor; to charm; to steepen  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 潤   [りじゅん]  [K]
(n) profit; returns  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 潤い   [うるおい]  [K]
(n) moisture; damp; wetness; gain; profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤す   [うるおす]  [K]
(v5s) to moisten; to wet; profit; to enrich; to benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤む   [うるむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be clouded; to be dimmed; to be bleared; to be wet; to get muddy  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤 滑 油   [じゅんかつゆ]  [K]
(n) lubricating oil  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤 色   [じゅんしょく]  [K]
(n) rhetorical flourishes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 盾
Back: Find more details for 盾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shield
escutcheon
pretext
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たて
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1476 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 矛 盾   [むじゅん]  [K]
(n,vs) contradiction; inconsistency  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 盾   [たて]  [K]
(n) shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 後ろ盾   [うしろだて]  [K]
(n) supporter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 目

Kanji: 純
Back: Find more details for 純 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
genuine
purity
innocence
net (profit)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ
すみ
み
やすし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: pure threads look like hair
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1044 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 単 純   [たんじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 純 情   [じゅんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 粋   [じゅんすい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure; true; genuine; unmixed  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 純   [じゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure; innocent; chaste  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 益   [じゅんえき]  [K]
(n) clear profit; net income; net profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 金   [じゅんきん]  [K]
(n) pure gold; solid gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 度   [じゅんど]  [K]
(n) purity (of a substance)  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 文 学   [じゅんぶんがく]  [K]
(n) pure literature; belles-lettres  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 純   [ふじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impurity; adulteration; dishonesty; irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 巡
Back: Find more details for 巡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
patrol
go around
circumference
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
めぐ.る
めぐ.り
Bushu (Radical) Info:
川 (セン, かわ) – stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ) – crooked river
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1262 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お巡りさん   [おまわりさん]  [K]
(n) policeman (friendly term)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 巡る   [めぐる]  [K]
(v5r) to go around  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 査   [じゅんさ]  [K]
(n) police; policeman  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巡り会う   [めぐりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet fortuitously (poet); to meet by chance; to happen across  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 回   [じゅんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) going around; patrol; round; tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 業   [じゅんぎょう]  [K]
(n) provincial tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 航   [じゅんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) cruise; cruising  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 視   [じゅんし]  [K]
(n) inspection tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 礼   [じゅんれい]  [K]
(n) pilgrimage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 川 巛 辷 込

Kanji: 遵
Back: Find more details for 遵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abide by
follow
obey
learn
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジュンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 醇
Back: Find more details for 醇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pure sake'
purity
affection
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジュン
シュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もっぱら
こい
あつい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 順
Back: Find more details for 順 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
obey
order
turn
right
docility
occasion
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あや
あり
おき
おさむ
しげ
したがう
とし
なお
のぶ
のり
まさ
むね
もと
ゆき
よし
より
Bushu (Radical) Info:
川 (セン, かわ) – stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ) – crooked river
Henshall Mnemonic: compliant heads in sequence like flowing river
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #779 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 順   [じゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) order; turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 調   [じゅんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) favourable; doing well; O.K.; all right  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 番   [じゅんばん]  [K]
(n) turn (in line); order of things  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 順 序   [じゅんじょ]  [K]
(n) order; sequence; procedure  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 順   [みちじゅん]  [K]
(n) itinerary; route  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 手 順   [てじゅん]  [K]
(n) process; procedure; protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 順   [ふじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity; unseasonableness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 順々に   [じゅんじゅんに]  [K]
(adv) in order; in turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 順に   [じゅんに]  [K]
(adv) in order; in turn; one by one  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 位   [じゅんい]  [K]
(n) order; rank; precedence  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 応   [じゅんのう]  [K]
(n,vs) adaptation; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 次   [じゅんじ]  [K]
(adv) in order  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 守   [じゅんしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) observance  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 当   [じゅんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) proper; right; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 路   [じゅんろ]  [K]
(n) (regular) route  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 順   [だじゅん]  [K]
(n) batting order  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 順   [ひつじゅん]  [K]
(n) stroke order  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 川 巛

Kanji: 処
Back: Find more details for 処 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dispose
manage
deal with
sentence
condemn
act
behave
place
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ところ
-こ
お.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 夂 (ふゆがしら) – descend
Henshall Mnemonic: sit crosslegged on stool to deal with situation
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #547 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 何 処   [どこ]  [K]
(n) (uk) where; what place  [D] [Jisho]
- 此 処   [ここ]  [K]
(n) (uk) here; this place  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 処   [あそこ]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) there; over there; that place; yonder; (2) (X) (col) genitals  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 何 処か   [どこか]  [K]
(adv,exp,n) (uk) somewhere; anywhere; in some respects  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 理   [しょり]  [K]
(n,vs) processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 其 処で   [そこで]  [K]
(conj) (uk) so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 処 置   [しょち]  [K]
(n,vs) treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 罰   [しょばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 分   [しょぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) disposal; dealing; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 処   [たいしょ]  [K]
(n,vs) deal with; cope  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 処 分   [かりしょぶん]  [K]
(n) temporary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 処 分   [ぎょうせいしょぶん]  [K]
administrative measures (disposition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 遇   [しょぐう]  [K]
(n,vs) treatment; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 刑   [しょけい]  [K]
(n,vs) execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 女   [しょじょ]  [K]
(n) virgin; maiden  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 処 理   [じょうほうしょり]  [K]
(n) data processing  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 処   [めど]  [K]
(n) aim; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 夂

Kanji: 初
Back: Find more details for 初 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
first time
beginning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はじ.め
はじ.めて
はつ
はつ-
うい-
-そ.める
-ぞ.め
し
はっ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: clothes must first be cut
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #152 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 初め   [はじめ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning; start; origin  [D] [Jisho]
- 初めて   [はじめて]  [K]
(adv,n) for the first time  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 最 初   [さいしょ]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 初 級   [しょきゅう]  [K]
(n) elementary level  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 旬   [しょじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) first 10 days of the month  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 歩   [しょほ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) elements; rudiments; ABCs of ..  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 初   [はつ]  [K]
(adj-no,n,n-suf) first; new  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 版   [しょはん]  [K]
(n) first edition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 月 初め   [つきはじめ]  [K]
(adv,n) beginning of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 初める   [そめる]  [K]
(aux-v,v1) to begin to  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 演   [しょえん]  [K]
(n) first performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 夏   [しょか]  [K]
(n) early summer  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 回   [しょかい]  [K]
(n) first time  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 期   [しょき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) early (days); initial stage; (2) (computer) initial  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 球   [しょきゅう]  [K]
(n) pitcher's first pitch (to batter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 詣で   [はつもうで]  [K]
(n) first temple visit of New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 出   [しょしゅつ]  [K]
(n) first appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 場 所   [はつばしょ]  [K]
(n) first day of a sumo tournament; New Year's sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 心   [しょしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) original intention; initial resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 心 者   [しょしんしゃ]  [K]
(n) beginner  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 陣   [ういじん]  [K]
(n) first campaign; one's first battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 雪   [はつゆき]  [K]
(n) first snow (of season)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 戦   [しょせん]  [K]
(n) first match (in a series)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 対 面   [しょたいめん]  [K]
(n) first meeting; first interview with  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 代   [しょだい]  [K]
(n) first generation; founder  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 頭   [しょとう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 日   [しょにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first or opening day  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 任 給   [しょにんきゅう]  [K]
(n) initial salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 年   [しょねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first year; early years (of a reign or era)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 舞 台   [はつぶたい]  [K]
(n) debut; initial stage appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 夢   [はつゆめ]  [K]
(n) year's first dream  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 恋   [はつこい]  [K]
(n) first love; puppy love  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 老   [しょろう]  [K]
(n) middle-aged; aging; age 40  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き初め   [かきぞめ]  [K]
(n) New Year's writing (resolution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 初   [とうしょ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at first  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 初   [ねんしょ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) beginning of the year; New Year's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 刀 刈 衣

Kanji: 所
Back: Find more details for 所 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): place
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ところ
-ところ
どころ
とこ
せ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Henshall Mnemonic: chop down door with ax to get into place
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #221 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 所   [ところ]  [K]
(n) place  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 所   [だいどころ]  [K]
(n) kitchen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 近 所   [きんじょ]  [K]
(n) neighbourhood  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 所   [じむしょ]  [K]
(n) office  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 所   [じゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 所   [ばしょ]  [K]
(n) place; location  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 所が   [ところが]  [K]
(conj) however; while; even if  [D] [Jisho]
- 所で   [ところで]  [K]
by the way; even if; no matter what  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 為   [せい]  [K]
(n) cause; reason; fault  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 謂   [いわゆる]  [K]
(adj-pn,adv) the so-called; so to speak  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 留 所   [ていりゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) bus or tram stop  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 個 所   [かしょ]  [K]
(n) passage; place; point; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 所々   [ところどころ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) here and there; some parts (of something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 所   [たんしょ]  [K]
(n) (1) defect; demerit; weak point; (2) disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 所   [ちょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (1) strong point; merit; (2) advantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 所   [べんじょ]  [K]
(n) toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 所   [めいしょ]  [K]
(n) famous place  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 所   [やくしょ]  [K]
(n) government office; public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 所   [よそ]  [K]
(n) another place; somewhere else; strange parts  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 箇 所   [かしょ]  [K]
(n) passage; place; point; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 在   [しょざい]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 持   [しょじ]  [K]
(n,vs) possession; owning  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 属   [しょぞく]  [K]
(n) attached to; belong to  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 定   [しょてい]  [K]
(n) fixed; prescribed  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 得   [しょとく]  [K]
(n) income; earnings  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 有   [しょゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) one's possessions; ownership  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 営 業 所   [えいぎょうしょ]  [K]
business office; place of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 場 所   [なつばしょ]  [K]
(n) summer wrestling tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 憩 所   [きゅうけいじょ]  [K]
(n) restroom; lounge  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 所   [きゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) vitals; tender spot; secret; key  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 油 所   [きゅうゆじょ]  [K]
petrol filling station  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 場 所   [いばしょ]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 信 所   [こうしんじょ]  [K]
(n) detective agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 役 所   [くやくしょ]  [K]
(n) ward office; council (regional)  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 務 所   [けいむしょ]  [K]
(n) prison; penitentiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 研 究 所   [けいざいけんきゅうしょ]  [K]
economics research centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 所   [けんきゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 所   [みどころ]  [K]
(n) highlight; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 住 所   [げんじゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) (present) address  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 所   [ごしょ]  [K]
(n) old imperial palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 碁 会 所   [ごかいじょ]  [K]
(n) commercial go-playing parlour  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 置 所   [こうちしょ]  [K]
(n) prison; detention house  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 所   [こうしょ]  [K]
(n) high altitude; heights; elevation; broad view  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 判 所   [さいばんしょ]  [K]
(n) court; courthouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 役 所   [しやくしょ]  [K]
(n) municipal office; council; city hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 所   [ししょ]  [K]
(n) branch (office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 至る所   [いたるところ]  [K]
(adv,n-t) everywhere  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 業 所   [じぎょうしょ]  [K]
(n) plant; enterprise place; office  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 容 所   [しゅうようじょ]  [K]
(n) home; asylum; camp  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 張 所   [しゅっちょうじょ]  [K]
(n) branch office; agency; sub-branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 場 所   [はるばしょ]  [K]
(n) the spring sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 場 所   [はつばしょ]  [K]
(n) first day of a sumo tournament; New Year's sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 轄   [しょかつ]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 管   [しょかん]  [K]
(n,vs) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 見   [しょけん]  [K]
(n) view; opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 在 地   [しょざいち]  [K]
(n) location  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 信   [しょしん]  [K]
(n) belief; conviction; opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 蔵   [しょぞう]  [K]
(n) (in one's) possession  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 帯   [しょたい]  [K]
(n) household; housekeeping  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 長   [しょちょう]  [K]
(n) chief; head  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 得 税   [しょとくぜい]  [K]
(n) income tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 有 権   [しょゆうけん]  [K]
(n) ownership; dominion  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 要   [しょよう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) required; needed; necessary  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 診 療 所   [しんりょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (medical) clinic  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 所   [ずいしょ]  [K]
(n) everywhere  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 鉄 所   [せいてつしょ]  [K]
(n) ironworks; steelworks  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 油 所   [せいゆじょ]  [K]
oil refinery  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面 所   [せんめんじょ]  [K]
(n) washroom; bathroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 談 所   [そうだんじょ]  [K]
consultation office; bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 候 所   [そっこうじょ]  [K]
(n) weather measurement station  [D] [Jisho]
- 託 児 所   [たくじしょ]  [K]
(n) creche  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 衣 所   [だついじょ]  [K]
(n) dressing room; bath house  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 所   [とうひょうしょ]  [K]
(n) polling place  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 京 証 券 取 引 所   [とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ]  [K]
(n) Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 戸

Kanji: 暑
Back: Find more details for 暑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sultry
hot
summer heat
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あつ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: person under hot sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1442 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 暑い   [あつい]  [K]
(adj) hot; warm  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 蒸し暑い   [むしあつい]  [K]
(adj) humid; sultry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 抑 圧   [よくあつ]  [K]
(n) check; restraint; oppression; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 制   [よくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) control; restraint; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 酷 暑   [こくしょ]  [K]
(n) intense heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 暑   [ざんしょ]  [K]
(n) lingering summer heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑さ   [あつさ]  [K]
(n) heat; hotness  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑 中   [しょちゅう]  [K]
(n) mid-summer  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑 中 見 舞   [しょちゅうみまい]  [K]
summer greeting card  [D] [Jisho]
- 暑 中 見 舞い   [しょちゅうみまい]  [K]
summer greeting card  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 暑   [ひしょ]  [K]
(n,vs) summering; going to a summer resort  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 暑   [もうしょ]  [K]
(n) fierce heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑   [そもそも]  [K]
(adv,conj,n) (uk) in the first place; to begin with  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑え   [おさえ]  [K]
(n) weight (e.g. paperweight); rear guard; control; a check; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑える   [おさえる]  [K]
(v1) to check; to curb; to suppress; to control; to arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 止   [よくし]  [K]
(n) check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 揚   [よくよう]  [K]
(n) intonation; accent; modulation; inflection  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 留   [よくりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) internment; detainment; detention  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 曙
Back: Find more details for 曙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dawn
daybreak
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あけぼの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1518 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 曙   [あけぼの]  [K]
(n) dawn; daybreak; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 渚
Back: Find more details for 渚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strand
beach
shore
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なぎさ
なぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2226 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 渚   [なぎさ]  [K]
(n) water's edge; beach; shore  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 庶
Back: Find more details for 庶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
commoner
all
bastard
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1558 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 庶 民   [しょみん]  [K]
(n) masses; common people  [D] [Jisho]
- 庶 務   [しょむ]  [K]
(n) general affairs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 庶 民 的   [しょみんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) normal; natural; common  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 緒
Back: Find more details for 緒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thong
beginning
inception
end
cord
strap
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショ
チョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お
いとぐち
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #952 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 一 緒   [いっしょ]  [K]
(adv,n) together; meeting; company  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 情 緒   [じょうしょ]  [K]
(n) emotion; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 緒   [じょうちょ]  [K]
(n) emotion; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 緒   [ないしょ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) secrecy; privacy; secret; internal evidence; one's circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 緒に   [いっしょに]  [K]
(adv) together (with); at the same time; in a lump  [D] [Jisho]
- 緒   [お]  [K]
(n) cord; strap; thong  [D] [Jisho]
- 緒 戦   [しょせん]  [K]
(n) beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 緒   [たんしょ]  [K]
(n) a clue; start; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 由 緒   [ゆいしょ]  [K]
(n) history; pedigree; lineage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 署
Back: Find more details for 署 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
signature
govt office
police station
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 网 (あみがしら) – net crown
Henshall Mnemonic: person netted, signs up for government office
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #725 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 署 名   [しょめい]  [K]
(n,vs) signature  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 防 署   [しょうぼうしょ]  [K]
(n) fire station  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 税 務 署   [ぜいむしょ]  [K]
(n) tax office  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 警 察 署   [けいさつしょ]  [K]
(n) police station  [D] [Jisho]
- 署 員   [しょいん]  [K]
(n) staff member; station employee; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 署 長   [しょちょう]  [K]
(n) chief (of police); head (of office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 署   [ぶしょ]  [K]
(n) one's duty post; one's duty station  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 网

Kanji: 書
Back: Find more details for 書 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): write
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.く
-が.き
-がき
かき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
曰 (にち) – sun
聿 (ふでづくり) – writing brush
Henshall Mnemonic: take brush in hand daily and write
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #169 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 辞 書   [じしょ]  [K]
(n) dictionary; lexicon  [D] [Jisho]
- 書く   [かく]  [K]
(v5k) to write  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書 館   [としょかん]  [K]
(n) library  [D] [Jisho]
- 葉 書   [はがき]  [K]
(n) postcard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 教 科 書   [きょうかしょ]  [K]
(n) text book  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 斎   [しょさい]  [K]
(n) study  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 物   [しょもつ]  [K]
(n) books  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 類   [しょるい]  [K]
(n) documents; official papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書   [としょ]  [K]
(n) books  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 書   [どくしょ]  [K]
(n) reading  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 書き   [したがき]  [K]
(n) rough copy; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 取   [かきとり]  [K]
(n) dictation  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 籍   [しょせき]  [K]
(n) book; publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 店   [しょてん]  [K]
(n) bookshop; bookstore  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 道   [しょどう]  [K]
(n) calligraphy  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 留   [かきとめ]  [K]
(n,vs) writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of; registration (of mail)  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 書   [せいしょ]  [K]
(n) clean copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 書   [とうしょ]  [K]
(n) letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 願 書   [がんしょ]  [K]
(n) written application or petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 書   [げんしょ]  [K]
(n) original document  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き取り   [かきとり]  [K]
(n) dictation  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き取る   [かきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to write down; to take dictation; to take notes  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 評   [しょひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) book review  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 書   [せいしょ]  [K]
(n) Bible; scriptures  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 書   [ちょしょ]  [K]
(n) literary work; book  [D] [Jisho]
- 秘 書   [ひしょ]  [K]
(n) (private) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 書   [ぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 書   [いしょ]  [K]
(n) posthumous writings  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 書き   [よこがき]  [K]
(n) writing horizontally  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 葉 書   [えはがき]  [K]
(n) picture postcard  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚 書   [おぼえがき]  [K]
(n) memo; note; memorial; protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 定 書   [ぎていしょ]  [K]
(n) protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 書   [きょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (presidential) message  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 書き   [すじがき]  [K]
(n) synopsis; outline; plot  [D] [Jisho]
- 肩 書   [かたがき]  [K]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record  [D] [Jisho]
- 肩 書き   [かたがき]  [K]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 書   [こしょ]  [K]
(n) old book; rare book  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 文 書   [こぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) ancient documents; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 書   [あとがき]  [K]
(n) afterword; postscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 書き   [あとがき]  [K]
(n) afterword; postscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 文 書   [こうぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) official document; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 考 書   [さんこうしょ]  [K]
(n) reference book  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 書   [ししょ]  [K]
(n) librarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 書 箱   [ししょばこ]  [K]
(n) Post Office Box  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 文 書   [しぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) private document  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引 書   [てびきしょ]  [K]
(n) handbook; manual; guide  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 書き   [てかき]  [K]
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 書   [たてがき]  [K]
(n) vertical writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 書き   [たてがき]  [K]
(n) vertical writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き換える   [かきかえる]  [K]
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き言 葉   [かきことば]  [K]
(n) the written word; the written language  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き込み   [かきこみ]  [K]
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き込む   [かきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fill in (writing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き初め   [かきぞめ]  [K]
(n) New Year's writing (resolution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き上げる   [かきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to write out or down; to finish writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き直す   [かきなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to write out; to make a fair copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き方   [かきかた]  [K]
(n) way of writing; how to write  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 院   [しょいん]  [K]
(n) drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 家   [しょか]  [K]
(n) calligrapher; individual with good penmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 架   [しょか]  [K]
(n) bookshelf; bookcase  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 簡   [しょかん]  [K]
(n) letter; note; epistle  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記   [しょき]  [K]
(n) clerk; secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 官   [しょきかん]  [K]
(n) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 局   [しょききょく]  [K]
(n) secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 誌 学   [しょしがく]  [K]
(n) bibliography  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 体   [しょたい]  [K]
(n) calligraphic style(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 房   [しょぼう]  [K]
(n) library; bookstore; bookshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 名   [しょめい]  [K]
(n) book title  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 面   [しょめん]  [K]
(n) document; letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 書   [しょうしょ]  [K]
(n) bond; deed; certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 詔 書   [しょうしょ]  [K]
(n) imperial edict; decree  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 書   [しんしょ]  [K]
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 書   [しんしょ]  [K]
(n) handwritten or autograph letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分 証 明 書   [みぶんしょうめいしょ]  [K]
identification papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書 室   [としょしつ]  [K]
(n) library room  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 明 書   [せつめいしょ]  [K]
(n) (printed) instructions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 曰 聿

Kanji: 諸
Back: Find more details for 諸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
various
many
several
together
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: person's words are many and various
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #658 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 諸   [しょ]  [K]
(pref) various; many; several  [D] [Jisho]
- 諸 君   [しょくん]  [K]
(n) Gentlemen!; Ladies!  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 諸 国   [しょこく]  [K]
(n) various countries (often used as suffix)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 助
Back: Find more details for 助 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
help
rescue
assist
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たす.ける
たす.かる
す.ける
すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, help by adding strength
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #397 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 援 助   [えんじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) assistance; aid; support  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 助   [きゅうじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) relief; aid; rescue  [D] [Jisho]
- 助ける   [たすける]  [K]
(v1) to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 手   [じょしゅ]  [K]
(n) helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 助かる   [たすかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be saved; to be rescued; to survive; to be helpful  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 教 授   [じょきょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) assistant professor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 助け   [たすけ]  [K]
(n) assistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 言   [じょげん]  [K]
(n) advice; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 詞   [じょし]  [K]
(n) (gram) particle; postposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 助   [ほじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) assistance; support; aid; auxiliary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 助   [いちじょ]  [K]
(n) help; assistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 介 助   [かいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) helper; assistant; second  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 助   [ごじょ]  [K]
(n) mutual aid; cooperation; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 助   [さんじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) support; patronage  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 助   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) self-help  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 助け   [てだすけ]  [K]
(n) a help  [D] [Jisho]
- 助け合い   [たすけあい]  [K]
(n) cooperation; mutual aid (help)  [D] [Jisho]
- 助け合う   [たすけあう]  [K]
(v5u) to help each other; to cooperate  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 演   [じょえん]  [K]
(n) co-star  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 産 婦   [じょさんぷ]  [K]
(n) midwife  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 成   [じょせい]  [K]
(n,vs) assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 役   [じょやく]  [K]
(n) assistant official  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 力   [じょりょく]  [K]
(n) assistance; support  [D] [Jisho]
- 扶 助   [ふじょ]  [K]
(n) aid; help; assistance; support  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 助   [ふくすけ]  [K]
(n) large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 力

Kanji: 叙
Back: Find more details for 叙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
confer
relate
narrate
describe
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つい.ず
ついで
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1954 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 叙 伝   [じじょでん]  [K]
(n) autobiography  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 勲   [じょくん]  [K]
(n) conferring of decorations  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 事 詩   [じょじし]  [K]
(n) descriptive poetry; epic poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 述   [じょじゅつ]  [K]
(n) description  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 情   [じょじょう]  [K]
(n) lyricism; description or expression of one's feelings  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 又

Kanji: 女
Back: Find more details for 女 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
woman
female
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョ
ニョ
ニョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おんな
め
おな
た
つき
な
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: kneeling woman
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #151 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 女   [おんな]  [K]
(n) woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 女の子   [おんなのこ]  [K]
(n) girl  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 女 性   [じょせい]  [K]
(n) woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 女   [かのじょ]  [K]
(n) (1) she; (2) girl friend; sweetheart  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 女 王   [じょおう]  [K]
(n) queen  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 子   [じょし]  [K]
(n) woman; girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 優   [じょゆう]  [K]
(n) actress  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 女   [しょうじょ]  [K]
(n) daughter; young lady; virgin; maiden; little girl  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 王 女   [おうじょ]  [K]
(n) princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 房   [にょうぼう]  [K]
(n) wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 女   [ちょうじょ]  [K]
(n) eldest daughter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 女 史   [じょし]  [K]
(n) Ms  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 女   [あくじょ]  [K]
(n) wicked or ugly woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 女   [いちじょ]  [K]
(n) daughter; the eldest daughter; woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 女   [こうじょ]  [K]
(n) imperial princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 女   [さんじょ]  [K]
(n) third daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 女   [しじょ]  [K]
(n) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 侍 女   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) lady attendant; maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 女   [じじょ]  [K]
(n) second daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 女   [しゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) homely woman; plain-looking woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 淑 女   [しゅくじょ]  [K]
(n) lady  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 女   [しょじょ]  [K]
(n) virgin; maiden  [D] [Jisho]
- 女らしい   [おんならしい]  [K]
(adj) womanly; ladylike; feminine  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 医   [じょい]  [K]
(n) woman doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 学 校   [じょがっこう]  [K]
(n) girl's school  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 形   [おやま]  [K]
(gikun) (n) male actor in female Kabuki roles  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 子 大   [じょしだい]  [K]
(n) women's college  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 児   [じょじ]  [K]
(n) baby girl; primary schoolgirl  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 神   [じょしん]  [K]
(n) goddess  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 性 的   [じょせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) feminine; effeminate  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 中   [じょちゅう]  [K]
(n) (obs) maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 流   [じょりゅう]  [K]
(n) woman writer  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 乙 女   [さおとめ]  [K]
(n) young female rice planter; young girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 女   [だんじょ]  [K]
(n) man and woman; men and women  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 尊 女 卑   [だんそんじょひ]  [K]
(n) male domination of women; subjection of women  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 女   [びじょ]  [K]
(n) beautiful woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女   [ふじょ]  [K]
(n) woman; womankind  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女 子   [ふじょし]  [K]
(n) woman; wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女 暴 行   [ふじょぼうこう]  [K]
(n) rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 女   [まじょ]  [K]
(n) witch  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 女   [ろうじょ]  [K]
(n) elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 序
Back: Find more details for 序 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
preface
beginning
order
precedence
occasion
chance
incidentally
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つい.で
ついで
つぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: building already beginning to show order
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1160 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 順 序   [じゅんじょ]  [K]
(n) order; sequence; procedure  [D] [Jisho]
- 序   [ついで]  [K]
(n) (uk) opportunity; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 秩 序   [ちつじょ]  [K]
(n) order; regularity; system; method  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 序で   [ついで]  [K]
(n) (uk) opportunity; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 序でに   [ついでに]  [K]
(adv) (uk) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 曲   [じょきょく]  [K]
(n) overture; prelude  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 説   [じょせつ]  [K]
(n) introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 盤   [じょばん]  [K]
(n) the opening(s) (e.g., in a game of go or chess)  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 文   [じょぶん]  [K]
(n) preface; foreword  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 幕   [じょまく]  [K]
(n) curtain-raiser; prologue  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 列   [じょれつ]  [K]
(n) rank; ranking order  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 功 序 列   [ねんこうじょれつ]  [K]
(n) seniority by length of service  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 秩 序   [むちつじょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disorder; chaos; confusion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 徐
Back: Find more details for 徐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gradually
slowly
deliberately
gently
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おもむ.ろに
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1470 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 徐徐   [そろそろ]  [K]
(n) gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; soon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 徐々に   [じょじょに]  [K]
(adv) slowly; little by little; gradually; steadily; quietly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 徐 行   [じょこう]  [K]
(n,vs) going slowly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 徐徐に   [じょじょに]  [K]
(adv) slowly; little by little; gradually; steadily; quietly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 恕
Back: Find more details for 恕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
excuse
tolerate
forgive
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョ
ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゆる.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 除
Back: Find more details for 除 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exclude
division (x/3)
remove
abolish
cancel
except
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のぞ.く
-よ.け
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: surplus hills must be removed
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #594 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 掃 除   [そうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) cleaning; sweeping  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 除く   [のぞく]  [K]
(v5k) to remove; to exclude; to except  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 削 除   [さくじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) elimination; cancellation; deletion; erasure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 解 除   [かいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off  [D] [Jisho]
- 控 除   [こうじょ]  [K]
(n) subsidy; deduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り除く   [とりのぞく]  [K]
(v5k) to remove; to take away; to set apart  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 外   [じょがい]  [K]
(n,vs) exception; exclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 除   [はいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) exclusion; removal; rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 除   [めんじょ]  [K]
(n) exemption; exoneration; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駆 除   [くじょ]  [K]
(n) extermination; expulsion; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 除いて   [のぞいて]  [K]
except; save  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 去   [じょきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) removal; getting rid of  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 籍   [じょせき]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) removing a name; (2) expelling; decommissioning  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 草   [じょそう]  [K]
(n,vs) weeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 名   [じょめい]  [K]
(n,vs) expulsion; excommunication  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 除 機   [そうじき]  [K]
vacuum cleaner  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 掃 除   [おおそうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) major cleanup; spring cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 傷
Back: Find more details for 傷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wound
hurt
injure
impair
pain
injury
cut
gash
scar
weak point
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きず
いた.む
いた.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: wounded persons left exposed to rising sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #845 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 傷   [きず]  [K]
(n) wound; injury; hurt; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scar; weak point  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷める   [いためる]  [K]
(v1) to damage; to impair; to spoil  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 火 傷   [やけど]  [K]
(n) burn; scald  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 傷 付く   [きずつく]  [K]
(v5k) to be hurt; to be wounded; to get injured  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 付ける   [きずつける]  [K]
(v1) to wound; to hurt someone's feelings  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 傷   [ちゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) slander; libel; defamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 傷   [ふしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) injury; wound  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 傷   [がいしょう]  [K]
(n) external wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 傷   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) minor injury  [D] [Jisho]
- 擦り傷   [すりきず]  [K]
(n,vs) scratch; graze; abrasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 傷   [さっしょう]  [K]
(n) kill and wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 傷 者   [ししょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) casualties; killed and wounded  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 傷   [じゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) serious wound or injury  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷む   [いたむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be damaged; to go bad  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 害   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) (1) wound; injury; accident; casualty; (2) assault  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 口   [きずぐち]  [K]
(n) wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 者   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) wounded person; casualty; injured person  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 跡   [きずあと]  [K]
(n) scar; cicatrix  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 傷   [そんしょう]  [K]
(n) damage; injury  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 命 傷   [ちめいしょう]  [K]
(n) fatal wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 傷   [むきず]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unhurt; uninjured; unwounded; flawless; spotless; sound; perfect  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 償
Back: Find more details for 償 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reparation
make up for
recompense
redeem
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つぐな.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #854 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 賠 償   [ばいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reparations; indemnity; compensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 償   [べんしょう]  [K]
(n) next word; compensation; reparation; indemnity; reimbursement  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 償   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compensation; reparation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 減 価 償 却   [げんかしょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) depreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 償い   [つぐない]  [K]
(n) recompense; indemnity; atonement  [D] [Jisho]
- 償う   [つぐなう]  [K]
(v5u) to make up for; to recompense; to redeem (one's faults); to compensate for; to indemnify; to atone for  [D] [Jisho]
- 償 還   [しょうかん]  [K]
(n) repayment; redemption; amortization  [D] [Jisho]
- 償 却   [しょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) repayment; redemption; amortization  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 償   [だいしょう]  [K]
(n) compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 賠 償 金   [ばいしょうきん]  [K]
indemnities; reparations  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 償   [むしょう]  [K]
(n) no compensation; free of charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 償   [ゆうしょう]  [K]
(n) compensation; consideration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 勝
Back: Find more details for 勝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
victory
win
prevail
excel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.つ
-が.ち
まさ.る
すぐ.れる
かつ
かち
と
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: with effort, two fires can surpass moon
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #185 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 勝つ   [かつ]  [K]
(v5t) to win; to gain victory  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 勝ち   [かち]  [K]
(n) win; victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 勝   [ゆうしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) overall victory; championship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 勝 敗   [しょうはい]  [K]
(n) victory or defeat; issue (of battle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 負   [しょうぶ]  [K]
(n,vs) victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 決 勝   [けっしょう]  [K]
(n) decision of a contest; finals (in sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝る   [まさる]  [K]
(v5r) to excel; to surpass; to outrival  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 手   [かって]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kitchen; one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 利   [しょうり]  [K]
(n) victory; triumph; conquest; success; win  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 圧 勝   [あっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) complete victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 勝   [かいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping victory; easy victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 転 勝ち   [ぎゃくてんがち]  [K]
(vs) winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 勝   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) picturesque scenery  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 勝 点   [けっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) winning point (goal); finishing line  [D] [Jisho]
- 殊 勝   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) admirable; laudable  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 決 勝   [じゅんけっしょう]  [K]
(n) semifinal (in sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち越し   [かちこし]  [K]
(n) more wins than losses (sport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち越す   [かちこす]  [K]
(v5s) to have more wins than losses; to lead (someone) by (three) matches  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち星   [かちぼし]  [K]
(n) (mark indicating) a win  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち負け   [かちまけ]  [K]
(n) victory or defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 因   [しょういん]  [K]
(n) cause of victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 者   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) winner; victor  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 訴   [しょうそ]  [K]
(n) winning a lawsuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 率   [しょうりつ]  [K]
(n) winning percentage  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 勝   [しんしょう]  [K]
(n) narrow victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 勝   [せんしょう]  [K]
(n) victory; triumph  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 勝   [ぜんしょう]  [K]
(n) complete victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 勝   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) great victory; crushing victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 勝   [ひっしょう]  [K]
(n) certain victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 勝   [れんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) consecutive victories; series of victories  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 力 肋 肉

Kanji: 匠
Back: Find more details for 匠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
artisan
workman
carpenter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たくみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1718 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 匠   [いしょう]  [K]
(n) design  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 匠   [きょしょう]  [K]
(n) master; masterhand; maestro  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 匠   [ししょう]  [K]
(n) master; teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 匠   [しょう]  [K]
(n) (1) workman; artisan; mechanic; carpenter; (2) means; idea  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 匚

Kanji: 升
Back: Find more details for 升 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
measuring box
1.8 liter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ます
のぼる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
十 (じゅう) – cross
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2077 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 升   [ます]  [K]
(n) (1) measure; unit of volume (1.8l); (2) square container, e.g. a box  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 十

Kanji: 召
Back: Find more details for 召 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seduce
call
send for
wear
put on
ride in
buy
eat
drink
catch (cold)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): め.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1540 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 召し上がる   [めしあがる]  [K]
(v5r) (pol) to eat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 召す   [めす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to call; to send for; (2) to put on; to wear; to take (a bath); to ride in; to buy; to eat; to drink; to catch (a cold)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応 召   [おうしょう]  [K]
(n) being called to the colours (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
- 召 喚   [しょうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) summons  [D] [Jisho]
- 召 集   [しょうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling together (e.g. parliament)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 刀 刈 口

Kanji: 商
Back: Find more details for 商 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
make a deal
selling
dealing in
merchant
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あきな.う
あき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: use mouth and legs to trade, standing at counter
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #413 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 商 人   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) trader; shopkeeper; merchant  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 売   [しょうばい]  [K]
(n,vs) trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 商 業   [しょうぎょう]  [K]
(n) commerce; trade; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 社   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) trading company; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 店   [しょうてん]  [K]
(n) shop; business firm  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 商   [しょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) quotient  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 画 商   [がしょう]  [K]
(n) picture dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 商い   [あきない]  [K]
(n) trade; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) firm; company  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) commercial science  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) commerce and industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 魂   [しょうこん]  [K]
(n) commercial spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 事   [しょうじ]  [K]
(n) commercial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 戦   [しょうせん]  [K]
(n) sales war  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 談   [しょうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) business discussion; negotiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 標   [しょうひょう]  [K]
(n) trademark  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 品 券   [しょうひんけん]  [K]
(n) gift certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 法   [しょうほう]  [K]
(n) trade; business; commerce; commercial law  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 務   [しょうむ]  [K]
(n) commercial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 用   [しょうよう]  [K]
(n) on business; for business; business purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 商い   [おおあきない]  [K]
(n) heavy turnover (trading)  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 商   [つうしょう]  [K]
(n) commerce; trade  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 商   [ねんしょう]  [K]
(n) yearly (annual) turnover  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 玉 商 品   [めだましょうひん]  [K]
loss leader  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 亠 口

Kanji: 唱
Back: Find more details for 唱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chant
recite
call upon
yell
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とな.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: preacher's mouth recites for two days
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1123 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 合 唱   [がっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) chorus; singing in a chorus  [D] [Jisho]
- 唱える   [となえる]  [K]
(v1) to recite; to chant; to call upon  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歌 唱   [かしょう]  [K]
(n) song; singing  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 唱 団   [がっしょうだん]  [K]
(n) chorus group; choir  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 唱   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 唱   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 唱 歌   [しょうか]  [K]
(n) singing; songs  [D] [Jisho]
- 斉 唱   [せいしょう]  [K]
(n) unison  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 唱   [ていしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 唱   [どくしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) vocal solo  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 奨
Back: Find more details for 奨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exhort
urge
encourage
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すす.める
まさし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1445 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 奨 学 金   [しょうがくきん]  [K]
(n) scholarship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 奨 励   [しょうれい]  [K]
(n) encouragement; promotion; message; address  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勧 奨   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) encouragement; stimulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 奨 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) encouragement to study  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 奨   [すいしょう]  [K]
(n) praise; recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 奨   [せんしょう]  [K]
(n) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 奨 金   [ほうしょうきん]  [K]
cash bonus; reward  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 大

Kanji: 宵
Back: Find more details for 宵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wee hours
evening
early night
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): よい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2262 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宵   [よい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) evening; early night hours  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 将
Back: Find more details for 将 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
leader
commander
general
admiral
or
and again
soon
from now on
just about
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まさ.に
はた
まさ
ひきい.る
もって
かつ
かつり
すすむ
たか
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
寸 (すん) – glue
爿 (しょうへん) – left-side kata
Henshall Mnemonic: commander's hand about to reach for bar of ice
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #634 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 将 来   [しょうらい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) future (usually near); prospects  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 将 棋   [しょうぎ]  [K]
(n) Japanese chess  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 王 将   [おうしょう]  [K]
(n) (1) king; (2) king (for senior player) (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 将   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n) commander-in-chief; (team) captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 将   [しょう]  [K]
(n) commander; general; leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 棋 倒し   [しょうぎだおし]  [K]
(n) falling one after another  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 軍   [しょうぐん]  [K]
(n) general; shogun  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 校   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) commissioned officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 兵   [しょうへい]  [K]
(n) officers and men  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 来 性   [しょうらいせい]  [K]
(n) future prospects; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 来 像   [しょうらいぞう]  [K]
vision of the future  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 将   [しょうしょう]  [K]
(n) major general; rear admiral; air commodore  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 将   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) general; admiral; boss  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 将   [ちゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) lieutenant general; vice-admiral  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 将   [ぶしょう]  [K]
(n) military commander  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 寸 爿

Kanji: 小
Back: Find more details for 小 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
little
small
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちい.さい
こ-
お-
さ-
いさら
こう
さざ
しゃお
ちいさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: a stroke divided into two small ones
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #114 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 小さい   [ちいさい]  [K]
(adj) small; little; tiny  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 小 学 校   [しょうがっこう]  [K]
(n) primary school; elementary school  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 説   [しょうせつ]  [K]
(n) novel; story  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 鳥   [ことり]  [K]
(n) small bird  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 小 屋   [こや]  [K]
(n) hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 麦   [こむぎ]  [K]
(n) wheat  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 包   [こづつみ]  [K]
(n) parcel; package  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 縮 小   [しゅくしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction; curtailment  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学 生   [しょうがくせい]  [K]
(n) grade school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 遣い   [こづかい]  [K]
(n) personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 指   [こゆび]  [K]
(n) little finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 数   [しょうすう]  [K]
(n) fraction (part of); decimal  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 父さん   [おじさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) (uk) middle-aged gentleman; uncle  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 便   [しょうべん]  [K]
(n) (col) urine; piss; pee  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (uk) lady; woman; ma'am  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 小   [だいしょう]  [K]
(n) size  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 小 児 科   [しょうにか]  [K]
(n) pediatrics  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 切 手   [こぎって]  [K]
(n) cheque; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 銭   [こぜに]  [K]
(n) coins; small change  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売   [こうり]  [K]
(n,vs) retail  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 小   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) smallest; least  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 小 限   [さいしょうげん]  [K]
(n) minimum; lowest  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 小 屋   [やまごや]  [K]
(n) mountain hut  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 居 小 屋   [しばいごや]  [K]
playhouse; theatre  [D] [Jisho]
- 小さじ   [こさじ]  [K]
(n) teaspoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 雨   [こさめ]  [K]
(n) light rain; drizzle  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 火   [ぼや]  [K]
(n) small fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) grade school  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 規 模   [しょうきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 牛   [こうし]  [K]
(n) calf  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 型   [こがた]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) small size; tiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 結   [こむすび]  [K]
(n) sumo junior champion second grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 言   [こごと]  [K]
(n) scolding; fault-finding  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 口   [こぐち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small amount; (cut) end; edge; beginning; clue; section  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 康   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) lull  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 刻み   [こきざみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mincing; bit by bit  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 国   [しょうこく]  [K]
(n) small country  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 差   [しょうさ]  [K]
(n) slight difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 冊 子   [しょうさっし]  [K]
(n) booklet; pamphlet  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 皿   [こざら]  [K]
(n) small dish  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 山   [こやま]  [K]
(n) hill; knoll  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 枝   [こえだ]  [K]
(n) twig; spray  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児   [しょうに]  [K]
(n) young child; infant  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児 病   [しょうにびょう]  [K]
(n) childhood diseases  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 手 先   [こてさき]  [K]
(n) (superficial) cleverness  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 舟   [こぶね]  [K]
(n) boat; small craft  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 銃   [しょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) rifle; small arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 人   [こびと]  [K]
(n) (1) child; small person; (2) dwarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 人   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) (1) child; small person  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 数 点   [しょうすうてん]  [K]
(n) decimal point  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 声   [こごえ]  [K]
(n) low voice; whisper  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 石   [こいし]  [K]
(n) pebble  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 説 家   [しょうせつか]  [K]
(n) novelist; fiction writer  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 川   [おがわ]  [K]
(n) streamlet; brook  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 選 挙 区   [しょうせんきょく]  [K]
(n) small electoral district; single-member constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 僧   [こぞう]  [K]
(n) (1) youngster; (2) young Buddhist priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 刀   [こがたな]  [K]
(n) small knife; short sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 島   [こじま]  [K]
(n) small island; islet  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 豆   [あずき]  [K]
(n) red beans  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 道 具   [こどうぐ]  [K]
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売り   [こうり]  [K]
(n,vs) retail  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売り店   [こうりてん]  [K]
retail store; retail shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売 価 格   [こうりかかく]  [K]
(n) retail price  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売 店   [こうりてん]  [K]
retail store; retail shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 麦 粉   [こむぎこ]  [K]
(n) wheat flour  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) something very small; essay; literary sketch  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 幅   [こはば]  [K]
(n) single-breadth cloth, approx. 36 cm wide  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 物   [こもの]  [K]
(n) accessories; small articles  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 文 字   [こもじ]  [K]
(n) lower case letters  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 小 尚

Kanji: 少
Back: Find more details for 少 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
few
little
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すく.ない
すこ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: small with just a little extra
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #287 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 少し   [すこし]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) small quantity; little; few; something; (2) little while; (3) short distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 少ない   [すくない]  [K]
(adj) few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 少々   [しょうしょう]  [K]
(adv,exp,n-adv,n) just a minute; small quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 少しも   [すこしも]  [K]
(adv,exp) anything of; not one bit  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 女   [しょうじょ]  [K]
(n) daughter; young lady; virgin; maiden; little girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 年   [しょうねん]  [K]
(n) boys; juveniles  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 少   [たしょう]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) more or less; somewhat; a little; some  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 少なくとも   [すくなくとも]  [K]
(adv) at least  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 少 年   [せいしょうねん]  [K]
(n) youth; young person  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 減 少   [げんしょう]  [K]
(n) decrease; reduction; decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 数   [しょうすう]  [K]
(n) minority; few  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 希 少   [きしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) scarce; rare  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 少   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) smallest; minimum; least  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 年 少   [さいねんしょう]  [K]
(adj-no) youngest  [D] [Jisho]
- 少なからず   [すくなからず]  [K]
(adv) considerably; not a little; in no small numbers  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 尉   [しょうい]  [K]
(n) second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 額   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 佐   [しょうさ]  [K]
(n) major; lieutenant commander; wing commander  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 将   [しょうしょう]  [K]
(n) major general; rear admiral; air commodore  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 数 意 見   [しょうすういけん]  [K]
(n) minority opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 量   [しょうりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) small dose; small quantity; narrowmindedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 少   [ようしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) infancy; childhood; tender age  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: ノ 小 尚

Kanji: 尚
Back: Find more details for 尚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
esteem
furthermore
still
yet
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なお
たか
たかし
ないし
なり
ひさ
ひさし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1531 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 尚   [なお]  [K]
(adv,conj) (uk) furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; greater; further; less  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 敬   [そんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) respect; esteem; reverence; honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 重   [そんちょう]  [K]
(n) respect; esteem; regard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 高 尚   [こうしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high; noble; refined; advanced  [D] [Jisho]
- 尚 更   [なおさら]  [K]
(adv) all the more; still less  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊い   [たっとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊い   [とうとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊ぶ   [たっとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊ぶ   [とうとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 尊   [じそん]  [K]
(n) self-respect; esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊   [そん]  [K]
G pref; precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 厳   [そんげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dignity; majesty; sanctity  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 称   [そんしょう]  [K]
(n) honorary title  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 尊 女 卑   [だんそんじょひ]  [K]
(n) male domination of women; subjection of women  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 尊   [ほんぞん]  [K]
(n) principal image of Buddha; idol; object of adoration; the man himself; the master of the house  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 尚   [おしょう]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 小 尚

Kanji: 庄
Back: Find more details for 庄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): level
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
ソ
ソウ
ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1693 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 床
Back: Find more details for 床 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bed
floor
padding
tatami
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とこ
ゆか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1175 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 床 屋   [とこや]  [K]
(n) barber  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 床   [ゆか]  [K]
(n) floor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 起 床   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) rising; getting out of bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 床の間   [とこのま]  [K]
(n) alcove  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 床   [とこ]  [K]
(n) bed; sickbed; alcove; padding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 温 床   [おんしょう]  [K]
(n) hotbed; breeding ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 床 下   [ゆかした]  [K]
(n) under the floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 床   [ねどこ]  [K]
(n) bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 床   [びょうしょう]  [K]
(n) sickbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 苗 床   [なえどこ]  [K]
(n) nursery; seedbed; seed-plot  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 床   [りんしょう]  [K]
(n) clinical pathology  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 彰
Back: Find more details for 彰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
patent
clear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1310 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 顕 彰   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) manifesting; displaying; honouring  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 彰   [ひょうしょう]  [K]
(n) public acknowledgment; public recognition; commendation; awarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 彰 状   [ひょうしょうじょう]  [K]
(n) testimonial; certificate of commendation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彡

Kanji: 承
Back: Find more details for 承 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
aquiesce
hear
listen to
be informed
receive
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うけたまわ.る
う.ける
つぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Henshall Mnemonic: hear about a bristly water-baby
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #775 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 承 知   [しょうち]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; acknowledgment; compliance; agreement; awareness  [D] [Jisho]
- 承 認   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) recognition; acknowledgement; approval; consent; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 承る   [うけたまわる]  [K]
(v5r) (hum) to hear; to be told; to know  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 承 諾   [しょうだく]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; acquiescence; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 了 承   [りょうしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) acknowledgement; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation")  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 継 承   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) inheritance; succession; accession  [D] [Jisho]
- 承 服   [しょうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) compliance; consent; submission  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 承   [でんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ノ

Kanji: 抄
Back: Find more details for 抄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
extract
selection
summary
copy
spread thin
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ
り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2328 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 抄 本   [しょうほん]  [K]
(n) excerpt; book of selections  [D] [Jisho]
- 抄 録   [しょうろく]  [K]
(n,vs) quotation; selection; summary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 招
Back: Find more details for 招 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beckon
invite
summon
engage
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まね.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: invite by summoning with hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #840 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 招く   [まねく]  [K]
(v5k) to invite  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 待   [しょうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) invitation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 招き   [まねき]  [K]
(n) invitation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 手 招き   [てまねき]  [K]
(n) beckoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 集   [しょうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling or convening (a meeting, assembly, congress)  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 請   [しょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) calling together; invitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 致   [しょうち]  [K]
(n,vs) invitation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 掌
Back: Find more details for 掌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
manipulate
rule
administer
conduct
palm of hand
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
てのひら
たなごころ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1757 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 果 物   [くだもの]  [K]
(n) fruit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 結 果   [けっか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) result; consequence  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果   [こうか]  [K]
(n,adj-no) effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 果 実   [かじつ]  [K]
(n) fruit; nut; berry  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 掌   [しゃしょう]  [K]
(n) (train) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 果たして   [はたして]  [K]
(adv) as was expected; really  [D] [Jisho]
- 果たす   [はたす]  [K]
(v5s) to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out; to achieve  [D] [Jisho]
- 果て   [はて]  [K]
(n) the end; the extremity; the limit(s); the result  [D] [Jisho]
- 果てる   [はてる]  [K]
(v1) to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌   [てのひら]  [K]
(n) the palm (of one's hand)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) results; fruits  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 因 果   [いんが]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cause and effect; karma; fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 果てしない   [はてしない]  [K]
(adj) endless; boundless; everlasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 敢   [かかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) resolute; determined; bold  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 樹   [かじゅ]  [K]
(n) fruit tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 汁   [かじゅう]  [K]
(n) fruit juice  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 効 果   [ぎゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果 的   [こうかてき]  [K]
(adj-na) effective; successful  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 掌   [がっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 困り果てる   [こまりはてる]  [K]
(v1) to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌 握   [しょうあく]  [K]
(n,vs) grasping; seizing; holding  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌 中   [しょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the hand; (something) easily manipulated  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) fruit(s) and vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 疲れ果てる   [つかれはてる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired out; to be exhausted  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 小 尚 手

Kanji: 捷
Back: Find more details for 捷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
victory
fast
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はや.い
かつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 昇
Back: Find more details for 昇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rise up
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のぼ.る
しゅう
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #826 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 昇る   [のぼる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to rise; to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to go to (the capital); (3) to be promoted; (4) to add up to; (5) to advance (in price); (6) to sail up; (7) to come up (on the agenda)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 昇 進   [しょうしん]  [K]
(n) promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 昇   [じょうしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) rising; ascending; climbing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昇 格   [しょうかく]  [K]
(n) raising of status  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 級   [しょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) promotion; advancement  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 給   [しょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) salary raise  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 昌
Back: Find more details for 昌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prosperous
bright
clear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さかん
まさ
まさし
よし
あき
あきら
さかえ
あつ
すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1372 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 昭
Back: Find more details for 昭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shining
bright
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
あきら
かず
かずみ
てる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: summon, and let there be light
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #697 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昭 和   [しょうわ]  [K]
(n) Japanese emperor (1926-1989)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 晶
Back: Find more details for 晶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sparkle
clear
crystal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ
あき
あきら
ひかり
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1613 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 結 晶   [けっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) crystal; crystallization  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 液 晶   [えきしょう]  [K]
(n) liquid crystal  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 晶   [すいしょう]  [K]
(n) crystal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 松
Back: Find more details for 松 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pine tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まつ
おお
しょ
ま
まっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: pine is a public tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #471 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 松   [まつ]  [K]
(n) (1) pine tree; (2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 若 松   [わかまつ]  [K]
(n) young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 屋   [まつや]  [K]
Matsuya (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 下 電 工   [まつしたでんこう]  [K]
Matsushita Electric Works  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 原   [まつばら]  [K]
(n) pine grove  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 葉   [まつば]  [K]
(n) pine needle  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 林   [まつばやし]  [K]
(n) pine forest  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 松   [あかまつ]  [K]
(n) red pine tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 松   [かどまつ]  [K]
(n) New Year's pine decoration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 梢
Back: Find more details for 梢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
treetops
twig
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こずえ
くすのき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 沼
Back: Find more details for 沼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
marsh
lake
bog
swamp
pond
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ぬま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1467 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 沼   [ぬま]  [K]
(n,n-suf) swamp; bog; pond; lake  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 湖 沼   [こしょう]  [K]
(n) lakes and marshes  [D] [Jisho]
- 沼 沢   [しょうたく]  [K]
(n) marsh; swamp  [D] [Jisho]
- 沼 地   [ぬまち]  [K]
(n) marsh land  [D] [Jisho]
- 沼 田   [ぬまた]  [K]
(n) marshy rice field or paddy  [D] [Jisho]
- 泥 沼   [どろぬま]  [K]
(n) bog; marsh  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 消
Back: Find more details for 消 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
extinguish
blow out
turn off
neutralize
cancel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.える
け.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water has vanished from our little moon
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #345 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 消える   [きえる]  [K]
(v1) to go out; to vanish; to disappear  [D] [Jisho]
- 消す   [けす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to erase; to delete; (2) to turn off power; (3) to bump off (sl)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 消しゴム   [けしゴム]  [K]
(n) eraser; India rubber  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 消 費   [しょうひ]  [K]
(n,vs) consumption; expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 防   [しょうぼう]  [K]
(n) fire fighting; fire department  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 取り消す   [とりけす]  [K]
(v5s) to cancel  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 化   [しょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) digestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 極 的   [しょうきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) passive  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 毒   [しょうどく]  [K]
(n,vs) disinfection; sterilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 防 署   [しょうぼうしょ]  [K]
(n) fire station  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 耗   [しょうもう]  [K]
(n,vs) exhaustion; consumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち消す   [うちけす]  [K]
(v5s) to deny; to negate; to contradict  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 消 息   [しょうそく]  [K]
(n) news; letter; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち消し   [うちけし]  [K]
(n) (gram) negation; denial; negative  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 消   [かいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) cancellation; liquidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り消し   [とりけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; cancel (CAN)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 消し   [とりけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; cancel (CAN)  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 印   [けしいん]  [K]
(n) postmark; (postal) cancellation mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 化 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) digestive organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 火   [しょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) fire fighting; extinguishing a fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 火 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) fire extinguisher  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 極   [しょうきょく]  [K]
(n) negative; conservative  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 息 筋   [しょうそくすじ]  [K]
(n) informed circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 灯   [しょうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) putting out (switching off) the light; extinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 財   [しょうひざい]  [K]
(n) consumer goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 者   [しょうひしゃ]  [K]
(n) consumer  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 税   [しょうひぜい]  [K]
(n) consumption tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 防 車   [しょうぼうしゃ]  [K]
(n) fire-engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 防 庁   [しょうぼうちょう]  [K]
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency)  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 滅   [しょうめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) lapse; annihilation (physics); (2) extinguishment; termination (e.g. of legal representation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 消し   [うちけし]  [K]
(n) (gram) negation; denial; negative  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 消す   [うちけす]  [K]
(v5s) to deny; to negate; to contradict  [D] [Jisho]
- 帳 消し   [ちょうけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; writing off  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 消   [まっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) erasure; delete (e.g. DEL character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち消え   [たちぎえ]  [K]
(n) die out; fall through  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 渉
Back: Find more details for 渉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ford
ferry
port
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わた.る
えん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #499 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 干 渉   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) interference; intervention  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 渉   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) (1) negotiations; discussions; (2) connection  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 渉 外   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) public relations; client liaison; client relations  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 焼
Back: Find more details for 焼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bake
burning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
や.く
や.き
や.き-
-や.き
や.ける
やい
やき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: roast thirty-one legs on fire
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #982 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 焼く   [やく]  [K]
(v5k) to bake; to grill  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼ける   [やける]  [K]
(v1,vi) to burn; to be roasted; to be sunburnt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 日 焼け   [ひやけ]  [K]
(n) sunburn  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃 焼   [ねんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) burning; combustion  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 焼け   [ゆうやけ]  [K]
(n) sunset  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- すき焼   [すきやき]  [K]
(n) Japanese beef meal; sukiyaki  [D] [Jisho]
- すき焼き   [すきやき]  [K]
(n) Japanese beef meal; sukiyaki  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼きそば   [やきそば]  [K]
(n) fried soba  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼きもち   [やきもち]  [K]
(n) (1) jealousy; (2) roasted rice cake  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き芋   [やきいも]  [K]
(n) roasted (baked) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き鳥   [やきとり]  [K]
(n) grilled chicken; roast fowl  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き肉   [やきにく]  [K]
(n) yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat); Korean barbecue  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼け跡   [やけあと]  [K]
(n) ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼そば   [やきそば]  [K]
(n) fried soba  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼もち   [やきもち]  [K]
(n) (1) jealousy; (2) roasted rice cake  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 芋   [やきいも]  [K]
(n) roasted (baked) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 却   [しょうきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) incineration; destroy by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 死   [しょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) death by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 酎   [しょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) distilled spirits; liquor  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 鳥   [やきとり]  [K]
(n) grilled chicken; roast fowl  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 肉   [やきにく]  [K]
(n) yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat); Korean barbecue  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 焼   [ぜんしょう]  [K]
(n) burned down; entirely destroyed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 焦
Back: Find more details for 焦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
char
hurry
impatient
irritate
burn
scorch
singe
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.げる
こ.がす
こ.がれる
あせ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
火 (ひ) – fire
隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #973 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 焦がす   [こがす]  [K]
(v5s) to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char  [D] [Jisho]
- 焦げる   [こげる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to burn; to be burned  [D] [Jisho]
- 焦 点   [しょうてん]  [K]
(n) focus; point  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 焦る   [あせる]  [K]
(v5r) to be in a hurry; to be impatient  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 焦り   [あせり]  [K]
(n) impatience  [D] [Jisho]
- 焦 燥   [しょうそう]  [K]
(n) impatience; uneasiness; irritation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 火 隹

Kanji: 照
Back: Find more details for 照 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
illuminate
shine
compare
bashful
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
て.る
て.らす
て.れる
あき
てる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: illuminate by bright light of fire
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1004 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 照らす   [てらす]  [K]
(v5s) to shine on; to illuminate  [D] [Jisho]
- 照る   [てる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to shine  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 照   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) contrast; antithesis; comparison  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 参 照   [さんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference; consultation; consultation  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 明   [しょうめい]  [K]
(n) illumination  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 照れる   [てれる]  [K]
(v1) to be shy; to feel awkward  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) inquiry; reference  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 射   [しょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) exposure  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 準   [しょうじゅん]  [K]
(n) alignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 照 的   [たいしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) contrastive  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 照   [にっしょう]  [K]
(n) sunlight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 症
Back: Find more details for 症 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
symptoms
illness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1111 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 症 状   [しょうじょう]  [K]
(n) symptoms; condition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 症   [しょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-suf) illness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 炎 症   [えんしょう]  [K]
(n) inflammation  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 粉 症   [かふんしょう]  [K]
(n) hay fever; allergy to pollen  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 染 症   [かんせんしょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; infection  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 往 症   [きおうしょう]  [K]
(n) medical history; anamnesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 怖 症   [きょうふしょう]  [K]
(n) morbid fear; phobia  [D] [Jisho]
- 狭 心 症   [きょうしんしょう]  [K]
(n) heart attack; angina pectoris  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 遺 症   [こういしょう]  [K]
(n) prognostic symptoms; after-effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 併 症   [がっぺいしょう]  [K]
(n) complications (in an illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 閉 症   [じへいしょう]  [K]
(n) autism  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 症   [じゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) serious illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 候   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) symptoms  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 候 群   [しょうこうぐん]  [K]
(n) syndrome  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 例   [しょうれい]  [K]
(n) (medical) case  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 症 療 法   [たいしょうりょうほう]  [K]
(n) symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 眠 症   [ふみんしょう]  [K]
(n) sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 欝 症   [きうつしょう]  [K]
(n) hypochon  [D] [Jisho]
- 憂 欝 症   [ゆううつしょう]  [K]
melancholia; hypochon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 疔

Kanji: 省
Back: Find more details for 省 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
focus
government ministry
conserve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かえり.みる
はぶ.く
さとし
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: few eyes examine ministry: an omission
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #548 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 省く   [はぶく]  [K]
(v5k) to omit; to eliminate; to curtail; to economize  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 省 略   [しょうりゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) omission; abbreviation; abridgment  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 省   [はんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 省みる   [かえりみる]  [K]
(v1) to reflect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 運 輸 省   [うんゆしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 務 省   [がいむしょう]  [K]
Department of Foreign Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 省   [きせい]  [K]
(n,vs) homecoming; returning home  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 省   [けんせつしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 省   [こうせいしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Health and Welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 務 省   [こくむしょう]  [K]
State Department  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 省   [さんせい]  [K]
(n) frequent reflection (meditation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 省   [じちしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Home Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 省   [じせい]  [K]
(n) self-examination; reflection  [D] [Jisho]
- 省エネルギー   [しょうエネルギー]  [K]
(n) energy conservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 省 庁   [しょうちょう]  [K]
(n) ministries and government offices; the authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 省 力   [しょうりょく]  [K]
(n) labor saving  [D] [Jisho]
- 省 令   [しょうれい]  [K]
(n) ministerial ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 蔵 省   [おおくらしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 産 省   [つうさんしょう]  [K]
Ministry of International Trade and Industry; MITI  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 省   [どうしょう]  [K]
(n) the said ministry; the same ministry  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 省   [ないせい]  [K]
(n,vs) introspection; reflection on one's self  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 部 省   [もんぶしょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 務 省   [ほうむしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 省   [ほんしょう]  [K]
(n) this ministry; the home office  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 政 省   [ゆうせいしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 省   [ろうどうしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Labor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ノ 目

Kanji: 硝
Back: Find more details for 硝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nitrate
saltpeter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2154 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 硝 煙   [しょうえん]  [K]
(n) gunpowder smoke  [D] [Jisho]
- 硝 酸   [しょうさん]  [K]
(n) nitric acid  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 礁
Back: Find more details for 礁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reef
sunken rock
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1977 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗 礁   [あんしょう]  [K]
(n) reef; sunken rock  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 礁   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) atoll; circular coral reef  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 礁   [がんしょう]  [K]
(n) reef  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 祥
Back: Find more details for 祥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
auspicious
happiness
good omen
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
さか
さち
ひろ
まさ
やす
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1273 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吉 祥 天   [きっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) (Buddh) goddess  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 祥   [はっしょう]  [K]
(n) origin; appearance of auspicious omen  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 祥 地   [はっしょうち]  [K]
(n) cradle (of civilisation, etc.); birthplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 祥 事   [ふしょうじ]  [K]
(n) scandal; deplorable event  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 称
Back: Find more details for 称 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
appellation
praise
admire
name
title
fame
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たた.える
とな.える
あ.げる
かな.う
はか.り
はか.る
ほめ.る
ね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #985 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 称する   [しょうする]  [K]
(vs-s) (1) to take the name of; to call oneself; (2) to pretend; to feign; to purport  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 称   [めいしょう]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 称   [あいしょう]  [K]
(n) pet name  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 称   [かしょう]  [K]
(n) temporary name  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 称   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) title of honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 称   [こしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling out; call by name  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 称   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) public name; announcing publicly  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 称   [さしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) misrepresentation; false statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 称   [じしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-styled; would-be; calling oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 称 号   [しょうごう]  [K]
(n) title; name; degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 称 賛   [しょうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) praise; admiration; commendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 称   [そんしょう]  [K]
(n) honorary title  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 称   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) symmetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 称   [つうしょう]  [K]
(n) popular name; nickname; alias  [D] [Jisho]
- 略 称   [りゃくしょう]  [K]
(n) abbreviation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 章
Back: Find more details for 章 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
badge
chapter
composition
poem
design
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
あきら
あや
ふみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
立 (たつ) – stand
音 (おと) – sound
Henshall Mnemonic: badge quickly stands out
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #990 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 文 章   [ぶんしょう]  [K]
(n) sentence; article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 章   [しょう]  [K]
(n) (1) chapter; section; (2) medal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 楽 章   [がくしょう]  [K]
(n) (musical) movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 章   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) medal; badge; insignia  [D] [Jisho]
- 勲 章   [くんしょう]  [K]
(n) decoration; order; medal  [D] [Jisho]
- 憲 章   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n) charter  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 章   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) reception of a decoration or order  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 章   [もしょう]  [K]
(n) sign of mourning  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 勲 章   [ぶんかくんしょう]  [K]
Order of Cultural Merit (award)  [D] [Jisho]
- 紋 章   [もんしょう]  [K]
(n) crest; coat of arms  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 立 音

Kanji: 笑
Back: Find more details for 笑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): laugh
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わら.う
え.む
えみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: big person bent over like bamboo, laughing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #913 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 笑う   [わらう]  [K]
(v5u) to laugh; to smile  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 笑い   [わらい]  [K]
(n) laugh; laughter; smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 笑 顔   [えがお]  [K]
(n) smiling face  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 笑む   [ほほえむ]  [K]
(v5m) to smile  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 微 笑   [びしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) smile  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 可 笑しな   [おかしな]  [K]
(adj-pn) ridiculous; odd  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 笑   [くしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) bitter smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 笑い   [にがわらい]  [K]
(n,vs) bitter smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り笑い   [つくりわらい]  [K]
(n) forced laugh  [D] [Jisho]
- 笑い声   [わらいごえ]  [K]
(n) laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 笑み   [えみ]  [K]
(n) smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 笑い   [おおわらい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great laughter; burst of laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 談 笑   [だんしょう]  [K]
(n) friendly chat  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 笑   [ばくしょう]  [K]
(n) roar of laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 笑   [れいしょう]  [K]
(n) derision; derisive laughter; scornful laugh  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 粧
Back: Find more details for 粧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cosmetics
adorn (ones person)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1545 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 化 粧   [けしょう]  [K]
(n) make-up (cosmetic)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 米

Kanji: 紹
Back: Find more details for 紹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
introduce
inherit
help
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #963 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 紹 介   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) introduction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 己 紹 介   [じこしょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) self-introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 者   [しょうかいしゃ]  [K]
(n) person who introduces someone; introducer  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 文   [しょうかいぶん]  [K]
(n) introductory essay  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 肖
Back: Find more details for 肖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): resemblance
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あやか.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1889 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肖 像   [しょうぞう]  [K]
(n) portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 肖   [ふしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) my humble self; my unworthy self; incompetent; your humble servant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 小 尚 肋 肉

Kanji: 菖
Back: Find more details for 菖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): iris
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 蕉
Back: Find more details for 蕉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): banana
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2033 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 芭 蕉   [ばしょう]  [K]
(n) banana plant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 衝
Back: Find more details for 衝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
collide
brunt
highway
opposition (astronomy)
thrust
pierce
stab
prick
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
行 (ぎょう) – journey
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #972 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 衝 突   [しょうとつ]  [K]
(n,vs) collision; conflict  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 衝 撃   [しょうげき]  [K]
(n) shock; crash; impact; ballistic  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 緩 衝 地 帯   [かんしょうちたい]  [K]
buffer zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 衝 動   [しょうどう]  [K]
(n) impulse; urge  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 衝   [せっしょう]  [K]
(n) negotiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 衝   [ようしょう]  [K]
(n) important point; strategic position; key point  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳 行

Kanji: 訟
Back: Find more details for 訟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sue
accuse
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1061 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 訴 訟   [そしょう]  [K]
(n) litigation; lawsuit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 行 政 訴 訟   [ぎょうせいそしょう]  [K]
administrative litigation (action)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 証
Back: Find more details for 証 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
evidence
proof
certificate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あかし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: correct words are proof
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #306 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 証 明   [しょうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) proof; verification  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 証   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 証   [あかし]  [K]
(n) proof; evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 拠   [しょうこ]  [K]
(n) evidence; proof  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 言   [しょうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) evidence; testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 人   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) witness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 偽 証   [ぎしょう]  [K]
(n) false evidence; perjury; false testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 証   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) verification; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 証   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) (historical) investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 証   [さしょう]  [K]
(n) visa  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 証   [じっしょう]  [K]
(n) actual proof  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 券   [しょうけん]  [K]
(n) securities; bonds; certificates  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 取り法   [しょうとりほう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Securities and Exchange Act  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 書   [しょうしょ]  [K]
(n) bond; deed; certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分 証 明 書   [みぶんしょうめいしょ]  [K]
identification papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 京 証 券 取 引 所   [とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ]  [K]
(n) Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 証   [にんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) certification; attestation; Imperial attestation  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 証   [はんしょう]  [K]
(n) proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 証   [ぶっしょう]  [K]
(n) evidence; exhibit  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 証 人   [ほしょうにん]  [K]
(n) guarantor; bondsman  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 許 証   [めんきょしょう]  [K]
(n) licence; license; permit  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 価 証 券   [ゆうかしょうけん]  [K]
marketable securities; stocks and bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 預かり証   [あずかりしょう]  [K]
(n) claim check; baggage check; luggage check; deposit receipt  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 証   [りっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 詔
Back: Find more details for 詔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): imperial edict
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みことのり
さとし
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2239 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 詔   [みことのり]  [K]
(n) imperial decree; imperial edict  [D] [Jisho]
- 詔 書   [しょうしょ]  [K]
(n) imperial edict; decree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 詳
Back: Find more details for 詳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
detailed
full
minute
accurate
well-informed
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くわ.しい
つまび.らか
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1178 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 詳しい   [くわしい]  [K]
(adj) knowing very well; detailed; full; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 詳 細   [しょうさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) detail; particulars  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 詳 述   [しょうじゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) detailed explanation  [D] [Jisho]
- 詳 報   [しょうほう]  [K]
(n,vs) full report; particulars  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 詳   [ふしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unknown; unidentified  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 象
Back: Find more details for 象 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
elephant
pattern after
imitate
image
shape
sign (of the times)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたど.る
きさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 豕 (いのこ) – pig
Henshall Mnemonic: elephant resembles pig with big ears and trunk
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #394 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 印 象   [いんしょう]  [K]
(n) impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 象   [げんしょう]  [K]
(n) phenomenon  [D] [Jisho]
- 象   [ぞう]  [K]
(n) elephant  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 象   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) target; object (of worship, study, etc); subject (of taxation, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 抽 象   [ちゅうしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abstract  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 気 象   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) weather; climate  [D] [Jisho]
- 象   [しょう]  [K]
(n) phenomenon  [D] [Jisho]
- 象 徴   [しょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) symbol  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 印 象 的   [いんしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) impressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象 付ける   [いんしょうづける]  [K]
(v1) to impress (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区 気 象 台   [かんくきしょうだい]  [K]
district meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 学   [きしょうがく]  [K]
(n) meteorology  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 台   [きしょうだい]  [K]
(n) meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 庁   [きしょうちょう]  [K]
Meteorological Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 象   [ぐしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) embodying; expressing concretely  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 象   [じしょう]  [K]
(n) phenomenon; matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 象 牙   [ぞうげ]  [K]
(n) ivory  [D] [Jisho]
- 象 徴 的   [しょうちょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) symbolic  [D] [Jisho]
- 抽 象 的   [ちゅうしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) abstract  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 豕

Kanji: 賞
Back: Find more details for 賞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prize
reward
praise
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: moreover, shells are prizes
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #426 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 賞   [しょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) prize; award  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 鑑 賞   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) appreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 金   [しょうきん]  [K]
(n) prize; monetary award  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) prize; trophy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 懸 賞   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n) offering prizes; winning; reward  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 賞   [にゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) winning a prize or place (in a contest)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- アカデミー賞   [アカデミーしょう]  [K]
(n) Academy Award  [D] [Jisho]
- ノーベル賞   [ノーベルしょう]  [K]
(n) Nobel prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 賞   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) admiration; enjoyment  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 賞   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) winning (a prize)  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 賞   [じゅしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) awarding a prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 賞 式   [じゅしょうしき]  [K]
award ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 状   [しょうじょう]  [K]
(n) honorable certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 牌   [しょうはい]  [K]
(n) medal  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 罰   [しょうばつ]  [K]
(n) rewards and punishments  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 与   [しょうよ]  [K]
(n) reward; prize; bonus  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 賞   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) big prize; first prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 賞   [ふくしょう]  [K]
(n) extra prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 褒 賞   [ほうしょう]  [K]
(n) medal (of merit); prize; reward  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 小 尚 貝

Kanji: 鐘
Back: Find more details for 鐘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bell
gong
chimes
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1681 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 鐘   [かね]  [K]
(n) bell; chime  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 警 鐘   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) alarm bell; fire bell  [D] [Jisho]
- 鐘 楼   [しょうろう]  [K]
(n) belfry; bell tower  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 障
Back: Find more details for 障 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hinder
hurt
harm
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さわ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: get badge for overcoming hindering hill
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #742 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 故 障   [こしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) break-down; failure; accident; out of order  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 障 害   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) obstacle; impediment (fault); damage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 障 子   [しょうじ]  [K]
(n) paper sliding door  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 気 障   [きざ]  [K]
(adj-na) affectation; conceit; snobbery  [D] [Jisho]
- 障る   [さわる]  [K]
(v5r) to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 障   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 全 保 障   [あんぜんほしょう]  [K]
(n) (military) security guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 障   [ししょう]  [K]
(n) obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 障り   [みみざわり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hurting one's ears  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 障   [しゃかいほしょう]  [K]
social security  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 害 者   [しょうがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) (physically) handicapped person; disabled person  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 壁   [しょうへき]  [K]
(n) enclosing wall; barrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 障 者   [しんしょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体 障 害 者   [しんたいしょうがいしゃ]  [K]
disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 障 害   [せいしんしょうがい]  [K]
mental disorder  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 内 障   [はくないしょう]  [K]
(n) cataract  [D] [Jisho]
- 銜える   [くわえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold in one's mouth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 上
Back: Find more details for 上 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
above
up
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
ショウ
シャン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うえ
-うえ
うわ-
かみ
あ.げる
-あ.げる
あ.がる
-あ.がる
あ.がり
-あ.がり
のぼ.る
のぼ.り
のぼ.せる
のぼ.す
よ.す
あおい
あげ
い
か
かき
かず
かん
こう
のぼり
ほつ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
Henshall Mnemonic: bar with handle, sticking up over baseline
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #35 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 上   [うえ]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n,n-suf) above; over; on top of; up; upper part; summit; surface; far better; higher; (in) authority; as far as .. is concerned; besides; after; emperor; sovereign; upon (examination); influence of (liquor); lord; shogun; superior; my dear (father)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 手   [じょうず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skill; skillful; dexterity  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 着   [うわぎ]  [K]
(n) coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 以 上   [いじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) more than; exceeding; greater than; this is all; over; above; and up; beyond; the above-mentioned; since; as long as; the end  [D] [Jisho]
- 屋 上   [おくじょう]  [K]
(n) rooftop  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し上げる   [さしあげる]  [K]
(v1) (pol) to give; to hold up; to lift up; to offer  [D] [Jisho]
- 召し上がる   [めしあがる]  [K]
(v5r) (pol) to eat  [D] [Jisho]
- 上がる   [あがる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to enter; to go up; to rise; to climb up; to advance; to appreciate; to be promoted; to improve; to call on; to be offered; to accrue; (2) to be finished; to go bankrupt; to be caught; to let up (rain); (3) to weaken (as a battery); (4) to get ruffled  [D] [Jisho]
- 上げる   [あげる]  [K]
(v1) to give; to raise; to elevate; to fly (kites); to praise; to increase; to advance; to promote; to vomit; to usher in; to admit; to send (to school); to offer; to present; to leave with; to finish; to arrange (expenses); to observe; to perform; to quote; to mention; to bear (a child); to improve (talents); to do up (the hair); to arrest; to engage; to fry; (rains) to stop  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し上げる   [もうしあげる]  [K]
(v1) to say; to tell; to state  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 取り上げる   [とりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to take up; to pick up; to disqualify; to confiscate; to deprive  [D] [Jisho]
- 上   [かみ]  [K]
(n) top; head; upper part; upper stream; emperor; a superior; upper part of the body; the above  [D] [Jisho]
- 上   [じょう]  [K]
(n,pref,suf) (1) first volume; (2) superior quality; (3) governmental; imperial; top; best; high class; going up; presenting; showing; aboard a ship or vehicle; from the standpoint of; as a matter of (fact)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 京   [じょうきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 達   [じょうたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) improvement; advance; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 等   [じょうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) superiority; first-class; very good  [D] [Jisho]
- 頂 上   [ちょうじょう]  [K]
(n) top; summit; peak  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 上   [としうえ]  [K]
(n) older; senior  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち上がる   [たちあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to stand up  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- その上   [そのうえ]  [K]
(conj) in addition; furthermore  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 上げる   [みあげる]  [K]
(v1) to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to admire  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 上がり   [できあがり]  [K]
(n) finish; completion; ready; made for; cut out  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 上がる   [できあがる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be finished; to be ready; by definition; (2) to be very drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 上り   [のぼり]  [K]
(n) (1) ascent; climbing; (2) up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上る   [のぼる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to rise; to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to go to (the capital); (3) to be promoted; (4) to add up to; (5) to advance (in price); (6) to sail up; (7) to come up (on the agenda)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 下   [じょうげ]  [K]
(n,vs) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 級   [じょうきゅう]  [K]
(n) advanced level; high grade; senior  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 旬   [じょうじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first 10 days of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 品   [じょうひん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elegant; refined; polished  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 上   [めうえ]  [K]
(n) superior(s); senior  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お手 上げ   [おてあげ]  [K]
(n) all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き上げる   [ひきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 向 上   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上がり   [しあがり]  [K]
(n) finish; end; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上げ   [しあげ]  [K]
(n) end; finishing touches; being finished  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 上げる   [しあげる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to finish up; to complete  [D] [Jisho]
- 上がり   [あがり]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) ascent; rise; slope; (2) freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops); (3) advance income; crop yield; (4) death; spinning; completion; stop; finish; (5) after (rain); ex (official, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 位   [じょうい]  [K]
(n) superior (rank not class); higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 演   [じょうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) performance (e.g. music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 下   [うえした]  [K]
(n) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 回る   [うわまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to exceed  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 空   [じょうくう]  [K]
(n) sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 司   [じょうし]  [K]
(n) superior authorities; boss  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 昇   [じょうしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) rising; ascending; climbing  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 陸   [じょうりく]  [K]
(n,vs) landing; disembarkation  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 上   [まうえ]  [K]
(n) just above; right overhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 身の上   [みのうえ]  [K]
(n) one's future; one's welfare; one's personal history  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛り上がる   [もりあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to rouse; to swell; to rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 上   [とじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) en route; half-way  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 上がり   [やすあがり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き上げ   [ひきあげ]  [K]
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-floatation; raising  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 上げる   [ひきあげる]  [K]
(io) (v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 炎 上   [えんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) blazing up; (building) destruction by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) maritime  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 自 衛 隊   [かいじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Maritime Self Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 保 安 庁   [かいじょうほあんちょう]  [K]
Maritime Safety Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 上げ   [かくあげ]  [K]
(n) status elevation  [D] [Jisho]
- 机 上   [きじょう]  [K]
(n) on the desk; theoretical  [D] [Jisho]
- 起き上がる   [おきあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to rise; to erect; to get up  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 上せる   [のぼせる]  [K]
(v1) to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to become conceited  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 上   [ごくじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) first-rate; finest quality; the best  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り上げ   [くりあげ]  [K]
(n) upward move; advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り上げる   [くりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to move up; to advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 上   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) appropriation; summing up  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 上   [けんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting to  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 上   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) vocal message; speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 上   [さいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) best  [D] [Jisho]
- 作り上げる   [つくりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to make up; to fabricate; to build up; to complete; to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) historical  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い上がる   [おもいあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to be conceited  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 至 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) supremacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 誌 上   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) in a magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 上   [じじつじょう]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (as a) matter of fact; actually; in reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 上げる   [とりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to take up; to pick up; to disqualify; to confiscate; to deprive  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き上げる   [かきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to write out or down; to finish writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 上々   [じょうじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the best; great; superb  [D] [Jisho]
- 上がったり   [あがったり]  [K]
(n) poor business  [D] [Jisho]
- 上げ   [あげ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) rise in price; making a tuck  [D] [Jisho]
- 上せる   [のぼせる]  [K]
(kyb:) (v1) to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out  [D] [Jisho]
- 上っ調 子   [うわっちょうし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flippant; frivolous; shallow  [D] [Jisho]
- 上り下り   [のぼりくだり]  [K]
(n) rising and falling; going up and down  [D] [Jisho]
- 上り坂   [のぼりざか]  [K]
(n) ascent; upgrade  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 院   [しょういん]  [K]
(n) Upper House; Senate; Lords  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 映   [じょうえい]  [K]
(n) screen projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 越   [じょうえつ]  [K]
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 期   [かみき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) first half of the year  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 機 嫌   [じょうきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good humor  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 記   [じょうき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) above-mentioned  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 限   [じょうげん]  [K]
(n) upper limit; maximum (in math)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 向き   [うえむき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) upturn; upward tendency; looking upward  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 告   [じょうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) appeal (to the supreme court)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 手 投げ   [うわてなげ]  [K]
(baseball) an overhand throw; (sumo) a throw using the outside of the arm  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 乗せ   [うわのせ]  [K]
(n) extra  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 場   [じょうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) listing a stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 唇   [じょうしん]  [K]
(n) upper lip  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 申   [じょうしん]  [K]
(n) report to a superior  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 積み   [うわづみ]  [K]
(n) deck cargo; upper layer of goods  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 一 卜

Kanji: 丈
Back: Find more details for 丈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
length
10feet
measure
Mr.
Ms.
height
stature
all (one has)
only
that's all
merely
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たけ
だけ
とも
ますら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1375 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 丈 夫   [じょうぶ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) hero; gentleman; warrior; manly person; (2) good health; robustness; strong; solid; durable  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 丈 夫   [だいじょうぶ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) safe; all right; O.K.  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 頑 丈   [がんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy  [D] [Jisho]
- 丈   [たけ]  [K]
(n) height; stature; length; measure; all (one has)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 丈   [きじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stout-hearted; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 丈   [せたけ]  [K]
(n) stature; height  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 ノ

Kanji: 丞
Back: Find more details for 丞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): help
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すく.う
たす.ける
すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 与える   [あたえる]  [K]
(v1) to give; to present; to award  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 給 与   [きゅうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) allowance; grant; supply  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 関 与   [かんよ]  [K]
(n,vs) participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 与   [きよ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; service  [D] [Jisho]
- 与 党   [よとう]  [K]
(n) government party; (ruling) party in power; government  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 供 与   [きょうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) giving; provision; furnishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 与   [さんよ]  [K]
(n,vs) participation; taking part  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 与   [じゅよ]  [K]
(n,vs) award; conferment  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 与   [しょうよ]  [K]
(n) reward; prize; bonus  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 与   [ぞうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 与   [たいよ]  [K]
(n,vs) loan; lending  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 与   [とうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) prescribing medicine; administering (medicine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 与   [ふよ]  [K]
(n,vs) grant; allowance; endowment; assignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 与 野 党   [よやとう]  [K]
(n) (political) parties in and out of power; majority and minority parties  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 乗
Back: Find more details for 乗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ride
power
multiplication
record
counter for vehicles
board
mount
join
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の.る
-の.り
の.せる
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Henshall Mnemonic: two come riding
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #377 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 乗る   [のる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to get on; to ride in; to board; to mount; to get up on; to spread (paints); to be taken in; (2) to share in; to join; to be found in (a dictionary); to feel like doing; to be mentioned in; to be in harmony with; (3) to appear (in print); to be recorded  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 乗り換える   [のりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り物   [のりもの]  [K]
(n) vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 乗せる   [のせる]  [K]
(v1) to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride; to let (one) take part; to impose on; to record; to mention; to load (luggage); to publish; to run (an ad)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 客   [じょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) passenger  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 乗り越し   [のりこし]  [K]
(n) riding past (one's station)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 車   [じょうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) taking a train; entraining  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 乗っ取る   [のっとる]  [K]
(v5r) to capture; to occupy; to usurp  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り換え   [のりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り込む   [のりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to ship (passengers); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into; (2) to march into; to enter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 番 乗り   [いちばんのり]  [K]
(n) leader of a charge; first to arrive  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 乗せ   [うわのせ]  [K]
(n) extra  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗じる   [じょうじる]  [K]
(v1) to take advantage of; to multiply (in math); to follow blindly  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗ずる   [じょうずる]  [K]
(vz) to take advantage of; to multiply (in math); to follow blindly  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗っ取り   [のっとり]  [K]
(n) capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り   [のり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) riding; ride; spread (of paints); (two)-seater; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り越える   [のりこえる]  [K]
(v1) to climb over; to ride across; to surmount  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り越す   [のりこす]  [K]
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り回す   [のりまわす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り気   [のりき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) interest; eagerness  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り降り   [のりおり]  [K]
(n) getting on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り出す   [のりだす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to set out; to set sail; (2) to embark on; to begin to ride; (3) to lean forward  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り場   [のりば]  [K]
(n) place for boarding vehicles  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り遅れる   [のりおくれる]  [K]
(v1) to miss (train, bus, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 員   [じょういん]  [K]
(n) crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 越し   [のりこし]  [K]
(n) riding past (one's station)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 越す   [のりこす]  [K]
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 回す   [のりまわす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 換え   [のりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 気   [のりき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) interest; eagerness  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 降   [じょうこう]  [K]
(n) getting on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 車 券   [じょうしゃけん]  [K]
(n) passenger ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 場   [のりば]  [K]
(n) place for boarding vehicles  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 組 員   [のりくみいん]  [K]
(n) crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 馬   [じょうば]  [K]
(n) riding horse; saddle horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 物   [のりもの]  [K]
(n) vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 務 員   [じょうむいん]  [K]
(n) trainman; train crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 用 車   [じょうようしゃ]  [K]
(n) automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 乗   [そうじょう]  [K]
(n) multiplication; synergism  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 乗り   [あいのり]  [K]
(n) riding together  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 乗   [てんじょう]  [K]
(n) accompanying; escorting  [D] [Jisho]
- 搭 乗   [とうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) embarkation; boarding (an airplane)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 乗   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) riding together; riding with  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 乗   [ぶんじょう]  [K]
(n) riding separately  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 乗   [びんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) taking advantage of a ride or an opportunity; taking a ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 乗り   [なのり]  [K]
(n) name readings of kanji; self-introduction; announcement of candidature  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 乗り出る   [なのりでる]  [K]
(v1) to introduce oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 乗る   [なのる]  [K]
(v5r) to call oneself (name, label, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: ノ

Kanji: 冗
Back: Find more details for 冗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
superfluous
uselessness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冖 (わかんむり) – wa-shaped crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1782 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 冗 談   [じょうだん]  [K]
(n) jest; joke  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 冖

Kanji: 剰
Back: Find more details for 剰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
surplus
besides
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あまつさえ
あま.り
あま.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1448 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 過 剰   [かじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excess; over-  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 剰 余 金   [じょうよきん]  [K]
(n) surplus; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 剰   [よじょう]  [K]
(n) redundant; surplus; residue; balance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 城
Back: Find more details for 城 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): castle
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しろ
いく
がき
き
くに
ぐしく
ぐすく
しき
すく
ぜい
たち
なり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: castle consists of earthen ramparts
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #795 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 城   [しろ]  [K]
(n) castle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 城   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) capitulation (of fort)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 城   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) Imperial Palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 城   [こじょう]  [K]
(n) old castle; old fortress  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 城   [やましろ]  [K]
(n) mountain castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 下 町   [じょうかまち]  [K]
(n) castle town; town around castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 郭   [じょうかく]  [K]
(n) castle; citadel  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 主   [じょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) lord of a castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 内   [じょうない]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) inside a castle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 場
Back: Find more details for 場 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
location
place
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: place where sun shines down on ground
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #52 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 会 場   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) assembly hall; meeting place; the grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 場   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) factory; plant; mill; workshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 場   [こうば]  [K]
(n) factory; plant; mill; workshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 合   [ばあい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) case; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 所   [ばしょ]  [K]
(n) place; location  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 車 場   [ちゅうしゃじょう]  [K]
(n) parking lot; parking place  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り場   [うりば]  [K]
(adj-no,n) place where things are sold; sales floor; counter (in shop)  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 場   [ひこうじょう]  [K]
(n) airport  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 劇 場   [げきじょう]  [K]
(n) theatre; playhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 場   [げんば]  [K]
(n) actual spot; scene; scene of the crime  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場   [いちば]  [K]
(n) (1) (town) market; (2) (the) marketplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 場   [しゅつじょう]  [K]
(n) (stage) appearance; participation; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 場   [ば]  [K]
(n) place; field (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 面   [ばめん]  [K]
(n) scene; setting (e.g. of novel)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 場   [にゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) entrance; admission; entering  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 場   [たちば]  [K]
(n) standpoint; position; situation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 広 場   [ひろば]  [K]
(n) plaza  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 場   [さかば]  [K]
(n) bar; bar-room  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 場   [しょくば]  [K]
(n) one's post; place of work; workplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 場   [とうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); (2) entrance; introduction (into a market)  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 場   [ぼくじょう]  [K]
(n) (1) farm (livestock); (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 市 場   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) (the) market (as a concept)  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 場   [しきじょう]  [K]
(n) ceremonial hall; place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 場   [そうば]  [K]
(n) market price; speculation; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 場   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n) (arch) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; mandala  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 場   [のうじょう]  [K]
(n) farm (agriculture)  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 場   [ほんば]  [K]
(n) home; habitat; center; best place; genuine  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 場   [まんじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) unanimous; whole audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 場   [やくば]  [K]
(n) town hall  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 為 替 相 場   [かわせそうば]  [K]
exchange rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 動 場   [うんどうじょう]  [K]
(n) sports ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 動 場   [うんどうば]  [K]
(n) vehicle training ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 相 場   [えんそうば]  [K]
(n) yen exchange rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 市 場   [おろしうりしじょう]  [K]
wholesale market  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 場   [なつば]  [K]
(n) summertime  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 場 所   [なつばしょ]  [K]
(n) summer wrestling tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水 浴 場   [かいすいよくじょう]  [K]
seawater baths  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 場   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 場   [ぎじょう]  [K]
(n) assembly hall; the House  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 場   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) theater closure; stage absence  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 場   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) baseball stadium  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 場 所   [いばしょ]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 場   [ぎょじょう]  [K]
(n) fishing grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 市 場   [うおいちば]  [K]
(n) fish market  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 馬 場   [けいばじょう]  [K]
(n) racecourse; race track  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 市 場   [きんゆうしじょう]  [K]
money market; financial market  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 場   [けつじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) absence; not taking part  [D] [Jisho]
- 見せ場   [みせば]  [K]
(n) highlight scene (of play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 劇 場   [こくりつげきじょう]  [K]
National Theater  [D] [Jisho]
- 斎 場   [さいじょう]  [K]
(n) funeral hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 事 場   [しごとば]  [K]
(n) place where one works; construction site; working area  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 場 調 査   [しじょうちょうさ]  [K]
market research  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 場   [しけんじょう]  [K]
(n) examination hall (room); laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 場   [じじょう]  [K]
(n) magnetic field  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 場   [じば]  [K]
(n) magnetic field  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 場 所   [はるばしょ]  [K]
(n) the spring sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 場 所   [はつばしょ]  [K]
(n) first day of a sumo tournament; New Year's sumo tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 場   [じょうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) listing a stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り場   [のりば]  [K]
(n) place for boarding vehicles  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 場   [のりば]  [K]
(n) place for boarding vehicles  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 違い   [ばちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 外   [じょうがい]  [K]
(n) outside the hall or stadium; off the premises  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 内   [じょうない]  [K]
(n) on the grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 念 場   [しょうねんば]  [K]
(n) critical moment; do-or-die situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 場   [せんじょう]  [K]
(n) battlefield; battleground  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 場   [あしば]  [K]
(n) scaffold; footing; foothold  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 場   [たいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving; exit  [D] [Jisho]
- 置き場   [おきば]  [K]
(n) a place for something; storehouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 役 場   [まちやくば]  [K]
(n) town hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 壇 場   [どたんば]  [K]
(n) scaffold; last moment; eleventh hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 場   [ふゆば]  [K]
(n) the winter season  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 場 券   [にゅうじょうけん]  [K]
(n) ticket of admission; platform ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 止 場   [はとば]  [K]
(n) wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 場   [ばば]  [K]
(n) horse-riding ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 場   [ふろば]  [K]
(n) bathroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 場   [まきば]  [K]
(n) (1) farm (livestock); (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 場 一 致   [まんじょういっち]  [K]
(n) unanimous  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 場   [きば]  [K]
(n) lumberyard  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 壌
Back: Find more details for 壌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lot
earth
soil
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1407 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 土 壌   [どじょう]  [K]
(n) soil  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 壌   [へいじょう]  [K]
Pyongyang  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 嬢
Back: Find more details for 嬢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lass
girl
Miss
daughter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むすめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2059 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- お嬢さん   [おじょうさん]  [K]
(n) (1) (hon) daughter; (2) young lady  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 嬢   [じょう]  [K]
(n) young woman  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 令 嬢   [れいじょう]  [K]
(n) (your) daughter; young woman  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 常
Back: Find more details for 常 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
usual
ordinary
normal
regular
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つね
とこ-
とき
のぶ
ひ
ひた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, the usual cloth, as always
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #293 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 非 常に   [ひじょうに]  [K]
(adv) very; extremely; exceedingly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 異 常   [いじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strangeness; abnormality; disorder  [D] [Jisho]
- 常に   [つねに]  [K]
(adv) always; constantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 識   [じょうしき]  [K]
(n) common sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 常   [にちじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) ordinary; regular; everyday; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常   [ひじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) emergency; extraordinary; unusual  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 正 常   [せいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) normalcy; normality; normal  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 常   [つうじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) common; general; normal; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 常   [へいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) normal; usual  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 経 常   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n) ordinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 常 利 益   [けいじょうりえき]  [K]
ordinary profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 常 者   [けんじょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) healthy person; non-handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 常   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) constancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 常   [とこ]  [K]
ever; endless  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 軌   [じょうき]  [K]
(n) proper course; beaten track  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 勤   [じょうきん]  [K]
(n) full-time employment  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 時   [じょうじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) usually; ordinarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 識 的   [じょうしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) ordinary; sensible; commonplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 習   [じょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) custom; common practice; habit  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 設   [じょうせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) standing (a thing, in a place); permanent  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 駐   [じょうちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) staying permanently; being stationed  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任   [じょうにん]  [K]
(n) standing; regular; permanent  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任 委 員 会   [じょうにんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) standing committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 務   [じょうむ]  [K]
(n) routine business; executive director  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 用   [じょうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) habitual use; daily use  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 用 漢 字   [じょうようかんじ]  [K]
(n) kanji for common use  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 連   [じょうれん]  [K]
(n) regular customer  [D] [Jisho]
- 尋 常   [じんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) common; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 常 化   [せいじょうか]  [K]
normalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 勤   [ひじょうきん]  [K]
(n) part-time work  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 口   [ひじょうぐち]  [K]
(n) emergency exit  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 識   [ひじょうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of common sense  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 小 尚 巾

Kanji: 情
Back: Find more details for 情 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
feelings
emotion
passion
sympathy
circumstances
facts
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なさ.け
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: heart made blue with feeling of pity
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #235 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 愛 情   [あいじょう]  [K]
(n) love; affection  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 情   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n) emotion(s); feeling(s); sentiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 情   [じじょう]  [K]
(n) circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報   [じょうほう]  [K]
(n) (1) information; news; (2) (military) intelligence; (3) gossip  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 情   [ひょうじょう]  [K]
(n) facial expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 友 情   [ゆうじょう]  [K]
(n) friendship; fellowship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 苦 情   [くじょう]  [K]
(n) complaint; troubles; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 情   [じゅんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure heart; naivete; self-sacrificing devotion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 実 情   [じつじょう]  [K]
(n) real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 情   [じょう]  [K]
(n) feelings; emotion; passion  [D] [Jisho]
- 情け   [なさけ]  [K]
(n) sympathy; compassion  [D] [Jisho]
- 情け深い   [なさけぶかい]  [K]
(adj) tender-hearted; compassionate  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 緒   [じょうしょ]  [K]
(n) emotion; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 緒   [じょうちょ]  [K]
(n) emotion; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 勢   [じょうせい]  [K]
(n) state of things; condition; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 熱   [じょうねつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passion; enthusiasm; zeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 情   [しんじょう]  [K]
(n) mentality  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 情   [にんじょう]  [K]
(n) (1) humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy; human nature; (2) common sense; customs and manners  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 情   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sympathy; compassion; sympathize; pity; feel for  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 感 情 的   [かんじょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) emotional; sentimental  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 情   [ごうじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obstinacy; stubbornness  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 情   [げきじょう]  [K]
(n) violent emotion; passion; fury  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 情   [こくじょう]  [K]
(n) conditions of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 情   [しじょう]  [K]
(n) poetic sentiment; poetic interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 情   [じょじょう]  [K]
(n) lyricism; description or expression of one's feelings  [D] [Jisho]
- 情けない   [なさけない]  [K]
(adj) miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 感   [じょうかん]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensitivity; emotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 景   [じょうけい]  [K]
(n) spectacle; sight; scene  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 化 社 会   [じょうほうかしゃかい]  [K]
information society  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 産 業   [じょうほうさんぎょう]  [K]
information industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 処 理   [じょうほうしょり]  [K]
(n) data processing  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 部   [じょうほうぶ]  [K]
information bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 情   [せいじょう]  [K]
(n) political situation; political affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 情   [ちんじょう]  [K]
(n) petition; appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 情   [ないじょう]  [K]
(n) internal conditions; true state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 情   [ふぜい]  [K]
(n) appearance; air; taste; elegance; entertainment; hospitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 情   [むじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heartlessness; hardness; cruelty; ruthless  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 条
Back: Find more details for 条 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
article
clause
item
stripe
streak
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
チョウ
デキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えだ
すじ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
夂 (ふゆがしら) – descend
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: item about sitting crosslegged in tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #363 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 条 件   [じょうけん]  [K]
(n) conditions; terms  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 発 条   [ばね]  [K]
(n) spring (e.g. coil, leaf)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 条 約   [じょうやく]  [K]
(n) treaty; pact  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 条   [いちじょう]  [K]
(n) streak; matter; quotation  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 件 付き   [じょうけんつき]  [K]
conditionally; with conditions attached  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 項   [じょうこう]  [K]
(n) clause; article; stipulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 文   [じょうぶん]  [K]
(n) text; provisions (act, treaty)  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 理   [じょうり]  [K]
(n) reason  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 例   [じょうれい]  [K]
(n) regulations; rules; laws; ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 条   [しんじょう]  [K]
(n) creed; belief; article of faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 条 旗   [せいじょうき]  [K]
(n) Stars and Stripes  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 条 理   [ふじょうり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurdity; irrationality; inconsistency  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 条 件   [むじょうけん]  [K]
(n) unconditional  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 条 件   [ろうどうじょうけん]  [K]
working conditions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 夂 木

Kanji: 浄
Back: Find more details for 浄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clean
purify
cleanse
exorcise
Manchu Dynasty
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きよ.める
きよ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1383 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 浄   [じじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) self-purification; self-cleansing  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 化   [じょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) purification; cleanup  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 化 槽   [じょうかそう]  [K]
(n) septic tank; tank for purifying water  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 水   [じょうすい]  [K]
(n) clean water  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 土   [じょうど]  [K]
(n) the Pure Land; Buddhist paradise; faith in rebirth in the Western Heaven of the Buddha Amitabha  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 土 真 宗   [じょうどしんしゅう]  [K]
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 浄   [せいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure; clean; purity  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 浄   [せんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) washing; cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 浄   [ふじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uncleanliness; dirtiness; impurity; filthiness; defilement; menses; toilet; latrine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 状
Back: Find more details for 状 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
status quo
conditions
circumstances
form
appearance
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 爿 (しょうへん) – left-side kata
Henshall Mnemonic: dog eats bar of ice, now in bad condition
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #298 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 現 状   [げんじょう]  [K]
(n) present condition; existing state; status quo  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 状   [しょうじょう]  [K]
(n) symptoms; condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 状 況   [じょうきょう]  [K]
(n) state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 状 態   [じょうたい]  [K]
(n) current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 状   [じょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 状   [はくじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) confession  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 状   [いじょう]  [K]
(n) something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration  [D] [Jisho]
- 賀 状   [がじょう]  [K]
(n) new year's card  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 状   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n) annulation; ring-forming  [D] [Jisho]
- 窮 状   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) distress; wretched condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 状   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n) shape; form  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 状 腺   [こうじょうせん]  [K]
(n) thyroid gland  [D] [Jisho]
- 惨 状   [さんじょう]  [K]
(n) disastrous scene; terrible spectacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 状   [しょうじょう]  [K]
(n) honorable certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 訴 状   [そじょう]  [K]
(n) petition; complaint; (legal) brief  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 賀 状   [ねんがじょう]  [K]
(n) New Year's card  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 彰 状   [ひょうしょうじょう]  [K]
(n) testimonial; certificate of commendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 状   [びょうじょう]  [K]
(n) condition of a disease (patient)  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 状   [めんじょう]  [K]
(n) diploma; licence  [D] [Jisho]
- 粒 状   [りゅうじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) granular; granulated  [D] [Jisho]
- 令 状   [れいじょう]  [K]
(n) warrant; summons; written order  [D] [Jisho]
- 礼 状   [れいじょう]  [K]
(n) acknowledgment; letter of thanks  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 爿

Kanji: 畳
Back: Find more details for 畳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tatami mat
counter for tatami mats
fold
shut up
do away with
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たた.む
たたみ
かさ.なる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1665 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 畳   [たたみ]  [K]
(n) tatami mat (Japanese straw floor coverings)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 畳む   [たたむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fold (clothes)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 畳   [じょう]  [K]
-tatami mats (counter)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 四 畳 半   [よじょうはん]  [K]
(n) 4 1; 2 Tatami mats  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り畳み   [おりたたみ]  [K]
(n) folding (desk, chair)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 田

Kanji: 穣
Back: Find more details for 穣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
good crops
prosperity
10**28
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わら
ゆたか
しげ
みのる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2464 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 蒸
Back: Find more details for 蒸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
steam
heat
sultry
foment
get musty
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョウ
セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
む.す
む.れる
む.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: grass covered waterbaby steams on fiery hotplate
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1552 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 蒸し暑い   [むしあつい]  [K]
(adj) humid; sultry  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸す   [むす]  [K]
(v5s) to steam; to poultice; to be sultry  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸 気   [じょうき]  [K]
(n) steam; vapour  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸 発   [じょうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) evaporation; unexplained disappearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 蒸 気   [すいじょうき]  [K]
(n) water vapour; steam  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蒸かす   [ふかす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to steam  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸し   [むし]  [K]
(n,n-suf) steaming  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸し返す   [むしかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again; to take up again a problem that has been dealt with  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 譲
Back: Find more details for 譲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
defer
turnover
transfer
convey
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆず.る
ゆずり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #984 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 譲る   [ゆずる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 譲 歩   [じょうほ]  [K]
(n) concession; conciliation; compromise  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 移 譲   [いじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) transfer; assignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 譲   [かつじょう]  [K]
(n) cession (of territory)  [D] [Jisho]
- 譲り渡す   [ゆずりわたす]  [K]
(v5s) to hand over; to turn over; to cede  [D] [Jisho]
- 譲 渡   [じょうと]  [K]
(n) assignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 譲り   [おやゆずり]  [K]
(n) inheritance from a parent  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 譲   [ぶんじょう]  [K]
(n) selling (real-estate) lots  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 醸
Back: Find more details for 醸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brew
cause
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かも.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1838 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 醸 成   [じょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) brew; foment; breed  [D] [Jisho]
- 醸 造   [じょうぞう]  [K]
(n) brewing; distillation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 錠
Back: Find more details for 錠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lock
fetters
shackles
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1934 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 手 錠   [てじょう]  [K]
(n) handcuffs; manacles  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 錠   [じょう]  [K]
(n) lock; padlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 錠 剤   [じょうざい]  [K]
(n) pill; lozenge; tablet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 嘱
Back: Find more details for 嘱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
entrust
request
send a message
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しょく.する
たの.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1903 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 委 嘱   [いしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) entrusting (with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘱 託   [しょくたく]  [K]
(n,vs) commission; charge (person with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘱 望   [しょくぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) (having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 飾
Back: Find more details for 飾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
decorate
ornament
adorn
embellish
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かざ.る
かざ.り
しか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1193 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 飾る   [かざる]  [K]
(v5r) to decorate; to ornament; to adorn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 飾り   [かざり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) decoration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 首 飾り   [くびかざり]  [K]
(n) necklace  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 飾   [そうしょく]  [K]
(n) ornament  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 飾る   [きかざる]  [K]
(v5r) to dress up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飾り気   [かざりけ]  [K]
(n) affectation; showing off  [D] [Jisho]
- 飾り付け   [かざりつけ]  [K]
(n) decoration; arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 飾   [ふくしょく]  [K]
(n) clothing and accessories; attire  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 飾   [ふんしょく]  [K]
(n) makeup; toilet; embellishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 飾   [ほうしょく]  [K]
(n) jewels and ornaments; jewelry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 食

Kanji: 植
Back: Find more details for 植 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): plant
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.える
う.わる
うえ
え
げ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: straight tree is properly planted
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #699 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 植える   [うえる]  [K]
(v1) to plant; to grow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 植 物   [しょくぶつ]  [K]
(n) plant; vegetation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 植 木   [うえき]  [K]
(n) garden shrubs; trees; potted plant  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 植え   [たうえ]  [K]
(n) rice planting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 植 民 地   [しょくみんち]  [K]
(n) colony  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 移 植   [いしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) transplanting; porting; implantation; engrafting  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 植   [ごしょく]  [K]
(n) misprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 樹   [しょくじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) tree-planting  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 物 園   [しょくぶつえん]  [K]
(n) botanical garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 木 鉢   [うえきばち]  [K]
(n) flowerpot  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 林   [しょくりん]  [K]
(n,vs) afforestation  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 植 物   [どうしょくぶつ]  [K]
(n) plants and animals; flora and fauna  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 植   [にゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) settlement; immigration  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉢 植え   [はちうえ]  [K]
(n) potted plant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 殖
Back: Find more details for 殖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
augment
increase
multiply
raise
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.える
ふ.やす
うえ
え
げ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 歹 (がつへん) – death
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1362 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 殖える   [ふえる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to increase; to multiply  [D] [Jisho]
- 殖やす   [ふやす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to increase; to add to; to augment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 繁 殖   [はんしょく]  [K]
(n) breed; multiply; increase; propagation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 生 殖   [せいしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) reproduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 殖   [ぞうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) increase; multiplication; propagation  [D] [Jisho]
- 拓 殖   [たくしょく]  [K]
(n) colonization; exploitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 殖   [ようしょく]  [K]
(n) raising; culture; cultivation  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 殖   [りしょく]  [K]
(n) money-making  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 歹

Kanji: 織
Back: Find more details for 織 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
weave
fabric
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショク
シキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.る
お.り
おり
-おり
-お.り
こおり
こり
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: weave threads with noise like a lance
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #608 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 組 織   [そしき]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) organization; (2) structure; construction; (3) tissue; (4) system  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 織る   [おる]  [K]
(v5r) to weave  [D] [Jisho]
- 織 物   [おりもの]  [K]
(n) textile; fabric  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 羽 織   [はおり]  [K]
(n) haori (Japanese formal coat)  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 織 物   [きぬおりもの]  [K]
(n) silk goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 織り   [おり]  [K]
(n) weave; weaving; woven item  [D] [Jisho]
- 織 機   [しょっき]  [K]
(n) loom; weaving machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 織 的   [そしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) systematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 紡 織   [ぼうしょく]  [K]
(n) spinning and weaving  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 職
Back: Find more details for 職 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
post
employment
work
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショク
ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耳 (みみ) – ear
Henshall Mnemonic: job as lancer leaves noise in ears
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #305 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 就 職   [しゅうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) finding employment; inauguration  [D] [Jisho]
- 職   [しょく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) employment  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 業   [しょくぎょう]  [K]
(n) occupation; business  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 職 場   [しょくば]  [K]
(n) one's post; place of work; workplace  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 人   [しょくにん]  [K]
(n) worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 辞 職   [じしょく]  [K]
(n) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 員   [しょくいん]  [K]
(n) staff member; personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 務   [しょくむ]  [K]
(n) professional duties  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 職   [たいしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) retirement (from office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 職   [やくしょく]  [K]
(n) post; managerial position; official position  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 汚 職   [おしょく]  [K]
(n) corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 理 職   [かんりしょく]  [K]
(n) management  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 職   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) temporary retirement; suspension from office  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 職   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) job hunting; seeking employment  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 職 員   [きょうしょくいん]  [K]
(n) teaching staff; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 職   [げんしょく]  [K]
(n) present condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 職   [こうしょく]  [K]
(n) public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 職   [ざいしょく]  [K]
(n) being in office  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 職   [じゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)  [D] [Jisho]
- 殉 職   [じゅんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 権   [しょっけん]  [K]
(n) authority; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 種   [しょくしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of occupation; occupational category  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 能   [しょくのう]  [K]
(n) function; work ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 歴   [しょくれき]  [K]
(n) work experience; work history  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 職 者   [せいしょくしゃ]  [K]
(n) clergyman; churchman; clergy  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 辞 職   [そうじしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) mass resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 職   [てんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) change of occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 職   [ないしょく]  [K]
(n) side job (at home); home industry; side line  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 職   [ほんしょく]  [K]
(n) professional; principal occupation; an expert  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 職   [むしょく]  [K]
(n) without an occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 誉 職   [めいよしょく]  [K]
(n) honorary position  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 職   [めんしょく]  [K]
(n) dismissal; sacking; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 職   [ようしょく]  [K]
(n) important office  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 職   [りしょく]  [K]
(n) leaving or losing a job  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 耳

Kanji: 色
Back: Find more details for 色 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): color
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショク
シキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いろ
しか
しこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 色 (いろ) – color
Henshall Mnemonic: colorful tale about bodies bent in sex act
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #621 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 黄 色   [きいろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) yellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 色い   [きいろい]  [K]
(adj) yellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 色   [いろ]  [K]
(n) (1) colour; (2) sensuality; lust  [D] [Jisho]
- 色々   [いろいろ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) various  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 色   [ちゃいろ]  [K]
(n) light brown; tawny  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 景 色   [けしき]  [K]
(n) scenery; scene; landscape  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 灰 色   [はいいろ]  [K]
(n) grey; gray; ashen  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 色   [とくしょく]  [K]
(n) characteristic; feature  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 音 色   [ねいろ]  [K]
(n) tone color; tone quality; timbre; synthesizer patch  [D] [Jisho]
- 脚 色   [きゃくしょく]  [K]
(n) dramatization (e.g. film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 彩   [しきさい]  [K]
(n) colour; hue; tints  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 色   [ちゃくしょく]  [K]
(n) colouring; coloring  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- オリーブ色   [オリーブいろ]  [K]
(n) olive colour; olive brown  [D] [Jisho]
- オレンジ色   [オレンジいろ]  [K]
(n) orange (colour)  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 色   [いしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unique; different color; novelty  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 色   [いっしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) one color; one article  [D] [Jisho]
- 褐 色   [かっしょく]  [K]
(n) brown  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 色   [かおいろ]  [K]
(n) complexion; countenance; expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 色   [はたいろ]  [K]
(n) situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 虫 色   [たまむしいろ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) iridescent; equivocal  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 色   [きんいろ]  [K]
(n) golden colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 色   [こんじき]  [K]
(n) golden colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 色   [ぎんいろ]  [K]
(n) silver color  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 色   [げんしょく]  [K]
(n) primary colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 色   [こうしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lust; sensuality; lewdness  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 色   [こくしょく]  [K]
(n) black colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 彩 色   [さいしき]  [K]
(n) colouring; colouration; painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 紫 色   [むらさきいろ]  [K]
(n) violet  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤 色   [じゅんしょく]  [K]
(n) rhetorical flourishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 色んな   [いろんな]  [K]
(adj-pn) various  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 気   [いろけ]  [K]
(n) interest in the opposite sex; sex appeal; glamor; a shade of colour; colouring; sexual passion; romance; poetry; desire; seductiveness; charm; sensuality  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 合い   [いろあい]  [K]
(n) hue; tinge; tint  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 紙   [しきし]  [K]
(n) square drawing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 素   [しきそ]  [K]
(n) pigment; coloring  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 調   [しきちょう]  [K]
(n) color tone  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 色   [みずいろ]  [K]
(n) light blue  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 色   [こわいろ]  [K]
(n) (1) tone of voice; (2) mimicry; imitative voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 色   [せきしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) red  [D] [Jisho]
- 染 色   [せんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) staining; stain; dyeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 染 色 体   [せんしょくたい]  [K]
(n) chromosome  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 褐 色   [ちゃかっしょく]  [K]
(n) yellowish-brown  [D] [Jisho]
- 桃 色   [ももいろ]  [K]
(n) pink colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 色   [なんしょく]  [K]
(n) disapproval  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 色   [はくしょく]  [K]
(n) white  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 色   [はだいろ]  [K]
(n) flesh-coloured; skin-coloured  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 色   [むしょく]  [K]
(n) colourless; achromatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 緑 色   [みどりいろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) green  [D] [Jisho]
- 橙 色   [だいだいいろ]  [K]
(n) orange(-colored)  [D] [Jisho]
- 薔 薇 色   [ばらいろ]  [K]
(n) rose-colour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 触
Back: Find more details for 触 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
contact
touch
feel
hit
proclaim
announce
conflict
On-Yomi Reading(s): ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.れる
さわ.る
さわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 角 (つの) – corner
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #904 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 触る   [さわる]  [K]
(v5r) to touch; to feel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 触れる   [ふれる]  [K]
(v1) to touch; to be touched; to touch on a subject; to feel; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to perceive; to be emotionally moved  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 感 触   [かんしょく]  [K]
(n) sense of touch; feeling; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 触   [せっしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) touch; contact  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 顔 触れ   [かおぶれ]  [K]
(n) personnel; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 触れ合い   [ふれあい]  [K]
(n) contact  [D] [Jisho]
- 触れ合う   [ふれあう]  [K]
(v5u) to come into contact with; to touch (each other)  [D] [Jisho]
- 触 覚   [しょっかく]  [K]
(n) the sense of touch  [D] [Jisho]
- 触 媒   [しょくばい]  [K]
(n) catalyst  [D] [Jisho]
- 触 発   [しょくはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) touching off something; provocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 触れ   [まえぶれ]  [K]
(n) previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 触   [ていしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) collision; conflict; (2) being contrary or incompatible  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 触り   [はだざわり]  [K]
(n) the touch of; feel of  [D] [Jisho]
- 有り触れた   [ありふれた]  [K]
(uk) unsurprising; trite; commonplace; mundane  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 角

Kanji: 食
Back: Find more details for 食 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eat
food
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショク
ジキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.う
く.らう
た.べる
は.む
ぐい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Henshall Mnemonic: covered food good for eating
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #328 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 食べる   [たべる]  [K]
(v1) to eat  [D] [Jisho]
- 食べ物   [たべもの]  [K]
(n) food  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 堂   [しょくどう]  [K]
(n) cafeteria; dining hall  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 食 事   [しょくじ]  [K]
(n,vs) meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 料 品   [しょくりょうひん]  [K]
(n) foodstuff; groceries  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 食う   [くう]  [K]
(v5u) (male) (vulg) to eat  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 卓   [しょくたく]  [K]
(n) dining table  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品   [しょくひん]  [K]
(n) commodity; foodstuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 物   [しょくもつ]  [K]
(n) food; foodstuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 欲   [しょくよく]  [K]
(n) appetite (for food)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 料   [しょくりょう]  [K]
(n) food  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 糧   [しょくりょう]  [K]
(n) provisions; rations  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 食   [ちゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday meal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 衣 食 住   [いしょくじゅう]  [K]
(n) necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 塩   [しょくえん]  [K]
(n) table salt  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 器   [しょっき]  [K]
(n) tableware  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 給 食   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) school lunch; providing a meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 食   [しゅしょく]  [K]
(n) staple food  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い違う   [くいちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 食   [ていしょく]  [K]
(n) set meal; special (of the day)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飲 食   [いんしょく]  [K]
(n) food and drink; eating and drinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 食 店   [いんしょくてん]  [K]
(n) restaurant; shops serving food and drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 食   [かいしょく]  [K]
(n) dining together; mess  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 食   [がいしょく]  [K]
(n) eating out  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 食   [かんしょく]  [K]
(n) eating between meals; snacking  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 食   [けいしょく]  [K]
(n) light meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 食   [げっしょく]  [K]
(n) lunar eclipse  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 食 品   [けんこうしょくひん]  [K]
health foods  [D] [Jisho]
- 乞 食   [こじき]  [K]
(n) beggar; begging  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 食   [さいしょく]  [K]
(n) vegetable diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 食   [ししょく]  [K]
(n) sampling food  [D] [Jisho]
- 食   [しょく]  [K]
(n) meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い違い   [くいちがい]  [K]
(n) discrepancy; different or conflicting opinions  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い下がる   [くいさがる]  [K]
(v5r) to hang on to; to doff  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い込む   [くいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to eat into  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い止める   [くいとめる]  [K]
(v1) to check; to hold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 食べ過ぎる   [たべすぎる]  [K]
(v1) to overeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 食み出す   [はみだす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to be forced out; be crowded out; (2) to jut out (of bounds)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食み出る   [はみでる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to jut out (of bounds); (2) be crowded out; to be forced out  [D] [Jisho]
- 食らう   [くらう]  [K]
(v5u) to eat; to drink; to receive (blow)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食パン   [しょくパン]  [K]
(n) plain bread  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 違い   [くいちがい]  [K]
(n) discrepancy; different or conflicting opinions  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 違う   [くいちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 管 法   [しょっかんほう]  [K]
(n) law governing food quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 後   [しょくご]  [K]
(n-t) after a meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 止める   [くいとめる]  [K]
(v1) to check; to hold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 生 活   [しょくせいかつ]  [K]
(n) eating habits  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 中 毒   [しょくちゅうどく]  [K]
(n) food poisoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 道   [しょくどう]  [K]
(n) esophageal  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 肉   [しょくにく]  [K]
(n) meat (for consumption)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 費   [しょくひ]  [K]
(n) food expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品 添 加 物   [しょくひんてんかぶつ]  [K]
(n) food additive  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 用   [しょくよう]  [K]
(n) for use as food; edible  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 糧 庁   [しょくりょうちょう]  [K]
food agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 食   [しんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) infringement; violation  [D] [Jisho]
- 浸 食   [しんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) erosion; corrosion  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 食   [そうしょく]  [K]
(n) herbivorous  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 食   [だんじき]  [K]
(n,vs) fasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 食   [ちょうしょく]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 食   [にくしょく]  [K]
(n) meat diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 食   [にっしょく]  [K]
(n) solar eclipse  [D] [Jisho]
- 腐 食   [ふしょく]  [K]
(n) corrosion  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 食   [へんしょく]  [K]
(n) unbalanced diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 飽 食   [ほうしょく]  [K]
(n) gluttony; satiation; engorgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 食   [ゆうしょく]  [K]
(n) evening meal; dinner  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 食   [ようしょく]  [K]
(n) Western-style meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 糧 食   [りょうしょく]  [K]
(n) provisions  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 食   [わしょく]  [K]
(n) Japanese-style meal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 辱
Back: Find more details for 辱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
embarrass
humiliate
shame
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はずかし.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 辰 (しんのたつ) – sign of the dragon
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1769 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N1 Words
- 侮 辱   [ぶじょく]  [K]
(n) insult; contempt; slight  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 屈 辱   [くつじょく]  [K]
(n) disgrace; humiliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 辱   [せつじょく]  [K]
(n) vindication of honour; making up for loss; revenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥 辱   [ちじょく]  [K]
(n) disgrace; shame; insult  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辰

Kanji: 伸
Back: Find more details for 伸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
expand
stretch
extend
lengthen
increase
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の.びる
の.ばす
の.べる
の.す
のぶ
よぼる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #730 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 伸ばす   [のばす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to lengthen; to stretch; to reach out; to postpone; to prolong; to extend; to grow (beard)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸びる   [のびる]  [K]
(v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be postponed; to be prolonged; (5) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (6) to be exhausted  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 欠 伸   [あくび]  [K]
(n) yawn; yawning (and stretching)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き伸す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き伸ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 伸す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 伸ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 伸   [きゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し伸べる   [さしのべる]  [K]
(v1) to hold out; to extend; to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸   [のし]  [K]
(n) an iron  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸び   [のび]  [K]
(n) stretching (the body) (i.e. when waking up); excess; surplus; postponement; growth; spread  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸びやか   [のびやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) comfortable; carefree  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸び伸び   [のびのび]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) feeling at ease; carefree  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸び悩む   [のびなやむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be sluggish (business)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸び率   [のびりつ]  [K]
growth rate; coefficient of extension  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸 縮   [しんしゅく]  [K]
(n) expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 伸   [ぞくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) continuous rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 伸   [ついしん]  [K]
(n) postscript  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 信
Back: Find more details for 信 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
faith
truth
fidelity
trust
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し
しが
しな
しの
しぶ
とき
のび
のぶ
まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person's word is believed and trusted
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #208 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 信じる   [しんじる]  [K]
(v1) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 仰   [しんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) (religious) faith; belief; creed  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 号   [しんごう]  [K]
(n,vs) traffic lights; signal; semaphore  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用   [しんよう]  [K]
(n,vs) confidence; dependence; credit; faith; reliance; belief; credence  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 頼   [しんらい]  [K]
(n,vs) reliance; trust; confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信   [つうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) correspondence; communication; news; signal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 信ずる   [しんずる]  [K]
(vz) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 信   [めいしん]  [K]
(n) superstition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 確 信   [かくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) conviction; confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 信   [じしん]  [K]
(n) self-confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 者   [しんじゃ]  [K]
(n) believer; adherent; devotee; Christian  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 任   [しんにん]  [K]
(n,vs) trust; confidence; credence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- データ通 信   [データつうしん]  [K]
(n) data communication  [D] [Jisho]
- 威 信   [いしん]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 信   [がいしん]  [K]
(n) external communication  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 信 所   [こうしんじょ]  [K]
(n) detective agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 信   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) telecommunications; correspondence  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 電 信 電 話   [こくさいでんしんでんわ]  [K]
KDD; Japanese international telecommunications company  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 信   [じゅしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reception (e.g. radio)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 信 機   [じゅしんき]  [K]
(n) (television, radio, etc.) receiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 信   [しょしん]  [K]
(n) belief; conviction; opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 信   [まこと]  [K]
(adv,n) truth; faith; fidelity; sincerity; trust; confidence; reliance; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 義   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) faith; fidelity; loyalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 金   [しんきん]  [K]
(n) credit union (guild)  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 号 機   [しんごうき]  [K]
(n) signal; semaphore  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 条   [しんじょう]  [K]
(n) creed; belief; article of faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 託   [しんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) trust; entrusting  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 徒   [しんと]  [K]
(n) layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 念   [しんねん]  [K]
(n) belief; faith; conviction  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 販 会 社   [しんぱんがいしゃ]  [K]
credit company  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 奉   [しんぽう]  [K]
(n,vs) belief; faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用 金 庫   [しんようきんこ]  [K]
(n) credit union  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用 組 合   [しんようくみあい]  [K]
(n) credit association  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 頼 性   [しんらいせい]  [K]
(n) credibility; authenticity  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 信 号   [あかしんごう]  [K]
(n) red light (traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 信   [そうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) transmission  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 衛 星   [つうしんえいせい]  [K]
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 社   [つうしんしゃ]  [K]
(n) news agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 販 売   [つうしんはんばい]  [K]
mail order  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 網   [つうしんもう]  [K]
(n) communications network  [D] [Jisho]
- 逓 信   [ていしん]  [K]
(n) communications (e.g. post, tele.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 信   [でんしん]  [K]
(n) telegraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資 信 託   [とうししんたく]  [K]
(n) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 信   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 信   [はいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) betrayal; infidelity  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 信   [はいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 信   [はっしん]  [K]
(n) dispatch; transmission  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 信   [ふしん]  [K]
(n) unfaithfulness; insincerity; perfidy; mistrust; distrust; discredit  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 信 任   [ふしんにん]  [K]
(n) non-confidence; lack of confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 信   [へんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reply  [D] [Jisho]
- 妄 信   [ぼうしん]  [K]
(n) blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 侵
Back: Find more details for 侵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
encroach
invade
raid
trespass
violate
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おか.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1025 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 侵 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) penetration; invasion; raid; aggression; trespass  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 侵す   [おかす]  [K]
(v5s) to invade; to raid; to trespass; to violate; to intrude on  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 略   [しんりゃく]  [K]
(n) aggression; invasion; raid  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 侵 害   [しんがい]  [K]
(n,vs) infringement; violation; trespass; impairment  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 攻   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) invasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 食   [しんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) infringement; violation  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 犯   [しんぱん]  [K]
(n) violation; invasion; infringement  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 侵   [ふかしん]  [K]
(n) inviolability; sacredness; nonaggression  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 唇
Back: Find more details for 唇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lips
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くちびる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
辰 (しんのたつ) – sign of the dragon
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1992 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 唇   [くちびる]  [K]
(n) lips  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 唇   [したくちびる]  [K]
(n) lower lip  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 唇   [じょうしん]  [K]
(n) upper lip  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口 辰

Kanji: 娠
Back: Find more details for 娠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
with child
pregnancy
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): シンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1623 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 妊 娠   [にんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) conception; pregnancy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 寝
Back: Find more details for 寝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lie down
sleep
rest
bed
remain unsold
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ね.る
ね.かす
い.ぬ
みたまや
や.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1034 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 寝る   [ねる]  [K]
(v1) to go to bed; to lie down; to sleep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 寝 坊   [ねぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) sleeping in late  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寝 巻   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 間 着   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 台   [しんだい]  [K]
(n) bed; couch  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 寝   [ひるね]  [K]
(n,vs) nap (at home); siesta  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 寝 坊   [あさねぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) oversleeping; late riser  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 寝かせる   [ねかせる]  [K]
(v1) to put to bed; to lay down; to ferment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 就 寝   [しゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) going to bed; retiring  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝   [ね]  [K]
(n) sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝かす   [ねかす]  [K]
(v5s) to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝ぼける   [ねぼける]  [K]
(v1) to be half asleep; to be still only half awake  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 過ごす   [ねすごす]  [K]
(v5s) to oversleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 巻き   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 顔   [ねがお]  [K]
(n) sleeping face  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 苦しい   [ねぐるしい]  [K]
(adj) unable to sleep well  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 具   [しんぐ]  [K]
(n) bedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 言   [ねごと]  [K]
(n) talking in sleep; nonsense  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 室   [しんしつ]  [K]
(n) bedroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 床   [ねどこ]  [K]
(n) bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 相   [ねぞう]  [K]
(n) one's sleeping posture  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 息   [ねいき]  [K]
(n) sleeper's breathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 転ぶ   [ねころぶ]  [K]
(v5b) (uk) to lie down; to throw oneself down  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 泊まり   [ねとまり]  [K]
(n) staying or lodging at  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 付き   [ねつき]  [K]
(n) quality (ease, difficulty) of one's sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 付く   [ねつく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; (2) to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 返り   [ねがえり]  [K]
(n) turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 返る   [ねがえる]  [K]
(v5r) to change sides; to double-cross; to betray  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 冷え   [ねびえ]  [K]
(n) get chilled while asleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 寝   [はやね]  [K]
(n,vs) go to bed early  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 審
Back: Find more details for 審 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hearing
judge
trial
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つまび.らか
つぶさ.に
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #412 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 審 判   [しんぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) refereeing; trial; judgement; umpire; referee  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 審 議   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) deliberation  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 査   [しんさ]  [K]
(n) judging; inspection; examination; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 判   [しんばん]  [K]
(n,vs) refereeing; trial; judgement; umpire; referee  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 審   [ふしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 審   [いっしん]  [K]
(n) first instance; first trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 審   [さいしん]  [K]
(n) review; reexamination; retrial  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 審   [しゅしん]  [K]
(n) chief umpire  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 問   [しんもん]  [K]
(n,vs) interrogation; hearing; trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 理   [しんり]  [K]
(n) trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 陪 審   [ばいしん]  [K]
(n) jury; juryman; juror  [D] [Jisho]
- 塁 審   [るいしん]  [K]
(n) base umpire (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 心
Back: Find more details for 心 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heart
mind
spirit
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こころ
-ごころ
りっしんべん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: heart shows stroke damage
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #157 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 安 心   [あんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) relief; peace of mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 心   [こころ]  [K]
(n) mind; heart; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 配   [しんぱい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) worry; concern; anxiety; care  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 感 心   [かんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) admiration; Well done!  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 心   [かんしん]  [K]
(n) concern; interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 心   [けっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) determination; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 臓   [しんぞう]  [K]
(n) heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 理   [しんり]  [K]
(n) mentality  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 心   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) center; core; heart; pivot; emphasis; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 心   [ねっしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) zeal; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 心   [ようじん]  [K]
(n,vs) care; precaution; guarding; caution  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 苦 心   [くしん]  [K]
(n,vs) pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 身   [しんしん]  [K]
(n) mind and body  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 当たり   [こころあたり]  [K]
(n) having some knowledge of; happening to know  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 得る   [こころえる]  [K]
(v1) to be informed; to have thorough knowledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 心   [としん]  [K]
(n) heart (of city)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 心   [いっしん]  [K]
(adv,n) one mind; wholeheartedness; the whole heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 心   [かんじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main  [D] [Jisho]
- 心   [しん]  [K]
(n) core; heart; wick; marrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 掛け   [こころがけ]  [K]
(n) readiness; intention; aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 掛ける   [こころがける]  [K]
(v1) to bear in mind; to aim to do  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 強い   [こころづよい]  [K]
(adj) heartening; reassuring  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 細い   [こころぼそい]  [K]
(adj) helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 情   [しんじょう]  [K]
(n) mentality  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 地   [ここち]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensation; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 中   [しんじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) double suicide; lovers suicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 得   [こころえ]  [K]
(n) knowledge; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 心   [まごころ]  [K]
(n) sincerity; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 心   [ないしん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 心   [やしん]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery  [D] [Jisho]
- 良 心   [りょうしん]  [K]
(n) conscience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 心 感   [あんしんかん]  [K]
sense of security  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 心に   [いっしんに]  [K]
(adv) with one mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 心 力   [えんしんりょく]  [K]
(n) centrifugal force  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 心   [かいしん]  [K]
(n) congeniality; satisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 心   [かくしん]  [K]
(n) kernel; core  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 心 事   [かんしんじ]  [K]
(n) matter of concern and interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 心   [きごころ]  [K]
(n) temper; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 心   [ぎしん]  [K]
(n) doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 心 力   [きゅうしんりょく]  [K]
(n) centripetal force  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 心 地   [いごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 栄 心   [きょえいしん]  [K]
(n) vanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 心   [きょしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impartiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 狭 心 症   [きょうしんしょう]  [K]
(n) heart attack; angina pectoris  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 奇 心   [こうきしん]  [K]
(n) curiosity; inquisitiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 心   [さいしん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) careful; discrete; scrupulous; prudent  [D] [Jisho]
- 住み心 地   [すみごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort (in living place)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 心   [じゅうしん]  [K]
(n) center of gravity  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 心   [しょしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) original intention; initial resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 心 者   [しょしんしゃ]  [K]
(n) beginner  [D] [Jisho]
- 心から   [しんから]  [K]
(adv) from the bottom of one's heart; by nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 心がけ   [こころがけ]  [K]
(n) dedication; mental attitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 意 気   [こころいき]  [K]
(n) spirit; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 外   [しんがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wholly unexpected; regrettable; unthinkable  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 境   [しんきょう]  [K]
(n) mental state  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 筋   [しんきん]  [K]
(n) heart muscle; myocardium  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 遣い   [こころづかい]  [K]
(n) solicitude; anxiety; regard for  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 構え   [こころがまえ]  [K]
(n) preparedness; readiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 神 耗 弱   [しんしんもうじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; unsound mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 酔   [しんすい]  [K]
(n,vs) adoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 臓 病   [しんぞうびょう]  [K]
(n) heart trouble; heart disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 待ち   [こころまち]  [K]
(n) anticipation; expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 中   [しんちゅう]  [K]
(n) in one's heart; true motives; mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 不 全   [しんふぜん]  [K]
(n) heart failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 理 学   [しんりがく]  [K]
(n) psychology  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 労   [しんろう]  [K]
(n) anxiety; worry; fear  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 心   [ひとごころ]  [K]
(n) human nature; human heart; human spirit; kindness; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 衷 心   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) innermost feelings  [D] [Jisho]
- 童 心   [どうしん]  [K]
(n) child's mind; naivete  [D] [Jisho]
- 腐 心   [ふしん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking pains to; racking one's brains; doing everything one can  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 心   [ふくしん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 心   [ものごころ]  [K]
(n) judgment; discretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 心   [ほんしん]  [K]
(n) true feelings  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 関 心   [むかんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) apathetic; indifferent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 心   [むしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocent  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 心 深い   [ようじんぶかい]  [K]
(adj) wary; watchful  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 心 棒   [ようじんぼう]  [K]
(n) bodyguard  [D] [Jisho]
- 恋 心   [こいごころ]  [K]
(n) one's love; awakening of love  [D] [Jisho]
- 炉 心   [ろしん]  [K]
(n) nuclear reactor core  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 慎
Back: Find more details for 慎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
humility
be careful
discrete
prudent
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つつし.む
つつし
つつし.み
ちか
のり
まこと
みつ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #999 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 慎 重   [しんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) discretion; prudence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 慎む   [つつしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be careful; to be chaste or discreet; to abstain or refrain  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 謹 慎   [きんしん]  [K]
(n) penitence; discipline; house arrest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 振
Back: Find more details for 振 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shake
wave
wag
swing
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.る
ぶ.る
ふ.り
-ぶ.り
ふ.るう
ふり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #614 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 振る   [ふる]  [K]
(v5r,vt) (1) to wave; to shake; to swing; (2) to sprinkle; (3) to cast (actor); to allocate (work); (4) to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; (5) to abandon; to give up; to ruin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 振り   [ぶり]  [K]
(suf) style; manner  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り仮 名   [ふりがな]  [K]
furigana (hiragana over kanji); pronunciation key  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り向く   [ふりむく]  [K]
(v5k) to turn one's face; to turn around  [D] [Jisho]
- 振る舞う   [ふるまう]  [K]
(v5u,vt) to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 久し振り   [ひさしぶり]  [K]
(exp) after a long time  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り   [ふり]  [K]
(n,vs) pretence; show; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り出し   [ふりだし]  [K]
(n) outset; starting point; drawing or issuing (draft)  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り返る   [ふりかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 興   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) promotion; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 動   [しんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) oscillation; vibration  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 振り   [みぶり]  [K]
(n) gesture  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 振   [ふしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dullness; depression; slump; stagnation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 空 振り   [からぶり]  [K]
(n,vs) striking (at something) and missing; in vain  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 振   [さんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) strike out (baseball); fanning out  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 振り   [てぶり]  [K]
(n) movements or gestures of hands or arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り回す   [ふりまわす]  [K]
(v5s) to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing; to display; to show off; to abuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り込み   [ふりこみ]  [K]
(n) a payment made via bank deposit transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り込む   [ふりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to make a payment via bank deposit transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り子   [ふりこ]  [K]
(n) pendulum  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り切る   [ふりきる]  [K]
(v5r) to shake off; to shake free from  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り替え   [ふりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (money); change  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り付け   [ふりつけ]  [K]
(n) choreography  [D] [Jisho]
- 振る舞い   [ふるまい]  [K]
(n) behavior; conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 替   [ふりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (money); change  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 幅   [しんぷく]  [K]
(n) amplitude (of vibration); swing of pendulum  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 三 振   [だつさんしん]  [K]
(n) striking a batter out  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 新
Back: Find more details for 新 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): new
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あたら.しい
あら.た
あら-
にい-
あせ
あたらし
し
に
にっ
につ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斤 (おの) – axe
Henshall Mnemonic: stand of trees newly cut down by sharp ax
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #51 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 新しい   [あたらしい]  [K]
(adj) new  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞   [しんぶん]  [K]
(n) newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 新 聞 社   [しんぶんしゃ]  [K]
(n) newspaper company  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 新た   [あらた]  [K]
(adj-na,n) new; fresh; novel  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 鮮   [しんせん]  [K]
(adj-na) fresh  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 新 幹 線   [しんかんせん]  [K]
(n) bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 革 新   [かくしん]  [K]
(n) reform; innovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 新   [しん]  [K]
(n,n-suf,pref) new  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 興   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) rising; developing; emergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 婚   [しんこん]  [K]
(n) newly-wed  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 人   [しんじん]  [K]
(n) new face; newcomer  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 築   [しんちく]  [K]
(n) new building; new construction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 維 新   [いしん]  [K]
(n) restoration (e.g. Meiji)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 新   [いっしん]  [K]
(n) complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; renewal  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 新   [かいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 謹 賀 新 年   [きんがしんねん]  [K]
(int) Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 新   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) renewal; update; innovation; renovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 新   [さいしん]  [K]
(n) latest; newest  [D] [Jisho]
- 刷 新   [さっしん]  [K]
(n) reform; renovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 鋭   [しんえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) freshly picked; newly produced  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 芽   [しんめ]  [K]
(n) sprout; bud; shoot  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 学 期   [しんがっき]  [K]
(n) new school term  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 株   [しんかぶ]  [K]
(n) new stocks or shares  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 刊   [しんかん]  [K]
(n) new book; new publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 顔   [しんがお]  [K]
(n) newcomer; new face  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 規   [しんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) novelty; originality  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 旧   [しんきゅう]  [K]
(n) new and old; incoming and outgoing  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 居   [しんきょ]  [K]
(n) new home  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 橋   [しんばし]  [K]
(n) Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 曲   [しんきょく]  [K]
(n) new piece; new song  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 型   [しんがた]  [K]
(n) new style  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 劇   [しんげき]  [K]
(n) new type or school of drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 語   [しんご]  [K]
(n) new word  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 作   [しんさく]  [K]
(n) new work; new production  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 式   [しんしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) new form; new formula  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 車   [しんしゃ]  [K]
(n) new car  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 手   [あらて]  [K]
(n) fresh supply of troops; newcomer; new method  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 春   [しんしゅん]  [K]
(n) New Year (Spring)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 書   [しんしょ]  [K]
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 進   [しんしん]  [K]
(n) rising; up-and-coming  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 世 界   [しんせかい]  [K]
(n) a new world; the New World  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 制   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) new system  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 政   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) a new government or administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 星   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) new face (star); nova  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 生   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) rebirth; new birth; nascent  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 生 児   [しんせいじ]  [K]
(n) newborn baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 設   [しんせつ]  [K]
(n) newly organized or established  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 雪   [しんせつ]  [K]
(n) new snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 鮮さ   [しんせんさ]  [K]
(n) freshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 装   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) redecoration; remodelling; refurbishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 卒   [しんそつ]  [K]
(n) new (recent) graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 体   [しんたい]  [K]
(n) new style  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 陳 代 謝   [しんちんたいしゃ]  [K]
(n) renewal; replacement; metabolism  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 田   [しんでん]  [K]
(n) a new rice field  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 党   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) new (political) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 日 本 製 鐵   [しんにっぽんせいてつ]  [K]
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n) newly arrived; joined; newly-entered  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 任   [しんにん]  [K]
(n) inaugural; new  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 年   [しんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 派   [しんぱ]  [K]
(n) new school (of thought, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 品   [しんぴん]  [K]
(n) (brand-)new article  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 斤

Kanji: 晋
Back: Find more details for 晋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): advance
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すす.む
すすむ
ゆき
くに
すすみ
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1655 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 日

Kanji: 森
Back: Find more details for 森 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
forest
woods
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もり
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: there are many trees in the woods
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #609 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 森   [もり]  [K]
(n) forest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 森 林   [しんりん]  [K]
(n) forest; woods  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 榛
Back: Find more details for 榛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hazelnut
filbert
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シン
ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はしばみ
はり
はい
はる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2205 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 浸
Back: Find more details for 浸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
immersed
soak
dip
steep
moisten
wet
dunk
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひた.す
ひた.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1447 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 浸す   [ひたす]  [K]
(v5s) to soak; to dip; to drench  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 浸る   [ひたる]  [K]
(v5r) to be soaked in; to be flooded  [D] [Jisho]
- 浸 食   [しんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) erosion; corrosion  [D] [Jisho]
- 浸 水   [しんすい]  [K]
(n) flood; inundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 浸 透   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) permeation; osmosis  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 浸し   [みずびたし]  [K]
(n) flooded out; submersion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 深
Back: Find more details for 深 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deep
heighten
intensify
strengthen
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふか.い
-ぶか.い
ふか.まる
ふか.める
み-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: find deep waterhole near tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #484 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 深い   [ふかい]  [K]
(adj) deep; profound; thick; close  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 深 刻   [しんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) serious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 深まる   [ふかまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to deepen; to heighten; to intensify  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 夜   [しんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) late at night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 情け深い   [なさけぶかい]  [K]
(adj) tender-hearted; compassionate  [D] [Jisho]
- 深める   [ふかめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to deepen; to heighten; to intensify  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 興 味 深い   [きょうみぶかい]  [K]
(adj) very interesting; of great interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 深さ   [ふかさ]  [K]
depth; profundity  [D] [Jisho]
- 深み   [ふかみ]  [K]
(n) depth; deep place  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 海   [しんかい]  [K]
(n) deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 刻 化   [しんこくか]  [K]
(n) becoming more serious or severe (problem)  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 山   [しんざん]  [K]
(n) mountain recesses; deep in the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 層   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) depths; deep level  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 度   [しんど]  [K]
(n) depth  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 深   [すいしん]  [K]
(n) depth of water  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 意 深い   [ちゅういぶかい]  [K]
(adj-na) careful  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 心 深い   [ようじんぶかい]  [K]
(adj) wary; watchful  [D] [Jisho]
- 欲 深   [よくぶか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) avarice; covetousness; greed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 申
Back: Find more details for 申 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
speaketh
have the honor to
ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
sign of the monkey
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もう.す
もう.し-
さる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: sun is pierced: what can one say?
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #492 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 申し上げる   [もうしあげる]  [K]
(v1) to say; to tell; to state  [D] [Jisho]
- 申す   [もうす]  [K]
(v5s) (hum) to be called; to say  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 申し込む   [もうしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し訳   [もうしわけ]  [K]
(n) apology; excuse  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 申し訳ない   [もうしわけない]  [K]
(adj) inexcusable  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 請   [しんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) application; request; petition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 申し込み   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し出る   [もうしでる]  [K]
(v1) to report to; to tell; to suggest; to submit; to request; to make an offer; to come forward with information  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し入れる   [もうしいれる]  [K]
(v1) to propose; to suggest  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 告   [しんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) report; statement; filing a return; notification  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 込   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 上 申   [じょうしん]  [K]
(n) report to a superior  [D] [Jisho]
- 申   [さる]  [K]
(n) ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3p.m.-5p.m., west-southwest, July)  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し合わせ   [もうしあわせ]  [K]
(n) arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し入れ   [もうしいれ]  [K]
(n) proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し分のない   [もうしぶんのない]  [K]
no objection; nothing to criticize  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し分 無い   [もうしぶんない]  [K]
no objection; nothing to criticize  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し訳ありません   [もうしわけありません]  [K]
(adj) inexcusable  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し立て   [もうしたて]  [K]
(n) allegation  [D] [Jisho]
- 申 込み   [もうしこみ]  [K]
(n) application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 答 申   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) report; reply; findings  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 申   [ないしん]  [K]
(n) unofficial report; confidential report  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: ｜ 田

Kanji: 真
Back: Find more details for 真 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
true
reality
Buddhist sect
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま
ま-
まこと
さな
さね
ただ
ただし
なお
のり
まあ
まこ
まさ
まっ
まど
まな
まゆ
みち
も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: it's true that equipment is in ten pieces
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #279 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 写 真   [しゃしん]  [K]
(n) photograph  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ直ぐ   [まっすぐ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; honest; frank  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 真ん中   [まんなか]  [K]
(n) middle; centre; mid-way  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 面 目   [まじめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) diligent; serious; honest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 真っ赤   [まっか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep red; flushed (of face)  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 逆   [まさか]  [K]
(adv) (uk) by no means  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 剣   [しんけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) seriousness; earnestness; (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 似   [まね]  [K]
(n) mimicry; imitation; behavior; pretense  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ暗   [まっくら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) total darkness; shortsightedness; pitch dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ黒   [まっくろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pitch black  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ青   [まっさお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep blue; ghastly pale  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ先   [まっさき]  [K]
(n) the head; the foremost; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ白   [まっしろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure white  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 空   [しんくう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vacuum; hollow; empty  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 似る   [まねる]  [K]
(v1) to mimic; to imitate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 真っ二つ   [まっぷたつ]  [K]
(n) in two equal parts  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 実   [しんじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 珠   [しんじゅ]  [K]
(n) pearl  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 上   [まうえ]  [K]
(n) just above; right overhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 心   [まごころ]  [K]
(n) sincerity; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 相   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) truth; real situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 理   [しんり]  [K]
(n) truth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 写 真 集   [しゃしんしゅう]  [K]
collection of photographs; photoalbum  [D] [Jisho]
- 狩 猟   [しゅりょう]  [K]
(n) hunting  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 土 真 宗   [じょうどしんしゅう]  [K]
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)  [D] [Jisho]
- 真   [しん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) truth; reality; genuineness; (2) Buddhist sect originating in the thirteenth century  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ向   [まっこう]  [K]
(n) brow; front; helmet front  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ最 中   [まっさいちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) midst; middle of; height of  [D] [Jisho]
- 真の   [しんの]  [K]
(adj-pn) true; real; genuine; utter  [D] [Jisho]
- 真ん丸   [まんまる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfect circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 意   [しんい]  [K]
(n) real intention; true motive; true meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 価   [しんか]  [K]
(n) true value; real worth  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 夏   [まなつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midsummer  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 顔   [まがお]  [K]
(n) serious look  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 偽   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) truth or error; authenticity  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 四 角   [ましかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 珠 湾   [しんじゅわん]  [K]
Pearl Harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 新しい   [まあたらしい]  [K]
(adj) brand new  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 髄   [しんずい]  [K]
(n) true meaning; mystery; essence; quintessence; soul; core; kernel; life blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 正 面   [ましょうめん]  [K]
(n) directly opposite; right in front  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 冬   [まふゆ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midwinter  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 夜 中   [まよなか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) dead of night; midnight  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 摯   [しんし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sincerity; earnestness  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 写 真   [あおじゃしん]  [K]
(n) blueprint; plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 猟   [みつりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) poaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟   [りょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) hunting; game  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 犬   [りょうけん]  [K]
(n) hound; hunting dog; gun dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 師   [りょうし]  [K]
(n) hunter; huntsman  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 銃   [りょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) hunting gun; sportsgun  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 十 目

Kanji: 神
Back: Find more details for 神 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gods
mind
soul
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シン
ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かみ
かん-
こう-
か
かぐ
かな
かも
くま
こ
こは
だま
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: gods say something spirited at altar
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #347 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 神 社   [じんじゃ]  [K]
(n) Shinto shrine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 神   [かみ]  [K]
(n) god  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 経   [しんけい]  [K]
(n) nerve; sensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神   [せいしん]  [K]
(n) mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 神 様   [かみさま]  [K]
(n) god  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 話   [しんわ]  [K]
(n) myth; legend  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 神 聖   [しんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) holiness; sacredness; dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 殿   [しんでん]  [K]
(n) temple; sacred place  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 秘   [しんぴ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mystery  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お神 輿   [おみこし]  [K]
(n) portable shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 神 宮   [いせじんぐう]  [K]
Grand Shrine at Ise  [D] [Jisho]
- 鬼 神   [きしん]  [K]
(n) fierce god  [D] [Jisho]
- 鬼 神   [きじん]  [K]
(n) fierce god  [D] [Jisho]
- 阪 神   [はんしん]  [K]
Osaka-Kobe  [D] [Jisho]
- 氏 神   [うじがみ]  [K]
(n) Shinto god; patron god  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 律 神 経   [じりつしんけい]  [K]
autonomic nerves  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 福 神   [しちふくじん]  [K]
(n) Seven Deities of Good Luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 神   [しっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 神   [じょしん]  [K]
(n) goddess  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 神 耗 弱   [しんしんもうじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; unsound mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 学   [しんがく]  [K]
(n) theology  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 楽   [かぐら]  [K]
(n) ancient Shinto music and dancing  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 官   [しんかん]  [K]
(n) Shinto priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 宮   [じんぐう]  [K]
(n) Shinto shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 業   [かみわざ]  [K]
(n) divine work; miracle  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 経 質   [しんけいしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 主   [かんぬし]  [K]
(n) Shinto priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 髄   [しんずい]  [K]
(n) true meaning; mystery; essence; quintessence; soul; core; kernel; life blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 童   [しんどう]  [K]
(n) prodigy; wonder child  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 道   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) Shinto  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 父   [しんぷ]  [K]
(n) Catholic priest; abbe  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 風   [かみかぜ]  [K]
(n) divine wind; Kamikaze  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 妙   [しんみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) meek; faithful; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 科   [せいしんか]  [K]
(n) psychiatry  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 障 害   [せいしんしょうがい]  [K]
mental disorder  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 的   [せいしんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) mental; emotional  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 薄 弱   [せいしんはくじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; mentally retarded  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 神   [しゃくじん]  [K]
(n) stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 神   [あまつかみ]  [K]
(n) heavenly gods; Michizane's spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 神 経   [むしんけい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insensibility; thick-skinned  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 秦
Back: Find more details for 秦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Manchu dynasty
name given to naturalized gaijin
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はた
たい
はだ
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1894 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 紳
Back: Find more details for 紳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sire
good belt
gentleman
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1790 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 紳 士   [しんし]  [K]
(n) gentleman  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紳 士 協 定   [しんしきょうてい]  [K]
gentlemen's agreement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 臣
Back: Find more details for 臣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
retainer
subject
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シン
ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おみ
たか
と
とみ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 臣 (しん) – retainer
Henshall Mnemonic: retainer keeps watchful eye out
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1249 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 大 臣   [だいじん]  [K]
(n) cabinet minister  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 総 理 大 臣   [そうりだいじん]  [K]
Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 忠 臣   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) loyal retainer; loyal subject  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 薪
Back: Find more details for 薪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fuel
firewood
kindling
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たきぎ
まき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2182 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 薪   [たきぎ]  [K]
(n) firewood; kindling; fuel  [D] [Jisho]
- 薪 炭   [しんたん]  [K]
(n) wood and charcoal; fuel  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 親
Back: Find more details for 親 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
parent
intimacy
relative
familiarity
dealer (cards)
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おや
おや-
した.しい
した.しむ
ぎ
ちか
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: parent sees all from stand of trees
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #406 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 両 親   [りょうしん]  [K]
(n) parents; both parents  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 親   [おや]  [K]
(n) parents  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 切   [しんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; gentleness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 親しい   [したしい]  [K]
(adj) intimate; close (e.g. friend)  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 戚   [しんせき]  [K]
(n) relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 友   [しんゆう]  [K]
(n) close friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend; buddy; crony; chum  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 親   [ちちおや]  [K]
(n) father  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 親   [ははおや]  [K]
(n) mother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 親 指   [おやゆび]  [K]
(n) thumb  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 類   [しんるい]  [K]
(n) relation; kin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 親しむ   [したしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be intimate with; to befriend  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 善   [しんぜん]  [K]
(n) friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 親   [にくしん]  [K]
(n) blood relationship; blood relative  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 近 親   [きんしん]  [K]
(n) near relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 親   [こんしん]  [K]
(n) friendship; intimacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 親しみ   [したしみ]  [K]
(n) intimacy; affection; familiarity  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 愛   [しんあい]  [K]
(n) (1) deep affection; (2) dear; beloved  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 衛   [しんえい]  [K]
(n) monarch's guards  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 会 社   [おやがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) parent company  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 近 感   [しんきんかん]  [K]
(n) affinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 交   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) intimacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 孝 行   [おやこうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 子   [おやこ]  [K]
(n) parent and child  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 書   [しんしょ]  [K]
(n) handwritten or autograph letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 譲り   [おやゆずり]  [K]
(n) inheritance from a parent  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 族   [しんぞく]  [K]
(n) relatives  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 日   [しんにち]  [K]
(n) pro-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 不 孝   [おやふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 分   [おやぶん]  [K]
(n) boss; chief; head  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 方   [おやかた]  [K]
(n) master  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 睦   [しんぼく]  [K]
(n) friendship; reunion  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 密   [しんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intimacy; friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 生みの親   [うみのおや]  [K]
(exp,n) one's true parents; founder; creator  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 親 切   [ふしんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unkindness; unfriendliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 里 親   [さとおや]  [K]
(n) foster parent(s)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 見

Kanji: 診
Back: Find more details for 診 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
checkup
seeing
diagnose
examine
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): み.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1019 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 診 察   [しんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) medical examination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 診る   [みる]  [K]
(v1) to examine (medical)  [D] [Jisho]
- 診 断   [しんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) diagnosis  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 往 診   [おうしん]  [K]
(n) doctor's visit; house call  [D] [Jisho]
- 診 療   [しんりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) medical examination and treatment; diagnosis  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 健 診   [けんしん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) physical examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 診   [けんしん]  [K]
(n) medical examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 診   [じゅしん]  [K]
(n,vs) having a medical exam; seeing a doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 診 療 所   [しんりょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (medical) clinic  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 診   [だしん]  [K]
(n,vs) percussion; tapping (medical); sound someone out  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 身
Back: Find more details for 身 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
somebody
person
one's station in life
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 身 (み) – station in life
Henshall Mnemonic: pregnant woman has conspicuous body
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #320 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 自 身   [じしん]  [K]
(n) by oneself; personally  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 身   [しゅっしん]  [K]
(n) (1) person's origin (town, city, country, etc.); (2) institution from which one graduated; (3) director in charge of employee relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 身   [み]  [K]
(n) body; main part; oneself; sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体   [しんたい]  [K]
(n) (1) body; (2) health  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 長   [しんちょう]  [K]
(n) height (of body); stature  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 身   [どくしん]  [K]
(n) bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 刺 身   [さしみ]  [K]
(n) sliced raw fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 身   [しんしん]  [K]
(n) mind and body  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分   [みぶん]  [K]
(n) social position; social status  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 身   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) the whole body; full-length (portrait)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 身   [なかみ]  [K]
(n) contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 受 身   [うけみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passive; passive voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 身なり   [みなり]  [K]
(n) personal appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 身の回り   [みのまわり]  [K]
(n) one's personal appearance; personal belongings  [D] [Jisho]
- 身の上   [みのうえ]  [K]
(n) one's future; one's welfare; one's personal history  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 近   [みぢか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 振り   [みぶり]  [K]
(n) gesture  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体   [からだ]  [K]
(n) (1) body; (2) health  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 身   [いっしん]  [K]
(n) oneself; one's own interests; throughout the body  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 身   [きみ]  [K]
(n) egg yolk  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 半 身   [かはんしん]  [K]
(n) lower half of body  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺し身   [さしみ]  [K]
(n) sliced raw fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 脂 身   [あぶらみ]  [K]
(n) fat meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 分 自 身   [じぶんじしん]  [K]
oneself; myself  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け身   [うけみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passive; passive voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 身   [しゅうしん]  [K]
(n) the whole life  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 身 者   [しゅっしんしゃ]  [K]
alumnus  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 半 身   [じょうはんしん]  [K]
(n) upper half of body; bust  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 寄り   [みより]  [K]
(n) relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 軽   [みがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) light; agile; nimble; casual; carefree  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 元   [みもと]  [K]
(n) person's identity; ID; past; background  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 障 者   [しんしょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 上   [しんじょう]  [K]
(n) merit; body; social position  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 震い   [みぶるい]  [K]
(n) shivering; trembling; shuddering  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体 障 害 者   [しんたいしょうがいしゃ]  [K]
disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 代わり   [みがわり]  [K]
(n) substitute (for); sacrifice (of, to); scapegoat (for)  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 代 金 要 求   [みのしろきんようきゅう]  [K]
(n) ransom demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 投げ   [みなげ]  [K]
(n,vs) drown oneself; throw oneself into water  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 動き   [みうごき]  [K]
(n,vs) moving about; stirring about  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 内   [みうち]  [K]
(n) one's whole body; relatives; friends; followers  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分 証 明 書   [みぶんしょうめいしょ]  [K]
identification papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 柄   [みがら]  [K]
(n) one's person  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 辺   [しんぺん]  [K]
(n) one's person  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 身   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 身   [たんしん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) alone; unaided; away from home  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 身 赴 任   [たんしんふにん]  [K]
(n) (1) solo assignment; (2) transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 身   [ちょうしん]  [K]
(n) tall figure; high stature  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 身   [てんしん]  [K]
(n) (job) turnover  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 身   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) body proportions  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 身   [はんしん]  [K]
(n) half the body; half length  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 死 身   [ふじみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 身   [ぶんしん]  [K]
(n) parturition; delivery; one's child; branch; offshoot; one's other self  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 身   [へんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) metamorphosis; disguise; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 辛
Back: Find more details for 辛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spicy
bitter
hot
acrid
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
から.い
つら.い
-づら.い
かのと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 辛 (からい) – spicy hot
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1607 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 辛い   [からい]  [K]
(adj) (1) hot (spicy); salty; (2) tough (on someone); adverse; harsh  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 辛い   [つらい]  [K]
(adj) painful; heart-breaking  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 塩 辛い   [しおからい]  [K]
(adj) salty (taste)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 辛うじて   [かろうじて]  [K]
(adv) barely; narrowly; just manage to do st  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 抱   [しんぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) patience; endurance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 辛 苦   [しんく]  [K]
(n) hardship; toil; trouble  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 口   [からくち]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (1) dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); (2) salty (taste); (3) harsh; scathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 酸   [しんさん]  [K]
(n) hardships; privation  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 子   [からし]  [K]
(n) mustard  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 勝   [しんしょう]  [K]
(n) narrow victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐 辛 子   [とうがらし]  [K]
(n) red pepper; cayenne  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 進
Back: Find more details for 進 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
advance
proceed
progress
promote
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すす.む
すす.める
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: advance like moving bird
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #142 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 進む   [すすむ]  [K]
(v5m,vi) to make progress; to advance; to improve  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 進める   [すすめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to advance; to promote; to hasten  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 学   [しんがく]  [K]
(n,vs) going on to university  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 歩   [しんぽ]  [K]
(n,vs) progress; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 進   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) advance; drive; progress  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 行 進   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) march; parade  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 進   [しょうしん]  [K]
(n) promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 進み   [すすみ]  [K]
(n) progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 化   [しんか]  [K]
(n,vs) evolution; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 行   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 出   [しんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) advance; step forward  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 呈   [しんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 展   [しんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) progress; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 路   [しんろ]  [K]
(n) course; route  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 進   [すいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) propulsion; driving force  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 進   [ぞうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) promoting; increase; advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 促 進   [そくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勧 進   [かんじん]  [K]
(n) temple solicitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 進   [きゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) rapid progress; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 進   [こうしん]  [K]
(n) (1) one's junior; (2) developing; backward  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 進   [しんしん]  [K]
(n) rising; up-and-coming  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 級   [しんきゅう]  [K]
(n) promotion (school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 撃   [しんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) advance; charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 攻   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 退   [しんたい]  [K]
(n) movement; course of action; advance or retreat  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 退 伺い   [しんたいうかがい]  [K]
(n) informal (unofficial) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 駐   [しんちゅう]  [K]
(n) occupation; stationing  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n) penetration; entry  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 進   [しょうじん]  [K]
(n,vs) concentration; diligence; devotion; purification  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 進   [せんしん]  [K]
(n) seniority; advance; leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 進 国   [せんしんこく]  [K]
(n) advanced (developed) country; advanced nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 漸 進   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) gradual progress; steady advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 進   [ちょくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) going right on; going straight ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 進   [とっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) rush; charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 躍 進   [やくしん]  [K]
(n) rush; dash; onslaught; dancing ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 累 進   [るいしん]  [K]
(n) successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 針
Back: Find more details for 針 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
needle
pin
staple
stinger
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はり
は
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: ten metal needles
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #505 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 針   [はり]  [K]
(n) needle; fish hook; pointer; hand (e.g. clock)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 針 金   [はりがね]  [K]
(n) wire  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 針   [ほうしん]  [K]
(n) objective; plan; policy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 指 針   [ししん]  [K]
(n) compass needle (cursor); guideline; pointer  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り針   [つりばり]  [K]
(n) fish hook  [D] [Jisho]
- 羅 針 盤   [らしんばん]  [K]
(n) compass  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 震
Back: Find more details for 震 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
quake
shake
tremble
quiver
shiver
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふる.う
ふる.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #893 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 地 震   [じしん]  [K]
(n) earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 震える   [ふるえる]  [K]
(v1) to shiver; to shake; to quake  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軽 震   [けいしん]  [K]
(n) weak earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 震い   [みぶるい]  [K]
(n) shivering; trembling; shuddering  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 源   [しんげん]  [K]
(n) epicentre; epicenter; earthquake centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 災   [しんさい]  [K]
(n) earthquake disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 度   [しんど]  [K]
(n) Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 動   [しんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) shock; tremor; impact  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 震 災   [だいしんさい]  [K]
(n) great earthquake (disaster)  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 震   [びしん]  [K]
(n) slight earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 震   [よしん]  [K]
(n) aftershock  [D] [Jisho]
- 烈 震   [れっしん]  [K]
(n) disastrous earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 雨

Kanji: 人
Back: Find more details for 人 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): person
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジン
ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひと
-り
-と
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: headless, armless person
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #5 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- ご主 人   [ごしゅじん]  [K]
(n) (hon) your husband; her husband  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人   [ひとり]  [K]
(n) one person  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 人   [がいこくじん]  [K]
(n) foreigner  [D] [Jisho]
- 人   [じん]  [K]
(n) man; person; people  [D] [Jisho]
- 人   [にん]  [K]
(n) man; person; human being; mankind; people; character; personality; true man; man of talent; adult; other people; messenger; visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 人   [ひと]  [K]
(n) man; person; human being; mankind; people; character; personality; true man; man of talent; adult; other people; messenger; visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 人   [おとな]  [K]
(n) adult  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 人   [ふたり]  [K]
(n) two persons; two people; pair; couple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 人 形   [にんぎょう]  [K]
(n) doll; puppet; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 口   [じんこう]  [K]
(n) (1) population; (2) common talk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 人 一 人   [ひとりひとり]  [K]
(n-t) one by one; each; one at a time  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人   [こじん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) individual; private person; personal; private  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 人   [しじん]  [K]
(n) poet  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 人   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) trader; shopkeeper; merchant  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間   [にんげん]  [K]
(n) human being; man; person  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 気   [にんき]  [K]
(n,adj-na) popular; business conditions; popular feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工   [じんこう]  [K]
(n) artificial; manmade; human work; human skill; artificiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 込み   [ひとごみ]  [K]
(n) crowd of people  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 種   [じんしゅ]  [K]
(n) race (of people)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 生   [じんせい]  [K]
(n) (human) life (i.e. conception to death)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 物   [じんぶつ]  [K]
(n) character; personality; person; man; personage; talented man  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 類   [じんるい]  [K]
(n) mankind; humanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 人   [せいじん]  [K]
(n) adult  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 人   [たにん]  [K]
(n) another person; unrelated person; outsider; stranger  [D] [Jisho]
- 犯 人   [はんにん]  [K]
(n) offender; criminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 人   [びじん]  [K]
(n) beautiful person (woman)  [D] [Jisho]
- 夫 人   [ふじん]  [K]
(n) wife; Mrs; madam  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 人   [ふじん]  [K]
(n) woman; female  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 人   [ほんにん]  [K]
(n) the person himself  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 人   [めいじん]  [K]
(n) master; expert  [D] [Jisho]
- 友 人   [ゆうじん]  [K]
(n) friend  [D] [Jisho]
- 恋 人   [こいびと]  [K]
(n) lover; sweetheart  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 人   [ろうじん]  [K]
(n) the aged; old person  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 主 人   [しゅじん]  [K]
(n) master; head (of a household); landlord; one's husband; employer; host  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 人   [しょくにん]  [K]
(n) worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事   [じんじ]  [K]
(n) personnel affairs; human affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 造   [じんぞう]  [K]
(n) man-made; synthetic; artificial  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 通り   [ひとどおり]  [K]
(n) pedestrian traffic  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 文 科 学   [じんぶんかがく]  [K]
social sciences; humanities  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 命   [じんめい]  [K]
(n) (human) life  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 人   [しろうと]  [K]
(n) amateur; novice  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 人しい   [おとなしい]  [K]
(adj) obedient; docile; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 人   [ちじん]  [K]
(n) friend; acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 人   [やくにん]  [K]
(n) government official  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 玄 人   [くろうと]  [K]
(n) expert; professional; geisha; prostitute  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 人   [こじん]  [K]
(n) the deceased; old friend  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 人   [さつじん]  [K]
(n) murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 婦 人 科   [さんふじんか]  [K]
(n) maternity and gynecology department  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 用 人   [しようにん]  [K]
(n) employee; servant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 人   [あいじん]  [K]
(n) lover; mistress  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 人   [あくにん]  [K]
(n) bad man; villain  [D] [Jisho]
- 偉 人   [いじん]  [K]
(n) great man  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人っ子   [ひとりっこ]  [K]
(n) an only child  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人で   [ひとりで]  [K]
alone; by oneself; voluntarily; spontaneously; automatically  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 前   [いちにんまえ]  [K]
(n) (1) adult; full manhood or womanhood; (2) one helping; one portion  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 息 子   [ひとりむすこ]  [K]
(n) an only son  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 物   [いちじんぶつ]  [K]
(n) man of some importance; character  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 暮らし   [ひとりぐらし]  [K]
(n) a single life; a solitary life; living alone  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 娘   [ひとりむすめ]  [K]
(n) an only daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 人   [おんじん]  [K]
(n) benefactor; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 人   [なんびと]  [K]
(n) everyone; every person; all  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 人   [かじん]  [K]
(n) the family; one's folks  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 人   [かじん]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) poet  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 人   [がいじん]  [K]
(n) foreigner  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 校 法 人   [がっこうほうじん]  [K]
(legally) incorporated educational institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 人   [きゅうじん]  [K]
(n) offer of job (situation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 人   [きょじん]  [K]
(n) giant; great man  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 人   [ぐんじん]  [K]
(n) military personnel; soldier  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 人   [げいにん]  [K]
(n) player; performer; actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 能 人   [げいのうじん]  [K]
(n) performer  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 物 人   [けんぶつにん]  [K]
(n) spectator; sightseer; onlookers  [D] [Jisho]
- 賢 人   [けんじん]  [K]
(n) wise man  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 人   [げんじん]  [K]
(n) primitive man  [D] [Jisho]
- 個々人   [ここじん]  [K]
(n) an individual  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 差   [こじんさ]  [K]
(n) individual differences; personal equation  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 的   [こじんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) individualistic; personal; self-centred  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益 法 人   [こうえきほうじん]  [K]
legal person working for the public weal  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 人   [こうじん]  [K]
(n) public character  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 人   [こくさいじん]  [K]
(n) international celebrity; cosmopolitan; citizen of the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 人   [くにびと]  [K]
(n) indigenous person; inhabitant of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 人   [こくじん]  [K]
(n) black person  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 出 人   [さしだしにん]  [K]
(n) sender  [D] [Jisho]
- 罪 人   [ざいにん]  [K]
(n) criminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 団 法 人   [ざいだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) (juridical) foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 人   [さんにん]  [K]
(n) three people  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 配 人   [しはいにん]  [K]
(n) manager; executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 人   [しにん]  [K]
(n) corpse; dead person  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 人   [しゃかいじん]  [K]
(n) upstanding member of society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 団 法 人   [しゃだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 人   [わこうど]  [K]
(n) young person; young man  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 人   [あるじ]  [K]
(n) master; head (of a household); landlord; one's husband; employer; host  [D] [Jisho]
- 狩 人   [かりゅうど]  [K]
(n) hunter  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 取 人   [うけとりにん]  [K]
(n) recipient  [D] [Jisho]
- 囚 人   [しゅうじん]  [K]
(n) prisoner  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 人   [じゅうにん]  [K]
(n) dweller; inhabitant; resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 人   [こびと]  [K]
(n) (1) child; small person; (2) dwarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 人   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) (1) child; small person  [D] [Jisho]
- 人々   [ひとびと]  [K]
(n) each person; people; men; human; everybody  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 仁
Back: Find more details for 仁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
humanity
virtue
benevolence
charity
man
kernel
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジン
ニ
ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きみ
く
さと
しのぶ
じ
と
のり
ひと
ひとし
ひろ
まさ
まさし
やす
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: two people show benevolent relationship
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1332 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仁   [じん]  [K]
(n) virtue; benevolence; humanity; charity; man  [D] [Jisho]
- 仁 王   [におう]  [K]
(n) the two guardian Deva kings  [D] [Jisho]
- 仁 義   [じんぎ]  [K]
(n) humanity and justice; duty; (gang's) moral code  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 刃
Back: Find more details for 刃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blade
sword
edge
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジン
ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は
やいば
き.る
ち
と
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1763 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 刃   [は]  [K]
(n) edge (of a sword)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 刃 先   [はさき]  [K]
(n) edge of blade  [D] [Jisho]
- 刃 渡り   [はわたり]  [K]
(n) length of a (sword) blade; walking on the edge of a sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 刃 物   [はもの]  [K]
(n) edged tool; cutlery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 刀 刈

Kanji: 尋
Back: Find more details for 尋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inquire
fathom
look for
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たず.ねる
ひろ
ず
つぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
寸 (すん) – glue
彑 (ケイ, けいがしら) – pig's head
ヨ (けいがしら) – pig head
彖 (タン, シ, とく) – divination; a hog; a hedgehog; a porcupine
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1398 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 尋ねる   [たずねる]  [K]
(v1) to ask; to enquire  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 尋ね人   [たずねびと]  [K]
(n) missing person; wanted person  [D] [Jisho]
- 尋 常   [じんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) common; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 尋 問   [じんもん]  [K]
(n) questioning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 寸 彑 ヨ 彖

Kanji: 甚
Back: Find more details for 甚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tremendously
very
great
exceedingly
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はなは.だ
はなは.だしい
じ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
甘 (あまい) – sweet
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1961 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 甚だしい   [はなはだしい]  [K]
(adj) extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 甚だ   [はなはだ]  [K]
(adv) very; greatly; exceedingly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 激 甚   [げきじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 甚 大   [じんだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very great; enormous; serious  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 甘

Kanji: 尽
Back: Find more details for 尽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exhaust
use up
run out of
befriend
serve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジン
サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.くす
-つ.くす
-づ.くし
-つ.く
-づ.く
-ず.く
つ.きる
つ.かす
さかづき
ことごと.く
つか
つき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1234 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 尽きる   [つきる]  [K]
(v1) to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end  [D] [Jisho]
- 尽くす   [つくす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to exhaust; to run out; (2) to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 尽 力   [じんりょく]  [K]
(n) efforts; assistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 尽 蔵   [むじんぞう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexhaustible supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 不 尽   [りふじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unreasonable; irrational  [D] [Jisho]
- 論じ尽くす   [ろんじつくす]  [K]
(v5s) to deal exhaustively with  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 迅
Back: Find more details for 迅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
swift
fast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1888 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 迅 速   [じんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 陣
Back: Find more details for 陣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
camp
battle array
ranks
position
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ジンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #828 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 出 陣   [しゅつじん]  [K]
(n) departure for the front  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 陣   [ういじん]  [K]
(n) first campaign; one's first battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 営   [じんえい]  [K]
(n) camp (group of same ideological beliefs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 地   [じんち]  [K]
(n) (military) encampment; position  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 中   [じんちゅう]  [K]
(n) in camp; at the front  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 痛   [じんつう]  [K]
(n) labour (birth) pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 頭   [じんとう]  [K]
(n) head of an army  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 容   [じんよう]  [K]
(n) battle array  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 陣   [せんじん]  [K]
(n) vanguard; advance guard  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 陣   [たいじん]  [K]
(n) retreat; withdrawal; retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 陣   [ふじん]  [K]
(n,vs) battle formation; lineup  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道 陣   [ほうどうじん]  [K]
(n) press corps  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 須
Back: Find more details for 須 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ought
by all means
necessarily
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ス
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すべから.く
すべし
ひげ
まつ
もち.いる
もと.める
もとむ
ぞ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1339 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 必 須   [ひっす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indispensable; required  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彡

Kanji: 酢
Back: Find more details for 酢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vinegar
sour
acid
tart
On-Yomi Reading(s): サク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1955 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 酢   [す]  [K]
(n) vinegar  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甘 酢   [あまず]  [K]
(n) sweet vinegar  [D] [Jisho]
- 酢の物   [すのもの]  [K]
(n) vinegared or pickled dish  [D] [Jisho]
- 酢 酸   [さくさん]  [K]
(n) acetic acid  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 図
Back: Find more details for 図 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
map
drawing
plan
unexpected
accidentally
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ズ
ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
え
はか.る
づ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: diagram with spot marked by x and two pointers
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #539 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 図 書 館   [としょかん]  [K]
(n) library  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 図   [ちず]  [K]
(n) map  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 合 図   [あいず]  [K]
(n,vs) sign; signal  [D] [Jisho]
- 図   [ず]  [K]
(n,n-suf) figure (e.g. Fig 1); drawing; picture; illustration  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書   [としょ]  [K]
(n) books  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 図   [ふと]  [K]
(adv) suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 図々しい   [ずうずうしい]  [K]
(adj) impudent; shameless  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 鑑   [ずかん]  [K]
(n) illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 形   [ずけい]  [K]
(n) figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 表   [ずひょう]  [K]
(n) chart; diagram; graph  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 図   [いと]  [K]
(n) intention; aim; design  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 図   [さしず]  [K]
(n) instruction; mandate  [D] [Jisho]
- 図る   [はかる]  [K]
(v5r) to plot; to attempt; to plan; to take in; to deceive; to devise; to design; to refer A to B  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 図 的   [いとてき]  [K]
(adj-na) intentional; on purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 図   [きと]  [K]
(n) plan; project; scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 系 図   [けいず]  [K]
(n) family tree; pedigree; genealogy  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 図   [こうず]  [K]
(n) composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 縮 図   [しゅくず]  [K]
(n) reduced drawing; miniature copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 示   [ずし]  [K]
(n,vs) illustration; showing in graphic form or by diagram  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 式   [ずしき]  [K]
(n) scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書 室   [としょしつ]  [K]
(n) library room  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 版   [ずはん]  [K]
(n) plate; illustration; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 柄   [ずがら]  [K]
(n) design; pattern  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 面   [ずめん]  [K]
(n) drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 図   [せいず]  [K]
(n) draughtsmanship; drawing; sketching; mapmaking; cartography  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 吹
Back: Find more details for 吹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blow
breathe
puff
emit
smoke
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.く
ふき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1133 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 吹く   [ふく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to blow (wind, etc); (2) to emit; to spout  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 吹 雪   [ふぶき]  [K]
(n) snow storm  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吹き込む   [ふきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to lay down a recording (music, video, etc.); to indoctrinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹き出す   [ふきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to spout; to spurt; to gush out; to burst into laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹き飛ぶ   [ふきとぶ]  [K]
(v5b,vi) to be blown off; to blow off  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹き溜まり   [ふきだまり]  [K]
(n) drift  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹 出 物   [ふきでもの]  [K]
(n) pimple; acne; boil  [D] [Jisho]
- 息 吹   [いぶき]  [K]
(n) breath  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 垂
Back: Find more details for 垂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
droop
suspend
hang
slouch
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.れる
た.らす
た.れ
-た.れ
なんなんと.す
たる
だれ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: look like riding hanging down to ground!
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1720 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 垂 直   [すいちょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vertical; perpendicular  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 垂れる   [たれる]  [K]
(v1,vi) (1) to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down; (2) to leave behind (at death); to give; to confer; (3) to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雨 垂れ   [あまだれ]  [K]
(n) raindrops  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 垂   [けんすい]  [K]
(n,vs) pull-up; chin up; chinning  [D] [Jisho]
- 垂らす   [たらす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) (1) to dribble; to spill; (2) to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle  [D] [Jisho]
- 垂れ幕   [たれまく]  [K]
(n) hanging screen; curtain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 土

Kanji: 帥
Back: Find more details for 帥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
commander
leading troops
governor
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): スイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2016 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 元 帥   [げんすい]  [K]
(n) (field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 帥   [そうすい]  [K]
(n) commander; leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 帥   [とうすい]  [K]
(n) supreme command; high command  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 巾

Kanji: 推
Back: Find more details for 推 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
conjecture
infer
guess
suppose
support
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): お.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: push bird ahead with hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #507 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 推 薦   [すいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 推 定   [すいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) presumption; assumption; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 推 進   [すいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) propulsion; driving force  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 測   [すいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) guess; conjecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 理   [すいり]  [K]
(n) reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 類 推   [るいすい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) analogy; (2) analogical reasoning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 推す   [おす]  [K]
(v5s) to infer; to conclude; to support  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 移   [すいい]  [K]
(n,vs) transition; change  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 計   [すいけい]  [K]
(n,vs) estimate; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 奨   [すいしょう]  [K]
(n) praise; recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 理 小 説   [すいりしょうせつ]  [K]
mystery or detective novel  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 量   [すいりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) guess  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 論   [すいろん]  [K]
(n) inference; deduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 敲   [すいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) revision (manuscript); elaboration on; (2) polish; improvement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 水
Back: Find more details for 水 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): water
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みず
みず-
うず
ずみ
つ
ど
み
みさ
みつ
みな
みん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water squeezes between banks
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #223 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 水   [みず]  [K]
(n) water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 曜 日   [すいようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Wednesday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 水 泳   [すいえい]  [K]
(n,vs) swimming  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 道   [すいどう]  [K]
(n) water service; water supply  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 水 準   [すいじゅん]  [K]
(n) (1) water level; (2) level; standard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 水   [げすい]  [K]
(n) drainage; sewage; ditch; gutter; sewerage  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水 浴   [かいすいよく]  [K]
(n) sea bathing; seawater bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 水   [こうすい]  [K]
(n) perfume  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産   [すいさん]  [K]
(n) marine products; fisheries  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 蒸 気   [すいじょうき]  [K]
(n) water vapour; steam  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 素   [すいそ]  [K]
(n) hydrogen  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 着   [みずぎ]  [K]
(n) bathing suit; swimsuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 滴   [すいてき]  [K]
(n) drop of water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 筒   [すいとう]  [K]
(n) canteen; flask; water bottle  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 分   [すいぶん]  [K]
(n) moisture  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 平   [すいへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) water level; horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 平 線   [すいへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 面   [すいめん]  [K]
(n) water's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 曜   [すいよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Wednesday  [D] [Jisho]
- 淡 水   [たんすい]  [K]
(n) fresh water  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 水   [だんすい]  [K]
(n) water outage  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 水   [ちかすい]  [K]
(n) underground water  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 水   [ふんすい]  [K]
(n) water fountain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 洪 水   [こうずい]  [K]
(n) flood  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 水   [こうすい]  [K]
(n) rainfall; precipitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 気   [すいき]  [K]
(n) (1) moisture; dampness; vapor; (2) dropsy; edema  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 源   [すいげん]  [K]
(n) source of river; fountainhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 洗   [すいせん]  [K]
(n) flushing  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 田   [すいでん]  [K]
(n) (water-filled) paddy field  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 水   [せんすい]  [K]
(n) diving  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 水   [おおみず]  [K]
(n) flood  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 水   [はいすい]  [K]
(n) drainage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飲み水   [のみみず]  [K]
(n) drinking water  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 料 水   [いんりょうすい]  [K]
(n) drinking water  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 水   [あまみず]  [K]
(n) rain water  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 水   [しおみず]  [K]
(n) salt water; brine  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 水   [おすい]  [K]
(n) filthy water; sewage  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 水 道   [げすいどう]  [K]
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水   [かいすい]  [K]
(n) ocean water  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水 浴 場   [かいすいよくじょう]  [K]
seawater baths  [D] [Jisho]
- 渇 水   [かっすい]  [K]
(n) water shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 水   [きゅうすい]  [K]
(n) water supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 水 爆   [げんすいばく]  [K]
(n) atom and hydrogen bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び水   [よびみず]  [K]
(n) pump-priming; rousing; stimulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 湖 水   [こすい]  [K]
(n) lake  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 水 量   [こうすいりょう]  [K]
(n) precipitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 水 準   [こうすいじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high level  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 水   [ちすい]  [K]
(n) flood control  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 水   [しゅすい]  [K]
(n,vs) drawing water from river or lake  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 水   [じょうすい]  [K]
(n) clean water  [D] [Jisho]
- 浸 水   [しんすい]  [K]
(n) flood; inundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 位   [すいい]  [K]
(n) water level  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 域   [すいいき]  [K]
(n) waters; water area  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 稲   [すいとう]  [K]
(n) wet-land rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 温   [すいおん]  [K]
(n) water temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 害   [すいがい]  [K]
(n) water damage; flood disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 割り   [みずわり]  [K]
(n) whiskey diluted with water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 牛   [すいぎゅう]  [K]
(n) water buffalo  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 玉   [みずたま]  [K]
(n) polkadot  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 銀   [すいぎん]  [K]
(n) mercury  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 系   [すいけい]  [K]
(n) drainage system  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 口   [みずぐち]  [K]
(n) a spout  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 彩 画   [すいさいが]  [K]
(n) water color painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 際   [みずぎわ]  [K]
(n) beach; water's edge  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 業   [すいさんぎょう]  [K]
(n) fisheries industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 庁   [すいさんちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Fisheries Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 物   [すいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 死   [すいし]  [K]
(n) drowning  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 質   [すいしつ]  [K]
(n) water quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 車   [すいしゃ]  [K]
(n) water wheel  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 臭い   [みずくさい]  [K]
(adj) stand-offish; distant; not frank; reserved; watery  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 晶   [すいしょう]  [K]
(n) crystal  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 上   [すいじょう]  [K]
(n) aquatic; on the water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 色   [みずいろ]  [K]
(n) light blue  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 浸し   [みずびたし]  [K]
(n) flooded out; submersion  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 深   [すいしん]  [K]
(n) depth of water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 星   [すいせい]  [K]
(n) Mercury (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 仙   [すいせん]  [K]
(n) daffodil; narcissus  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 槽   [すいそう]  [K]
(n) water tank; cistern; fish tank  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 増し   [みずまし]  [K]
(n) inflation (of budget, claim, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 族 館   [すいぞくかん]  [K]
(n) aquarium  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 炊
Back: Find more details for 炊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cook
boil
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.く
-だ.き
い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1777 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 炊く   [たく]  [K]
(v5k) to boil; to cook  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 事   [すいじ]  [K]
(n) cooking; culinary arts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雑 炊   [ぞうすい]  [K]
(n) hodgepodge; medley soup  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 炊   [じすい]  [K]
(n) cooking for oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊き出し   [たきだし]  [K]
(n) emergency rice feeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 出し   [たきだし]  [K]
(n) emergency rice feeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 飯 器   [すいはんき]  [K]
(n) rice cooker  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 睡
Back: Find more details for 睡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drowsy
sleep
die
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): スイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1739 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 睡 眠   [すいみん]  [K]
(n) sleep  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昏 睡   [こんすい]  [K]
(n) (1) lethargy; stupor; (2) coma; dead sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟 睡   [じゅくすい]  [K]
(n,vs) sound sleep  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 目

Kanji: 粋
Back: Find more details for 粋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chic
style
purity
essence
pith
cream
elite
choice
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1768 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 純 粋   [じゅんすい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure; true; genuine; unmixed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 粋   [いき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) chic; style; purity; essence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 抜 粋   [ばっすい]  [K]
(n,vs) extract; excerpt; selection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 米

Kanji: 翠
Back: Find more details for 翠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): green
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわせみ
みどり
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羽 (はね) – feathers
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2200 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 羽

Kanji: 衰
Back: Find more details for 衰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
decline
wane
weaken
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おとろ.える
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1432 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 衰える   [おとろえる]  [K]
(v1) to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 衰   [ろうすい]  [K]
(n) senility; senile decay  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 衰え   [おとろえ]  [K]
(n) weakening; emaciation; decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 衰 弱   [すいじゃく]  [K]
(n) weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration  [D] [Jisho]
- 衰 退   [すいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) decline; decay  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛 衰   [せいすい]  [K]
(n) rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 衣

Kanji: 遂
Back: Find more details for 遂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consummate
accomplish
attain
commit (suicide)
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.げる
つい.に
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1423 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 遂に   [ついに]  [K]
(adv) finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遂げる   [とげる]  [K]
(v1) to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 遂   [かんすい]  [K]
(n) accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 遂 行   [すいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) accomplishment; execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 成し遂げる   [なしとげる]  [K]
(v1) to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 遂   [みすい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) attempt (at crime)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 酔
Back: Find more details for 酔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drunk
feel sick
poisoned
elated
spellbound
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.う
よ.い
よ
よい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1640 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 酔う   [よう]  [K]
(v5u) to get drunk; to become intoxicated  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 酔っ払い   [よっぱらい]  [K]
(n) drunkard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 麻 酔   [ますい]  [K]
(n) anaesthesia  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 心 酔   [しんすい]  [K]
(n,vs) adoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 酔い   [よい]  [K]
(n) drunkenness; intoxication  [D] [Jisho]
- 酔っ払う   [よっぱらう]  [K]
(v5u) to get drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 酔い   [ふなよい]  [K]
(n) seasickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 泥 酔   [でいすい]  [K]
(n,vs) dead drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 酔   [とうすい]  [K]
(n) intoxication  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 錘
Back: Find more details for 錘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
weight
plumb bob
sinker
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つむ
おもり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 随
Back: Find more details for 随 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
follow
though
notwithstanding
while
during
both
all
obey
submit to
comply
at the mercy of (the waves)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ズイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まにまに
したが.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1396 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 随 分   [ずいぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) extremely  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 随 筆   [ずいひつ]  [K]
(n) essays; miscellaneous writings  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 随 意   [ずいい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) voluntary; optional  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 一   [ずいいち]  [K]
(n) best; greatest; first  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 員   [ずいいん]  [K]
(n) member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 時   [ずいじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) at any time; as occasion calls  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 所   [ずいしょ]  [K]
(n) everywhere  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 随   [ついずい]  [K]
(n,vs) follow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 瑞
Back: Find more details for 瑞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): congratulations
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ズイ
スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みず-
しるし
たま
ず
みつ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1873 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 瑞々しい   [みずみずしい]  [K]
(adj) young and vivacious  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 髄
Back: Find more details for 髄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
marrow
pith
On-Yomi Reading(s): ズイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ズイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 骨 (ほね) – bone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1652 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 骨 髄   [こつずい]  [K]
(n) marrow; true spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 髄   [しんずい]  [K]
(n) true meaning; mystery; essence; quintessence; soul; core; kernel; life blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 髄   [しんずい]  [K]
(n) true meaning; mystery; essence; quintessence; soul; core; kernel; life blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 脊 髄   [せきずい]  [K]
(n) spinal chord  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 骨

Kanji: 崇
Back: Find more details for 崇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
adore
respect
revere
worship
On-Yomi Reading(s): スウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あが.める
す
たか
たかし
たかむ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1970 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 崇 拝   [すうはい]  [K]
(n,vs) worship; adoration; admiration; cult  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 崇 高   [すうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) supreme  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 嵩
Back: Find more details for 嵩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
be aggravated
grow worse
grow bulky
swell
On-Yomi Reading(s):
スウ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かさ
かさ.む
たか.い
たかし
たか
たけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 数
Back: Find more details for 数 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
number
strength
fate
law
figures
On-Yomi Reading(s):
スウ
ス
サク
ソク
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かず
かぞ.える
しばしば
せ.める
わずらわ.しい
じゅ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: woman counts number of rice grains by hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #148 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 数 学   [すうがく]  [K]
(n) mathematics; arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 数   [かず]  [K]
(n,n-suf) number; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 数   [すう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) number; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 数える   [かぞえる]  [K]
(v1) to count  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 字   [すうじ]  [K]
(n) numeral; figure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 過 半 数   [かはんすう]  [K]
(n) majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 数   [かいすう]  [K]
(n) number of times; frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 数 券   [かいすうけん]  [K]
(n) book of tickets  [D] [Jisho]
- 偶 数   [ぐうすう]  [K]
(n) even number  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 数   [おかず]  [K]
(n) (uk) side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 数   [さんすう]  [K]
(n) arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 数   [しょうすう]  [K]
(n) fraction (part of); decimal  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 数   [せいすう]  [K]
(n) integer  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 数   [たんすう]  [K]
(n) singular (number)  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 数   [てんすう]  [K]
(n) marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 数   [ふくすう]  [K]
(n) plural; multiple  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 数   [ぶんすう]  [K]
(n) fraction (in math)  [D] [Jisho]
- 枚 数   [まいすう]  [K]
(n) the number of flat things  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 数   [むすう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) countless number; infinite number  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 奇 数   [きすう]  [K]
(n) odd number  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 数   [てすう]  [K]
(n) trouble; labor; handling  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 数   [しょうすう]  [K]
(n) minority; few  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 数 決   [たすうけつ]  [K]
(n) majority rule  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 員 数   [いんずう]  [K]
(n) numbers of members (things, people)  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 数   [かくすう]  [K]
(n) stroke count  [D] [Jisho]
- 件 数   [けんすう]  [K]
(n) number (of things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 数   [こすう]  [K]
(n) number of households (houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 数   [くちかず]  [K]
(n) number of dependents (words, shares, accounts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 況 指 数   [さっきょうしすう]  [K]
rice-crop index  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 数   [しすう]  [K]
(n) index; index number; exponent  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 数   [じすう]  [K]
(n) number of characters or letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 数   [じっすう]  [K]
(n) real number  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 数 料   [てすうりょう]  [K]
(n) handling charge; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 波 数   [しゅうはすう]  [K]
(n) frequency (of waves)  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 数 点   [しょうすうてん]  [K]
(n) decimal point  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 数 意 見   [しょうすういけん]  [K]
(n) minority opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 数   [にんずう]  [K]
(n) the number of people  [D] [Jisho]
- 数々   [かずかず]  [K]
(n-adv,n) many  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 億 年   [すうおくねん]  [K]
several hundreds of million of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 個   [すうこ]  [K]
(n) several (objects)  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 次   [すうじ]  [K]
(n) a number of times  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 珠   [じゅず]  [K]
(n) (Buddhist) rosary; string of beads  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 多く   [かずおおく]  [K]
(n) in great numbers  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 値   [すうち]  [K]
(n) numerical value  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 日   [すうじつ]  [K]
(n) few days  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 百   [すうひゃく]  [K]
several hundreds  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 万   [すうまん]  [K]
tens of thousands  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 量   [すうりょう]  [K]
(n) quantity; volume  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 数   [そうすう]  [K]
(n) total (number)  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 数   [たすう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) countless; great number; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 数   [だすう]  [K]
(n) times at bat (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 多 数   [だいたすう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) great majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 数   [ていすう]  [K]
(n) constant  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 数   [どすう]  [K]
(n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 数   [どうすう]  [K]
(n) same number  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 数   [にっすう]  [K]
(n) a number of days  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 数   [ねんすう]  [K]
(n) number of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 数   [はんすう]  [K]
(n) half the number  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 数   [ぶすう]  [K]
(n) no. of copies; circulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 価 指 数   [ぶっかしすう]  [K]
a price index  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 数   [ほんすう]  [K]
(n) number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 知 数   [みちすう]  [K]
(n) unknown number  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 数   [ゆうすう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) prominent; leading  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 攴 攵

Kanji: 枢
Back: Find more details for 枢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hinge
pivot
door
On-Yomi Reading(s):
スウ
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とぼそ
からくり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1791 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 探す   [さがす]  [K]
(v5s) to search; to seek; to look for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 探る   [さぐる]  [K]
(v5r) to search; to look for; to sound out  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 探 検   [たんけん]  [K]
(n) exploration; expedition  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 枢   [ちゅうすう]  [K]
(n) centre; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 手 探り   [てさぐり]  [K]
(n,vs) fumbling; groping  [D] [Jisho]
- 枢 軸   [すうじく]  [K]
(n) axle; pivot  [D] [Jisho]
- 探し回る   [さがしまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to hunt around; to search about for  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 求   [たんきゅう]  [K]
(n) quest; pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 究   [たんきゅう]  [K]
(n) search; research; enquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 険   [たんけん]  [K]
(n) exploration; expedition  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 査   [たんさ]  [K]
(n,vs) probe; inquiry; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 索   [たんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) search; exploration  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 知   [たんち]  [K]
(n) detection  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 偵   [たんてい]  [K]
(n) detective work  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 訪   [たんぼう]  [K]
(n) searching; hunting for news story; journalist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 雛
Back: Find more details for 雛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chick
squab
duckling
doll
On-Yomi Reading(s):
スウ
ス
ジュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひな
ひよこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2241 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 雛   [ひな]  [K]
(n) young bird; chick; doll  [D] [Jisho]
- 雛 祭   [ひなまつり]  [K]
(n) Girls' (dolls') Festival (March 3rd)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雛   [ひよこ]  [K]
(n) young bird; chick; doll  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 隹

Kanji: 据
Back: Find more details for 据 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
set
lay a foundation
install
equip
squat down
sit down
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.える
す.わる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1468 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 据える   [すえる]  [K]
(v1) to set (table); to lay (foundation); to place (gun); to apply (moxa)  [D] [Jisho]
- 据え付ける   [すえつける]  [K]
(v1) to install; to equip; to mount  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 据え置き   [すえおき]  [K]
(n) deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 杉
Back: Find more details for 杉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cedar
cryptomeria
On-Yomi Reading(s): サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1095 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 杉   [すぎ]  [K]
(n) Japanese cedar  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 澄
Back: Find more details for 澄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lucidity
be clear
clear
clarify
settle
strain
look grave
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.む
す.ます
-す.ます
きよ
すす
すみ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1722 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 澄む   [すむ]  [K]
(v5m) to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 澄ます   [すます]  [K]
(v5s) to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 澄まし顔   [すましがお]  [K]
composed expression; clear face  [D] [Jisho]
- 澄み切る   [すみきる]  [K]
(v5r) to be serene  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 澄   [せいちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clear; serene  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 寸
Back: Find more details for 寸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
measurement
foot/10
On-Yomi Reading(s): スン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す
みき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 寸 (すん) – glue
Henshall Mnemonic: pulse measured as one inch from hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1669 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 寸 法   [すんぽう]  [K]
(n) measurement; size; dimension  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 寸   [ちょっと]  [K]
(ateji) (adv,int) (1) (uk) just a minute; short time; just a little; (2) somewhat; easily; readily; rather  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寸 暇   [すんか]  [K]
(n) moment's leisure; free minute  [D] [Jisho]
- 寸 前   [すんぜん]  [K]
(n) on the verge; just in front of  [D] [Jisho]
- 寸 断   [すんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) cut (tear) to pieces  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 世
Back: Find more details for 世 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
generation
world
society
public
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
セ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ
さんじゅう
とし
ゆ
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: odd world of the thirties' generation
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #135 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 世 界   [せかい]  [K]
(n) the world; society; the universe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 世の中   [よのなか]  [K]
(n) society; the world; the times  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 間   [せけん]  [K]
(n) world; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 紀   [せいき]  [K]
(n) century; era  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 話   [せわ]  [K]
(n,vs) looking after; help; aid; assistance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 中 世   [ちゅうせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) Middle Ages; mediaeval times  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お世 辞   [おせじ]  [K]
(n) flattery; compliment  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 世   [しゅっせ]  [K]
(n) promotion; successful career; eminence  [D] [Jisho]
- 世   [よ]  [K]
(n) world; society; age; generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 帯   [せたい]  [K]
(n) household  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 代   [せだい]  [K]
(n) generation; the world; the age  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 論   [せろん]  [K]
(n) public opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 論   [よろん]  [K]
(n) public opinion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- あの世   [あのよ]  [K]
(n) the other world; world of the dead  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 世   [いっせい]  [K]
(n) a lifetime; a generation; foreign immigrant; Japanese immigrant to USA  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 軍   [きゅうせいぐん]  [K]
(n) Salvation Army  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 主   [きゅうせいしゅ]  [K]
(n) saviour; messiah  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 世   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) recent times  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 世   [こうせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) posterity; future life; life to come  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 世 界   [しんせかい]  [K]
(n) a new world; the New World  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 一   [せかいいち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) best in the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 観   [せかいかん]  [K]
(n) world view; outlook on the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 銀 行   [せかいぎんこう]  [K]
World Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 大 戦   [せかいたいせん]  [K]
the World War  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 的   [せかいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) global; international; world-famous  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 紀 末   [せいきまつ]  [K]
(n) end of a century  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 銀   [せぎん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) World Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 襲   [せしゅう]  [K]
(n) heredity; heritage  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 相   [せそう]  [K]
(n) (1) phase of life; sign of the times; (2) world (social) conditions; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 話 人   [せわにん]  [K]
(n) sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 世 界   [ぜんせかい]  [K]
(n) the whole world  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 二 次 世 界 大 戦   [だいにじせかいたいせん]  [K]
(n) World War II  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 世 紀   [にじっせいき]  [K]
twentieth century  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 世   [にせい]  [K]
(n) (1) second generation; foreigner of Japanese parentage; (2) junior; (3) two existences; the present and the future; (4) the second (king of the same name)  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 世 絵   [うきよえ]  [K]
(n) ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 一 ｜

Kanji: 瀬
Back: Find more details for 瀬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rapids
current
torrent
shallows
shoal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ライ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せ
いわた
がせ
しげ
せい
せっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1152 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 瀬 戸 物   [せともの]  [K]
(n) earthenware; crockery; china  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 高 瀬   [たかせ]  [K]
(n) shallows  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬   [せ]  [K]
(n) current; torrent; rapids; shallows; shoal  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸   [せと]  [K]
(n) strait; channel  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸 際   [せとぎわ]  [K]
(n) brink; critical moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 瀬   [あさせ]  [K]
(n) shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 瀬   [はやせ]  [K]
(n) swift current; rapids  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 畝
Back: Find more details for 畝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
furrow
30 tsubo
ridge
rib
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
ホ
モ
ム
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せ
うね
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
田 (た) – rice field
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2327 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 畝   [せ]  [K]
(n) (obs) area measure ca. 100 sqm; thirty tsubo  [D] [Jisho]
- 畝ねる   [うねる]  [K]
(v5r) to undulate; to meander; to surge; to swell; to roll; to wind  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 田

Kanji: 是
Back: Find more details for 是 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
just so
this
right
justice
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゼ
シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): これ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1045 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 是 非   [ぜひ]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) certainly; without fail  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 是 非とも   [ぜひとも]  [K]
(adv) by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 是 正   [ぜせい]  [K]
(n) correction; revision  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 是   [こくぜ]  [K]
(n) national policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 是 認   [ぜにん]  [K]
(n) approval  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 制
Back: Find more details for 制 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
system
law
rule
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: tree cut in shape of cow shows system of sorts
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #108 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 制 限   [せいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) restriction; restraint; limitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 度   [せいど]  [K]
(n) system; institution; organization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 制 作   [せいさく]  [K]
(n,vs) work (film, book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 制   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) despotism; autocracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 制   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) order; system; structure; set-up; organization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 規 制   [きせい]  [K]
(n) regulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 制   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 制   [せい]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) system; organization; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 制する   [せいする]  [K]
(vs-s) to control; to command; to get the better of  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 裁   [せいさい]  [K]
(n) restraint; sanctions; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 定   [せいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) enactment; establishment; creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 服   [せいふく]  [K]
(n) uniform  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n,vs) limitation; restriction; condition; constraints  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 制   [とうせい]  [K]
(n) regulation; control  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 制   [よくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) control; restraint; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 管 制   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) control  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 官   [かんせいかん]  [K]
(n) controller (usually air-traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 塔   [かんせいとう]  [K]
(n) control tower  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 制   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) old system; old order  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 制   [きょうわせい]  [K]
(n) republicanism  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 制   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) prohibition; ban; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 児 制 限   [さんじせいげん]  [K]
birth control  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 制   [じせい]  [K]
(n) self control; self restraint  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 制   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) new system  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 圧   [せいあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 球   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(n) (pitcher's) control (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 御   [せいぎょ]  [K]
(n) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 止   [せいし]  [K]
(n) control; check; restraint; inhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 覇   [せいは]  [K]
(n) conquest; domination; mastery  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 制   [ぜいせい]  [K]
(n) tax system  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 制   [せんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) preempt; head-start (of several runs) (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 日 制   [ぜんにちせい]  [K]
(n) the full-day (school system)  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 時 制   [ていじせい]  [K]
(n) part time (school system)  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 皇 制   [てんのうせい]  [K]
(n) the Emperor System  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 閣 法 制 局   [ないかくほうせいきょく]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Legislation Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 四 時 間 制   [にじゅうよじかんせい]  [K]
(n) around-the-clock system  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 体 制   [はんたいせい]  [K]
(n) anti-establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 制   [ほうせい]  [K]
(n) legislation; laws  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 制 局   [ほうせいきょく]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Legislation Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 制 限   [むせいげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) limitless  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 勢
Back: Find more details for 勢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
forces
energy
military strength
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ゼイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いきお.い
はずみ
せ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: strong power forces up round earthen mounds
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #260 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 大 勢   [おおぜい]  [K]
(n) many; crowd; great number of people  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 勢い   [いきおい]  [K]
(adv,n) force; vigor; energy; spirit; life; authority; influence; power; might; impetus; course (of events); tendency; necessarily  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 姿 勢   [しせい]  [K]
(n) attitude; posture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 形 勢   [けいせい]  [K]
(n) condition; situation; prospects  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 勢   [じょうせい]  [K]
(n) state of things; condition; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 勢 力   [せいりょく]  [K]
(n) influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 態 勢   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) attitude; conditions; preparations  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 勢   [ゆうせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 伊 勢 神 宮   [いせじんぐう]  [K]
Grand Shrine at Ise  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 丹   [いせたん]  [K]
Isetan (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 威 勢   [いせい]  [K]
(n) power; might; authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 勢   [きせい]  [K]
(n) fervour; vigour; ardour; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 勢   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) offensive (movement); aggression  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢   [こくせい]  [K]
(n) state (condition, strength) of a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢 調 査   [こくせいちょうさ]  [K]
(n) (national) census  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 勢   [じっせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) actual; real; true  [D] [Jisho]
- 守 勢   [しゅせい]  [K]
(n) (being on the) defensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 勢   [はずみ]  [K]
spring; bound; rebound; inertia; momentum; impetus; stimulus; impulse; instant; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 勢   [そうぜい]  [K]
(n) all members; whole army  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 勢   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) posture; stance  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 勢   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) general trend; current thought  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 勢   [とうせい]  [K]
(n) strength of a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 劣 勢   [れっせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) numerical inferiority  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 力

Kanji: 姓
Back: Find more details for 姓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): surname
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
ショウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1628 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 姓   [せい]  [K]
(n) surname; family name  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 姓 名   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) full name  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旧 姓   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) one's former (maiden) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 姓   [どうせい]  [K]
(n) same surname  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 姓   [ひゃくしょう]  [K]
(n) farmer; peasant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 征
Back: Find more details for 征 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
subjugate
attack the rebellious
collect taxes
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いく
そ
ただ
まさ
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1578 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 征 服   [せいふく]  [K]
(n) conquest; subjugation; overcoming  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 征   [えんせい]  [K]
(n) (1) expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour; (2) away series (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 征   [しゅっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) departure (for the front)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 性
Back: Find more details for 性 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sex
gender
nature
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さが
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: one's nature is the heart one is born with
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #104 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 女 性   [じょせい]  [K]
(n) woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 性   [だんせい]  [K]
(n) male; man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 性   [せい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sex; gender  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 格   [せいかく]  [K]
(n) character; personality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 酸 性   [さんせい]  [K]
(n) acidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 質   [せいしつ]  [K]
(n) nature; property; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 能   [せいのう]  [K]
(n) ability; efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 別   [せいべつ]  [K]
(n) distinction by sex; sex; gender  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 性   [ちゅうせい]  [K]
(n) neuter gender; neutral (chem.); indifference; sterility  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 異 性   [いせい]  [K]
(n) the opposite sex  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 性   [こせい]  [K]
(n) individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 性   [ちせい]  [K]
(n) intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 性   [てきせい]  [K]
(n) aptitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 性   [りせい]  [K]
(n) reason; sense  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- アルカリ性   [アルカリせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) alkaline  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 性   [あくせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) malignancy; virulence; malignant (cancer); pernicious (anemia)  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 性   [いんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) negative  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 燃 性   [かねんせい]  [K]
(n) combustibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 能 性   [かのうせい]  [K]
(n) potentiality; likelihood; possibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 性   [かっせい]  [K]
(n) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 受 性   [かんじゅせい]  [K]
(n) sensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 性   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 性   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) disposition; temperament  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 性   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) acute (e.g. illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝り性   [こりしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 性 能   [こうせいのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high efficiency; high fidelity; high power  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 性   [こくみんせい]  [K]
(n) national traits or character; nationality  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 性   [こんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 性   [しゃかいせい]  [K]
(n) sociality  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 性   [しゅうせい]  [K]
(n) trait  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 性 的   [じょせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) feminine; effeminate  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 来 性   [しょうらいせい]  [K]
(n) future prospects; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 頼 性   [しんらいせい]  [K]
(n) credibility; authenticity  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 性   [にんげんせい]  [K]
(n) humanity; human nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 溶 性   [すいようせい]  [K]
water-soluble  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 急   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impatience; a quick temper  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 教 育   [せいきょういく]  [K]
(n) sex education  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 交   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) sexual intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 向   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) affection  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 行   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) character and conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 的   [せいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sex; sexual; sexy  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 病   [せいびょう]  [K]
(n) venereal disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 分   [しょうぶん]  [K]
(n) nature; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 癖   [せいへき]  [K]
(n) disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 欲   [せいよく]  [K]
(n) sexual desire  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 産 性   [せいさんせい]  [K]
(n) fecundity; productivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 性   [あいしょう]  [K]
(n) affinity; compatibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 惰 性   [だせい]  [K]
(n) inertia; habit; momentum  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 久 性   [たいきゅうせい]  [K]
(n) durability  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 性   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) resistance (to antibiotics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 性 的   [だんせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) manly  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 性 子   [ちゅうせいし]  [K]
(n) neutron  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 性   [てんせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) nature; natural constitution; innate disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 性   [どうせい]  [K]
(n) same sex; homosexuality; homogeneity; congeniality  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 性 愛   [どうせいあい]  [K]
(n) homosexual love  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 性   [とくせい]  [K]
(n) special characteristic; special quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 性   [どくせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) toxicity; toxic; virulence; virulent  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 要 性   [ひつようせい]  [K]
(n) necessity  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 性   [ひんせい]  [K]
(n) character  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 性   [ぼせい]  [K]
(n) maternal  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 性   [ほうしゃせい]  [K]
(n) radioactive  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 性   [ほんしょう]  [K]
(n) true character; real nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 慢 性   [まんせい]  [K]
(n) chronicity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 成
Back: Find more details for 成 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
turn into
become
get
grow
elapse
reach
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.る
な.す
-な.す
あき
あきら
しげ
そん
たえ
なお
なり
なる
のり
ひら
まさ
よし
り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Henshall Mnemonic: become exact after trimming with halberd blade
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #116 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 成るべく   [なるべく]  [K]
(adv) as much as possible  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 程   [なるほど]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) I see; That's right!; indeed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 完 成   [かんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) complete; completion; (2) perfection; accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 成   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) organization; composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 成   [さんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) approval; agreement; support; favour  [D] [Jisho]
- 成る   [なる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) to become  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 功   [せいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) success; hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 人   [せいじん]  [K]
(n) adult  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 績   [せいせき]  [K]
(n) results; record  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 長   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) growth; grow to adulthood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 行 成   [いきなり]  [K]
(adv) (uk) abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 成   [さくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) frame; draw up; make; producing; creating; preparing; writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 分   [せいぶん]  [K]
(n) ingredient; component; composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 立   [せいりつ]  [K]
(n,vs) coming into existence; arrangements; establishment; completion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 育 成   [いくせい]  [K]
(n) rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 成   [けいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) formation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 成   [けっせい]  [K]
(n) formation  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成   [ごうせい]  [K]
(n) synthesis; composition; synthetic; composite; mixed; combined; compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 持て成す   [もてなす]  [K]
(v5s) to entertain; to make welcome  [D] [Jisho]
- 成り立つ   [なりたつ]  [K]
(v5t) (1) to consist of; (2) to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) results; fruits  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 熟   [せいじゅく]  [K]
(n) maturity; ripeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 年   [せいねん]  [K]
(n) majority; adult age  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 成   [たっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 成   [ようせい]  [K]
(n,vs) training; development  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 化 成   [かせい]  [K]
(n) change; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成   [きせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) established; completed; existing  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成 事 実   [きせいじじつ]  [K]
established fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 成 長   [きゅうせいちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) rapid growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 京 成   [けいせい]  [K]
(n) train line Tokyo - Narita  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 成 長 率   [けいざいせいちょうりつ]  [K]
rate of economic growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 成 績   [こうせいせき]  [K]
(n) good results  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 洗 剤   [ごうせいせんざい]  [K]
synthetic detergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 繊 維   [ごうせいせんい]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibre  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 成   [こんせい]  [K]
(n) mixed (e.g. team, chorus)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持て成し   [もてなし]  [K]
(n) entertainment; hospitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 大 成   [しゅうたいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) compilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 成   [じょせい]  [K]
(n,vs) assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding  [D] [Jisho]
- 醸 成   [じょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) brew; foment; breed  [D] [Jisho]
- 成し遂げる   [なしとげる]  [K]
(v1) to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill  [D] [Jisho]
- 成す   [なす]  [K]
(v5s) to perform; to accomplish  [D] [Jisho]
- 成り行き   [なりゆき]  [K]
(n) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 案   [せいあん]  [K]
(n) definite plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 金   [なりきん]  [K]
(n) an upstart; the new rich (nouveau riche)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 行き   [なりゆき]  [K]
(n) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) confidence in success  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 就   [じょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) fulfillment; realization; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 人 病   [せいじんびょう]  [K]
(n) adult diseases  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 層 圏   [せいそうけん]  [K]
(n) stratosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 否   [せいひ]  [K]
(n) success or failure; outcome; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) conclusion of a contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 成   [せいせい]  [K]
(n) create; generate; form  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 成   [そせい]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 成   [ぞうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) creation; clearing; reclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 促 成   [そくせい]  [K]
(n) promotion of growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 成   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 成 立   [ふせいりつ]  [K]
(n) failure; rejection; rupture  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 成   [へいせい]  [K]
Heisei (reign of Emperor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 成   [へんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; formation; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 完 成   [みかんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) incompletion; incomplete; unfinished  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 成 年   [みせいねん]  [K]
(n) minority; not of age  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 戈

Kanji: 政
Back: Find more details for 政 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
politics
government
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まつりごと
まん
ただ
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: government forces correctness
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #17 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 政 治   [せいじ]  [K]
(n) politics; government  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 政 府   [せいふ]  [K]
(n) government; administration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 政 党   [せいとう]  [K]
(n) (member of) political party  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 行 政   [ぎょうせい]  [K]
(n) administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政   [ざいせい]  [K]
(n) economy; financial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 権   [せいけん]  [K]
(n) (political) administration; political power  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 策   [せいさく]  [K]
(n) political measures; policy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 為 政 者   [いせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 政   [かせい]  [K]
(n) household economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 政 婦   [かせいふ]  [K]
(n) housekeeper; maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 政   [ぐんせい]  [K]
(n) military government  [D] [Jisho]
- 憲 政   [けんせい]  [K]
(n) constitutional government  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 機 関   [ぎょうせいきかん]  [K]
administrative organ; administrative body  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 処 分   [ぎょうせいしょぶん]  [K]
administrative measures (disposition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 訴 訟   [ぎょうせいそしょう]  [K]
administrative litigation (action)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 政   [こくせい]  [K]
(n) political situation; statecraft; body politic  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 投 融 資   [ざいせいとうゆうし]  [K]
(n) treasury investment and loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 難   [ざいせいなん]  [K]
(n) economic difficulties  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 政 権   [さんせいけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage; franchise  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 政   [しせい]  [K]
(n) municipal government  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 政   [しせい]  [K]
(n) government; administration; statesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 州 政 府   [しゅうせいふ]  [K]
state government  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 政   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) a new government or administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 政   [まつりごと]  [K]
(n) rule; government  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 界   [せいかい]  [K]
(n) political world  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 教   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) religion and politics; church and state  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 局   [せいきょく]  [K]
(n) political situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 経   [せいけい]  [K]
(n) politics and economics  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 見   [せいけん]  [K]
(n) political views  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 家   [せいじか]  [K]
(n) politician; statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 的   [せいじてき]  [K]
(adj-na) political  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 犯   [せいじはん]  [K]
(n) political offense; political offender  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 力   [せいじりょく]  [K]
(n) political strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 情   [せいじょう]  [K]
(n) political situation; political affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 争   [せいそう]  [K]
(n) political strife  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 庁   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n) government office  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 敵   [せいてき]  [K]
(n) political opponent  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 党 政 治   [せいとうせいじ]  [K]
party politics  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 変   [せいへん]  [K]
(n) coup  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 務   [せいむ]  [K]
(n) government affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 務 次 官   [せいむじかん]  [K]
(n) parliamentary vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 令   [せいれい]  [K]
(n) government ordinance; cabinet order  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 行 政   [ちほうぎょうせい]  [K]
local administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 政   [ていせい]  [K]
(n) imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 政   [とせい]  [K]
(n) the metropolitan government (of Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 政   [ないせい]  [K]
(n) municipal; internal administration; domestic affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 政   [のうせい]  [K]
(n) agricultural administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 政   [みんせい]  [K]
(n) democracy; civil government  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 政 府   [むせいふ]  [K]
(n) anarchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 政   [ゆうせい]  [K]
(n) postal system  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 政 省   [ゆうせいしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 攴 攵

Kanji: 整
Back: Find more details for 整 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
organize
arranging
tune
tone
meter
key (music)
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ととの.える
ととの.う
ひとし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
止 (とめる) – stop
Henshall Mnemonic: force correct arrangement of bundles
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #478 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 整 理   [せいり]  [K]
(n,vs) sorting; arrangement; adjustment; regulation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 整う   [ととのう]  [K]
(v5u) to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 数   [せいすう]  [K]
(n) integer  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 備   [せいび]  [K]
(n,vs) adjustment; completion; consolidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 整   [ちょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) regulation; adjustment; tuning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 整える   [ととのえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to put in order; to arrange; to adjust; (2) to get ready; to prepare; (3) to raise money  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 列   [せいれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) stand in a row; form a line  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 均 整   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) symmetry; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 整った   [ととのった]  [K]
well-ordered; in good order; well-featured; well-regulated  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 形 外 科   [せいけいげか]  [K]
(n) orthopaedic surgery; plastic surgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 合   [せいごう]  [K]
(n) adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 頓   [せいとん]  [K]
(n,vs) orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 整 脈   [ふせいみゃく]  [K]
(n) irregular pulse; arrhythmia  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 攴 攵 止

Kanji: 星
Back: Find more details for 星 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
star
spot
dot
mark
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほし
-ぼし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: stars born from sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #844 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 星   [ほし]  [K]
(n) star  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 衛 星   [えいせい]  [K]
(n) satellite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 火 星   [かせい]  [K]
(n) Mars (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 座   [せいざ]  [K]
(n) constellation  [D] [Jisho]
- 惑 星   [わくせい]  [K]
(n) planet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巨 星   [きょせい]  [K]
(n) giant star; great man; big-shot  [D] [Jisho]
- 暁 星   [ぎょうせい]  [K]
(n) morning star; Venus; rarity  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 星   [きんぼし]  [K]
(n) dazzling victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 星   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) fixed star  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 星   [くろぼし]  [K]
(n) black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち星   [かちぼし]  [K]
(n) (mark indicating) a win  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 惑 星   [しょうわくせい]  [K]
(n) asteroid  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 星   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) new face (star); nova  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 衛 星   [じんこうえいせい]  [K]
man-made satellite  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 星   [すいせい]  [K]
(n) Mercury (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 空   [ほしぞら]  [K]
(n) starry sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 条 旗   [せいじょうき]  [K]
(n) Stars and Stripes  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 占い   [ほしうらない]  [K]
(n) astrology; horoscope  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 衛 星   [つうしんえいせい]  [K]
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 星   [しろぼし]  [K]
(n) white circle; white star; victory mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 星   [みょうじょう]  [K]
(n) (1) morning star; Venus; (2) Lucifer; (3) (literary) star  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 星   [もくせい]  [K]
(n) Jupiter (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 流れ星   [ながれぼし]  [K]
(n) shooting star; meteor  [D] [Jisho]
- 彗 星   [すいせい]  [K]
(n) comet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 晴
Back: Find more details for 晴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): clear up
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.れる
は.れ
は.れ-
-ば.れ
は.らす
はる
はれ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun against blue means clear weather
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1022 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 晴れ   [はれ]  [K]
(n) clear weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 晴れる   [はれる]  [K]
(v1) to be sunny; to clear away; to stop raining  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 素 晴らしい   [すばらしい]  [K]
(adj) wonderful; splendid; magnificent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 快 晴   [かいせい]  [K]
(n) good weather  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 見 晴らし   [みはらし]  [K]
(n) view  [D] [Jisho]
- 晴 天   [せいてん]  [K]
(n) fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 晴らし   [きばらし]  [K]
(n) recreation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 晴らす   [みはらす]  [K]
(v5s) to command a view  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 晴れ   [あきばれ]  [K]
(n) clear Autumnal weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 晴らす   [はらす]  [K]
(v5s) to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 正
Back: Find more details for 正 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
correct
justice
righteous
10**40
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ただ.しい
ただ.す
まさ
まさ.に
おお
くに
ま
まさし
ただし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
止 (とめる) – stop
Henshall Mnemonic: to stop at the line is to do the correct thing
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #143 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 正しい   [ただしい]  [K]
(adj) right; just; correct; righteous; honest; truthful; proper; straightforward; perfect  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 月   [しょうがつ]  [K]
(n) New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 修 正   [しゅうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching; update  [D] [Jisho]
- 正   [せい]  [K]
(n) (logical) true; regular  [D] [Jisho]
- 正に   [まさに]  [K]
(adv) correctly; surely  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 確   [せいかく]  [K]
(adj-na) accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 午   [しょうご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) noon; mid-day  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 式   [せいしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) due form; official; formality  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 体   [しょうたい]  [K]
(n) natural shape; one's true colors; true character; consciousness; senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 直   [しょうじき]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) honesty; integrity; frankness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 正   [ふせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 改 正   [かいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) revision; amendment; alteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) justice; fairness; impartiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 方 形   [せいほうけい]  [K]
(n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 味   [しょうみ]  [K]
(n) net (weight)  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 面   [しょうめん]  [K]
(n,pref) front; frontage; facade; main  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 門   [せいもん]  [K]
(n) main gate; main entrance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 是 正   [ぜせい]  [K]
(n) correction; revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 解   [せいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 規   [せいき]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) regular; legal; formal; established; legitimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 義   [せいぎ]  [K]
(n) justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 常   [せいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) normalcy; normality; normal  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 当   [せいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful  [D] [Jisho]
- 訂 正   [ていせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; revision  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 賀 正   [がしょう]  [K]
(n) A Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 正 月   [きゅうしょうがつ]  [K]
(n) Lunar calendar New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 矯 正   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; remedy  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 事 正   [けんじせい]  [K]
(n) chief public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; revision; rectification  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) proofreading; correction of press  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 正 面   [ましょうめん]  [K]
(n) directly opposite; right in front  [D] [Jisho]
- 正す   [ただす]  [K]
(v5s) to correct; to adjust; to reform; to redress; to straighten; to amend  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 教   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 座   [せいざ]  [K]
(n,vs) sitting correctly (Japanese-style); sitting (or squatting) straight  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 常 化   [せいじょうか]  [K]
normalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 装   [せいそう]  [K]
(n) uniform; full dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 則   [せいそく]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) correct; proper; formal; regular; systematic; normal  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 当 防 衛   [せいとうぼうえい]  [K]
self-defence; legitimate self-defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 統   [せいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) legitimate; orthodox; traditional  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 道   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 念 場   [しょうねんば]  [K]
(n) critical moment; do-or-die situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 反 対   [せいはんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bipolar; polar; polarity; exactly opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 面   [まとも]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) the front; honesty; uprightness; direct  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 論   [せいろん]  [K]
(n) sound (just) argument  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 正   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE)  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 正   [てきせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reasonable; suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 正   [ほせい]  [K]
(n) correction  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 正 予 算   [ほせいよさん]  [K]
revised or supplementary budget  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 一 止

Kanji: 清
Back: Find more details for 清 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pure
purify
cleanse
exorcise
Manchu dynasty
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きよ.い
きよ.まる
きよ.める
あき
さや
し
すが
すみ
せ
ちん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: blue water is pure and clean
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #705 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 清 潔   [せいけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clean  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 清い   [きよい]  [K]
(adj) clear; pure; noble  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 書   [せいしょ]  [K]
(n) clean copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 掃   [せいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 清々しい   [すがすがしい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) fresh; refreshing  [D] [Jisho]
- 清らか   [きよらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clean; pure; chaste  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) liquidation; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 粛 清   [しゅくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) (political) purge  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 酒   [せいしゅ]  [K]
(n) refined sake  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 浄   [せいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure; clean; purity  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 新   [せいしん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) fresh; new  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 澄   [せいちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clear; serene  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 貧   [せいひん]  [K]
(n) honourable poverty  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 流   [せいりゅう]  [K]
(n) clear stream  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 涼   [せいりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cool; refreshing  [D] [Jisho]
- 清 廉   [せいれん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 牲
Back: Find more details for 牲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
animal sacrifice
offering
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1274 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 犠 牲   [ぎせい]  [K]
(n) sacrifice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 犠 牲 者   [ぎせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) victim  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 牛

Kanji: 生
Back: Find more details for 生 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
life
genuine
birth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.きる
い.かす
い.ける
う.まれる
う.まれ
うまれ
う.む
お.う
は.える
は.やす
き
なま
なま-
な.る
な.す
む.す
-う
あさ
いき
いく
いけ
うぶ
うまい
え
おい
ぎゅう
くるみ
ごせ
さ
じょう
すぎ
そ
そう
ちる
なば
にう
にゅう
ふ
み
もう
よい
りゅう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 生 (うまれる) – life
Henshall Mnemonic: growing plant is a symbol of life
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #29 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 学 生   [がくせい]  [K]
(n) student  [D] [Jisho]
- 生まれる   [うまれる]  [K]
(v1) to be born  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 徒   [せいと]  [K]
(n) pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 生   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) teacher; master; doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 誕 生 日   [たんじょうび]  [K]
(n) birthday  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 学 生   [りゅうがくせい]  [K]
(n) overseas student  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 一 生 懸 命   [いっしょうけんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 校 生   [こうこうせい]  [K]
(n) senior high school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 生きる   [いきる]  [K]
(v1) to live; to exist  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 活   [せいかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 産   [せいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) production; manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学 生   [だいがくせい]  [K]
(n) college student  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 生   [いっしょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 生   [しばふ]  [K]
(n) lawn  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 生   [じんせい]  [K]
(n) (human) life (i.e. conception to death)  [D] [Jisho]
- 生   [なま]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) draft (beer); (2) raw; unprocessed  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き物   [いきもの]  [K]
(n) living thing; animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 生じる   [しょうじる]  [K]
(v1) to produce; to yield; to result from; to arise; to be generated  [D] [Jisho]
- 生まれ   [うまれ]  [K]
(n) birth; birth-place  [D] [Jisho]
- 生む   [うむ]  [K]
(v5m) to give birth; to deliver; to produce  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 涯   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) one's lifetime (i.e., one's existence until death)  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 憎   [あいにく]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) unfortunately; Sorry, but ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 地   [きじ]  [K]
(n) (1) cloth; material; texture; (2) ones true character; (3) unglazed pottery  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 物   [せいぶつ]  [K]
(n) living things; creature  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 命   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) life; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 誕 生   [たんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) birth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 写 生   [しゃせい]  [K]
(n,vs) sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学 生   [しょうがくせい]  [K]
(n) grade school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 生える   [はえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to grow; to spring up; (2) to cut (teeth)  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き生き   [いきいき]  [K]
(adv,n) vividly; lively  [D] [Jisho]
- 生け花   [いけばな]  [K]
(n) (1) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 生ずる   [しょうずる]  [K]
(vz) to cause; to arise; to be generated  [D] [Jisho]
- 生る   [なる]  [K]
(v5r) to bear fruit  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 意 気   [なまいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 存   [せいぞん]  [K]
(n) existence; being; survival  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 長   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n) growth; increment  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 年 月 日   [せいねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) birth date  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 衛 生   [えいせい]  [K]
(n) health; hygiene; sanitation; medical  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 生   [さいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) playback; regeneration; resuscitation; return to life; rebirth; reincarnation; narrow escape; reclamation; regrowth  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 生   [しゅっしょう]  [K]
(n) birth  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 生   [しゅっせい]  [K]
(n) birth  [D] [Jisho]
- 生かす   [いかす]  [K]
(v5s) to revive; to resuscitate; to make use of  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き甲 斐   [いきがい]  [K]
(n) something one lives for, very important  [D] [Jisho]
- 生まれつき   [うまれつき]  [K]
(adv,n) by nature; by birth; native  [D] [Jisho]
- 生やす   [はやす]  [K]
(v5s) to grow; to cultivate; to wear beard  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 育   [せいいく]  [K]
(n) growth; development; breeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 計   [せいけい]  [K]
(n) livelihood; living  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 死   [せいし]  [K]
(n) life and death  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 臭い   [なまぐさい]  [K]
(adj) smelling of fish or blood; fish or meat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 年 生   [いちねんせい]  [K]
(n) (1) annual (plant); (2) first-year university or high-school student (esp. US); freshman  [D] [Jisho]
- 衛 生 的   [えいせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) hygienic; sanitary  [D] [Jisho]
- 往 生   [おうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) death; submission; at wit's end  [D] [Jisho]
- 芽 生え   [めばえ]  [K]
(n) bud; sprout  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 生   [かいせい]  [K]
(n) resurrection; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 生   [きせい]  [K]
(n,vs) parasitism; parasite  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 生 虫   [きせいちゅう]  [K]
(n) parasite  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 死 回 生   [きしかいせい]  [K]
(n) revival of the dead; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 生   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n) symbiosis; paragenesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 生   [げんせい]  [K]
(n) spontaneous generation; primeval; primitive  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 衛 生   [こうしゅうえいせい]  [K]
sanitation; public health  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) public welfare; Welfare Ministry  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 省   [こうせいしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Health and Welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 年 金   [こうせいねんきん]  [K]
welfare pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 生 物 質   [こうせいぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) antibiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 生   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) rehabilitation; regeneration; rebirth; resuscitation; reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 総 生 産   [こくみんそうせいさん]  [K]
(n) gross national product; GNP; gross domestic product; GDP  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 生 活   [しせいかつ]  [K]
(n) one's private life  [D] [Jisho]
- 塾 生   [じゅくせい]  [K]
(n) private-school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 生 活   [しょくせいかつ]  [K]
(n) eating habits  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 生   [しんせい]  [K]
(n) rebirth; new birth; nascent  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 生 児   [しんせいじ]  [K]
(n) newborn baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 生 観   [じんせいかん]  [K]
(n) view of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 生々しい   [なまなましい]  [K]
(adj) lively; green; fresh; raw  [D] [Jisho]
- 生い立ち   [おいたち]  [K]
(n) upbringing; personal history  [D] [Jisho]
- 生え抜き   [はえぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) native-born; trueborn  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き   [いき]  [K]
(n) freshness; stet  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き残り   [いきのこり]  [K]
(n) survivor  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き残る   [いきのこる]  [K]
(v5r) to survive  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き生きと   [いきいきと]  [K]
vividly; lively  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き返る   [いきかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き方   [いきかた]  [K]
(n) way of life; how to live  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き埋め   [いきうめ]  [K]
(n) burying alive  [D] [Jisho]
- 生ける   [いける]  [K]
(v1) to arrange (flowers)  [D] [Jisho]
- 生け垣   [いけがき]  [K]
(n) hedge  [D] [Jisho]
- 生ぬるい   [なまぬるい]  [K]
(adj) lukewarm; halfhearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 生み   [うみ]  [K]
(n) production; bringing into the world; (physical) birth  [D] [Jisho]
- 生みの親   [うみのおや]  [K]
(exp,n) one's true parents; founder; creator  [D] [Jisho]
- 生み出す   [うみだす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to bring forth; to bear; to give birth to; to produce; (2) to invent  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 化 学   [せいかがく]  [K]
(n) biochemistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 家   [せいか]  [K]
(n) (parents') home  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 花   [いけばな]  [K]
(n) (1) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 涯 教 育   [しょうがいきょういく]  [K]
education for life  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 還   [せいかん]  [K]
(n,vs) returning alive; (baseball) reaching the home plate  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 協   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) cooperative association; co-op store  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 後   [せいご]  [K]
(n) post-natal; afterbirth  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 産 性   [せいさんせい]  [K]
(n) fecundity; productivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 糸   [きいと]  [K]
(n) raw silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 盛
Back: Find more details for 盛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boom
prosper
copulate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
も.る
さか.る
さか.ん
もり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Henshall Mnemonic: serve heaped dishes when one becomes prosperous
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #712 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 盛ん   [さかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) popularity; prosperous  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 盛り   [さかり]  [K]
(n) summit; peak; prime; be at one's best  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 盛る   [もる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to serve (food, etc.); (2) to fill up; (3) to prescribe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 盛り上がる   [もりあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to rouse; to swell; to rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛 大   [せいだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) grand; prosperous; magnificent  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 盛   [ぜんせい]  [K]
(n) height of prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 盛   [はんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) prosperity; flourishing; thriving  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 気 盛んだ   [いきさかんだ]  [K]
be in high spirits  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 盛り   [はなざかり]  [K]
(n) flowers in full bloom  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 盛 期   [さいせいき]  [K]
(n) golden age; best time for  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛り込む   [もりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to incorporate; to include  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛り上がり   [もりあがり]  [K]
(n) climax; uprush  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛り上げる   [もりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to bring to a climax; to raise  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛 況   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) success; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛 衰   [せいすい]  [K]
(n) rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 盛り   [おおもり]  [K]
(n) a large serving  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き盛り   [はたらきざかり]  [K]
(n) prime of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 盛り   [めもり]  [K]
(n) scale; gradations  [D] [Jisho]
- 隆 盛   [りゅうせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 皿

Kanji: 精
Back: Find more details for 精 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
refined
ghost
fairy
energy
vitality
semen
excellence
purity
skill
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
シヤウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): きよ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Henshall Mnemonic: refined green rice fills one with spirit
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #752 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 精々   [せいぜい]  [K]
(adv) at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 算   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) exact calculation; squaring of accounts  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神   [せいしん]  [K]
(n) mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 精 巧   [せいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elaborate; delicate; exquisite  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 密   [せいみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; exact; detailed; minute; close  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 受 精   [じゅせい]  [K]
(n,vs) fertilization; impregnation; pollination  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 精 卵   [じゅせいらん]  [K]
(n) fertilized eggs  [D] [Jisho]
- 精   [せい]  [K]
(n) spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 一 杯   [せいいっぱい]  [K]
(n-adv) with all one's might  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 鋭   [せいえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elite; picked; powerful; efficient  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 液   [せいえき]  [K]
(n) semen  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 彩   [せいさい]  [K]
(n) brilliance; vividness  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 子   [せいし]  [K]
(n) sperm  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 科   [せいしんか]  [K]
(n) psychiatry  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 障 害   [せいしんしょうがい]  [K]
mental disorder  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 的   [せいしんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) mental; emotional  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 薄 弱   [せいしんはくじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; mentally retarded  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 進   [しょうじん]  [K]
(n,vs) concentration; diligence; devotion; purification  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 製   [せいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) purification  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 選   [せいせん]  [K]
(n) careful selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 通   [せいつう]  [K]
(n,vs) acquaintance; having knowledge; being expert; being versed in; conversant  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 度   [せいど]  [K]
(n) precision; accuracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 米   [せいまい]  [K]
(n) polished rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 力   [せいりょく]  [K]
(n) energy; vigor; vitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 外 受 精   [たいがいじゅせい]  [K]
in vitro fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 精   [たんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 精   [ぶしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indolence; laziness; sloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 妖 精   [ようせい]  [K]
(n) fairy; sprite; elf  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 米

Kanji: 聖
Back: Find more details for 聖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
holy
saint
sage
master
priest
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひじり
きよ
さと
さとし
せ
たか
ただ
ひろ
まさ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
耳 (みみ) – ear
Henshall Mnemonic: saintly king's earhole is sacred
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1165 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 神 聖   [しんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) holiness; sacredness; dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 書   [せいしょ]  [K]
(n) Bible; scriptures  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 棋 聖   [きせい]  [K]
(n) great master of go (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 域   [せいいき]  [K]
(n) sacred precincts  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 火   [せいか]  [K]
(n) (1) sacred fire (torch); (2) Olympic flame  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 職 者   [せいしょくしゃ]  [K]
(n) clergyman; churchman; clergy  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 人   [せいじん]  [K]
(n) saint; sage; holy man  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 戦   [せいせん]  [K]
(n) holy war; crusade  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 地   [せいち]  [K]
(n) sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 堂   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) (Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 母   [せいぼ]  [K]
(n) emperor's mother; Virgin Mary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 王 玉 耳

Kanji: 声
Back: Find more details for 声 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): voice
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こえ
こわ-
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
士 (さむらい) – samurai
Henshall Mnemonic: voice of samurai at door
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #388 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 声   [こえ]  [K]
(n) voice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 歓 声   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) cheer; shout of joy  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 明   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement; proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 声   [おんせい]  [K]
(n) voice; (the concept of) sound  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 声   [うたごえ]  [K]
(n) singing voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 声 機   [かくせいき]  [K]
(n) megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け声   [かけごえ]  [K]
(n) yell; shout  [D] [Jisho]
- 泣き声   [なきごえ]  [K]
(n,vs) cry; crying voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 叫び声   [さけびごえ]  [K]
(n) shout; yell; scream  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び声   [よびごえ]  [K]
(n) call; hail; yell  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 声   [じゅうせい]  [K]
(n) gunshot; (gun) report  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 声   [こごえ]  [K]
(n) low voice; whisper  [D] [Jisho]
- 笑い声   [わらいごえ]  [K]
(n) laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 援   [せいえん]  [K]
(n) encouragement; cheering; support  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 楽   [せいがく]  [K]
(n) vocal music  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 高   [こわだか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) with a loud voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 色   [こわいろ]  [K]
(n) (1) tone of voice; (2) mimicry; imitative voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 声   [おおごえ]  [K]
(n) large voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 声   [だいいっせい]  [K]
(n) first tone; first speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 声   [にくせい]  [K]
(n) natural voice (without a microphone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 声   [はっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) utterance; speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 声   [めいせい]  [K]
(n) fame  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴き声   [なきごえ]  [K]
(n,vs) cry (esp. animal); roar  [D] [Jisho]
- 涙 声   [なみだごえ]  [K]
(n) tearful voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し声   [はなしごえ]  [K]
(n) speaking voice; talking voice  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 土 士

Kanji: 製
Back: Find more details for 製 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
made in...
manufacture
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: system for manufacturing clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #488 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 製 造   [せいぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture; production  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 品   [せいひん]  [K]
(n) manufactured goods; finished goods  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 作 製   [さくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 作   [せいさく]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture; production  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 製   [せい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) -made; make  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 鉄   [せいてつ]  [K]
(n) iron manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 法   [せいほう]  [K]
(n) manufacturing method; recipe; formula  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 既 製   [きせい]  [K]
(n) ready-made  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 製 服   [きせいふく]  [K]
(n) ready-made clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 製   [てせい]  [K]
(n) handmade  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 日 本 製 鐵   [しんにっぽんせいてつ]  [K]
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 製   [せいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) purification  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 鋼   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) steel manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 作 費   [せいさくひ]  [K]
(n) production cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 紙   [せいし]  [K]
(n) paper making or manufacturing  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 図   [せいず]  [K]
(n) draughtsmanship; drawing; sketching; mapmaking; cartography  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 鉄 所   [せいてつしょ]  [K]
(n) ironworks; steelworks  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 糖   [せいとう]  [K]
(n) sugar manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 薬   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) pharmacy; chemist (shop); drug store  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 油 所   [せいゆじょ]  [K]
oil refinery  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 製   [てっせい]  [K]
(n) made from iron  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 気 製 品   [でんきせいひん]  [K]
electronic goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 製   [とくせい]  [K]
(n) special make; deluxe  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 製 品   [にゅうせいひん]  [K]
(n) dairy products  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 製   [ふくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) reproduction; duplication; reprinting  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫 製   [ほうせい]  [K]
(n) sewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 製   [もくせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) wooden; made of wood  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 衣

Kanji: 西
Back: Find more details for 西 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
west
Spain
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
サイ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にし
いり
ひし
むら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
襾 (ア, け, にし) – cover; place on top of; west
西 (セイ, サイ, ス, にし, いり, ひし, むら) – west; Spain
Henshall Mnemonic: sun falls in west like drop from wine press
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #259 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 西   [にし]  [K]
(n) west  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 西 洋   [せいよう]  [K]
(n) the west; Western countries  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 関 西   [かんさい]  [K]
Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 暦   [せいれき]  [K]
(n) Christian Era; anno domini (A.D.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 西   [とうざい]  [K]
(n) (1) East and West; (2) whole country; (3) Orient and Occident; (4) Your attention, please!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 西 日   [にしび]  [K]
(n) westering sun  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 西ドイツ   [にしドイツ]  [K]
West Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 瓜   [すいか]  [K]
(n) watermelon  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 欧   [せいおう]  [K]
(n) Western Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 口   [にしぐち]  [K]
(n) west entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 側   [にしがわ]  [K]
(n) west side; west bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 独   [せいどく]  [K]
West Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 南   [せいなん]  [K]
(n) south-west  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 日 本   [にしにっぽん]  [K]
western Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 武   [せいぶ]  [K]
(n) Western military  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 部   [せいぶ]  [K]
(n) the west; western part; the West  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 風   [にしかぜ]  [K]
(n) west wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 方   [せいほう]  [K]
(n) western direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 洋 人   [せいようじん]  [K]
(n) Western people  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 西 洋   [たいせいよう]  [K]
Atlantic Ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 西   [なんせい]  [K]
(n) southwest  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 西   [ほくせい]  [K]
(n) northwest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 襾 西

Kanji: 誠
Back: Find more details for 誠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sincerity
admonish
warn
prohibit
truth
fidelity
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まこと
きよ
さと
しげ
とも
のぶ
ま
まこ
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: words become sincere
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1128 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 誠   [まこと]  [K]
(adv,n) truth; faith; fidelity; sincerity; trust; confidence; reliance; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 誠に   [まことに]  [K]
(adv) indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually  [D] [Jisho]
- 誠 実   [せいじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sincere; honest; faithful  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誠 意   [せいい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) sincerity; good faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 誠   [たんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 誠   [ちゅうせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) loyalty; sincerity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 誓
Back: Find more details for 誓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vow
swear
pledge
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ちか.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1567 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 誓う   [ちかう]  [K]
(v5u) to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誓い   [ちかい]  [K]
(n) oath; vow  [D] [Jisho]
- 誓って   [ちかって]  [K]
(adv) surely; upon my word; by Jove  [D] [Jisho]
- 誓 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) written vow  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 誓   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) oath; abjuration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 請
Back: Find more details for 請 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
solicit
invite
ask
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
シン
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.う
う.ける
うけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #524 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 請 求   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) claim; demand; application; request  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 申 請   [しんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) application; request; petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 請う   [こう]  [K]
(v5u-s) to ask; to request; to invite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 強 請る   [ねだる]  [K]
(v5r) to tease; to coax; to solicit; to demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 請   [ようせい]  [K]
(n,vs) claim; demand; request; application  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 請け   [したうけ]  [K]
(n) subcontract  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 請   [しょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) calling together; invitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 請ける   [うける]  [K]
(v1) to receive; to accept  [D] [Jisho]
- 請け負う   [うけおう]  [K]
(v5u) to contract; to undertake  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 願   [せいがん]  [K]
(n) petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 求 権   [せいきゅうけん]  [K]
(n) claim rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 託   [せいたく]  [K]
(n) solicitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 負   [うけおい]  [K]
(n) contracting; undertaking  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 逝
Back: Find more details for 逝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
departed
die
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゆ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2018 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 急 逝   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) sudden death  [D] [Jisho]
- 逝 去   [せいきょ]  [K]
(n) death  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 青
Back: Find more details for 青 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blue
green
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あお
あお-
あお.い
お
Bushu (Radical) Info: 青 (あお) – blue green
Henshall Mnemonic: young blue-green plants live on the moon
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #589 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 青   [あお]  [K]
(n) blue; green; green light  [D] [Jisho]
- 青い   [あおい]  [K]
(adj) blue; pale; green; unripe; inexperienced  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 青 年   [せいねん]  [K]
(n) youth; young man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ青   [まっさお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep blue; ghastly pale  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 少 年   [せいしょうねん]  [K]
(n) youth; young person  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 白い   [あおじろい]  [K]
(adj) pale; pallid  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 青 春   [せいしゅん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) youth; springtime of life; adolescent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 青ざめる   [あおざめる]  [K]
(v1) to become pale  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 雲   [せいうん]  [K]
(n) blue sky; high rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) fruit(s) and vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 空   [あおぞら]  [K]
(n) blue sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 山   [せいざん]  [K]
(n) blue or green mountain; grave  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 酸   [せいさん]  [K]
(n) hydrocyanic (prussic) acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 写 真   [あおじゃしん]  [K]
(n) blueprint; plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 田 買い   [あおたがい]  [K]
(n) recruiting of students  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 銅   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) bronze  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 年 団   [せいねんだん]  [K]
(n) young persons' association  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 梅   [あおうめ]  [K]
(n) unripe plum  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 木   [あおき]  [K]
(n) live tree; Japanese laurel  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 柳   [あおやぎ]  [K]
(n) trough shell; short-necked clam; skimmer  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 葉   [あおば]  [K]
(n) fresh leaves  [D] [Jisho]
- 緑 青   [ろくしょう]  [K]
(n) verdigris; green rust; copper rust  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 静
Back: Find more details for 静 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): quiet
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しず-
しず.か
しず.まる
しず.める
しづ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 青 (あお) – blue green
Henshall Mnemonic: conflict quieted by sight of calming green
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #764 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 静か   [しずか]  [K]
(adj-na) quiet; peaceful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 冷 静   [れいせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) calm; composure; coolness; serenity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 静まる   [しずまる]  [K]
(v5r) to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 安 静   [あんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 止   [せいし]  [K]
(n) stillness; repose; standing still  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 閑 静   [かんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)  [D] [Jisho]
- 静けさ   [しずけさ]  [K]
(n) stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity  [D] [Jisho]
- 静める   [しずめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to appease; to suppress; to calm  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 観   [せいかん]  [K]
(n) watchful waiting; careful supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 寂   [せいじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silence  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 粛   [せいしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silent  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 物   [せいぶつ]  [K]
(n) still life; object at rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 脈   [じょうみゃく]  [K]
(n) vein  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 養   [せいよう]  [K]
(n) (convalescent) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 静   [ちんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stillness; tranquility; dullness  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 静   [どうせい]  [K]
(n) state; condition; movements  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 静   [へいせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) calm; serenity; tranquillity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 青

Kanji: 斉
Back: Find more details for 斉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
adjusted
alike
equal
similar variety of
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そろ.う
ひと.しい
ひと.しく
あたる
はやい
ただ
なり
ひと
ひとし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
斉 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, あたる, はやい, た) – adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of
齊 (セイ, サイ, そろ.う, ひと.しい, ひと.しく, あたる,) – alike; equal; similar; Saito
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1209 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 斉   [いっせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) simultaneous; all at once  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 斉に   [いっせいに]  [K]
(adv) simultaneously; all at once  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 斉   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) symmetry; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 斉 唱   [せいしょう]  [K]
(n) unison  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 斉 齊

Kanji: 税
Back: Find more details for 税 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tax
duty
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother gives away rice-tax
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #289 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 税 金   [ぜいきん]  [K]
(n) tax; duty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 課 税   [かぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) taxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 関   [ぜいかん]  [K]
(n) customs house  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 税   [めんぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) tax exemption; duty exemption  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 関 税   [かんぜい]  [K]
(n) customs; duty; tariff  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 務 署   [ぜいむしょ]  [K]
(n) tax office  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 印 税   [いんぜい]  [K]
(n) royalty (on book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接 税   [かんせつぜい]  [K]
(n) indirect tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 税   [げんぜい]  [K]
(n) tax reduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税   [こくぜい]  [K]
(n) national tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 局   [こくぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 庁   [こくぜいちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) National Tax Administration Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 税 局   [しゅぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Tax Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 税   [しゅぜい]  [K]
(n) liquor tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民 税   [じゅうみんぜい]  [K]
(n) municipal tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 加 算 税   [じゅうかさんぜい]  [K]
(n) heavy additional tax(ation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 得 税   [しょとくぜい]  [K]
(n) income tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 費 税   [しょうひぜい]  [K]
(n) consumption tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 引き   [ぜいびき]  [K]
(n) tax excluded  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 額   [ぜいがく]  [K]
(n) amount of tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 込み   [ぜいこみ]  [K]
(n) tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 収   [ぜいしゅう]  [K]
(n) tax yields; revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 制   [ぜいせい]  [K]
(n) tax system  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 法   [ぜいほう]  [K]
(n) taxation law  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 務   [ぜいむ]  [K]
(n) taxation business  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 理 士   [ぜいりし]  [K]
(n) tax counsellor  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 率   [ぜいりつ]  [K]
(n) tariff; tax rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 租 税   [そぜい]  [K]
(n) taxes; taxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 続 税   [そうぞくぜい]  [K]
(n) inheritance tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 税   [ぞうぜい]  [K]
(n) tax increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 税   [だつぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) tax evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 税   [ちほうぜい]  [K]
(n) local taxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 税   [ちょうぜい]  [K]
(n) tax collection; taxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 税   [ちょくせつぜい]  [K]
(n) direct tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 税   [のうぜい]  [K]
(n) payment of taxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 税   [むぜい]  [K]
(n) duty-free; tax-free  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 隻
Back: Find more details for 隻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vessels
counter for ships
fish
birds
arrows
one of a pair
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1546 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 隹

Kanji: 席
Back: Find more details for 席 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seat
mat
occasion
place
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むしろ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
巾 (はば) – cloth
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: building with twenty-one cloth seats
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #370 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 席   [せき]  [K]
(n) seat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 欠 席   [けっせき]  [K]
(n,vs) absence; non-attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 席   [ざせき]  [K]
(n) seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 席   [しゅっせき]  [K]
(n,vs) attendance; presence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 客 席   [きゃくせき]  [K]
(n) guest seating  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 着 席   [ちゃくせき]  [K]
(n,vs) sit down; seat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宴 席   [えんせき]  [K]
(n) banquet; dinner party  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 席   [よせ]  [K]
(n) musical hall; vaudeville  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 席   [ぎせき]  [K]
(n) parliamentary seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 席   [くうせき]  [K]
(n) vacancy; vacant seat; room  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 席   [じせき]  [K]
(n) associate; junior; assistant; runner-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 席   [しゅせき]  [K]
(n) head; chief; president; governor; chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 席   [しゅせき]  [K]
(n) top seat; first desk (in orchestra)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 席 者   [しゅっせきしゃ]  [K]
those present; attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 席 巻   [せっけん]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading  [D] [Jisho]
- 席 上   [せきじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at the meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 席   [そくせき]  [K]
(n) instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 席   [だせき]  [K]
(n) batter's box (baseball); one's turn at bat  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 席   [どうせき]  [K]
(n,vs) sit with; be with  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 席   [まんせき]  [K]
(n) sold out; fully occupied  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 巾 广

Kanji: 惜
Back: Find more details for 惜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pity
be sparing of
frugal
stingy
regret
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.しい
お.しむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1641 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 惜しい   [おしい]  [K]
(adj) (1) regrettable; disappointing; (2) precious; dear; valuable; (3) too good for; deserving better; (4) almost but not quite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 惜しむ   [おしむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to be frugal; to be sparing; (2) to value; to hold dear; (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 惜しまない   [おしまない]  [K]
without sparing (effort, funds, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 惜 敗   [せきはい]  [K]
(n,vs) regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 残 惜しい   [なごりおしい]  [K]
(adj) regret (at parting); reluctance (to part)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 斥
Back: Find more details for 斥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reject
retreat
recede
withdraw
repel
repulse
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しりぞ.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
斤 (おの) – axe
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2231 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 排 斥   [はいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 斤

Kanji: 昔
Back: Find more details for 昔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
once upon a time
antiquity
old times
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セキ
シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むかし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: twenty-one days ago is well in the past
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1197 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 昔   [むかし]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) olden days; former  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 昔   [ひとむかし]  [K]
(n) ages; long time; decade; the past ten years  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 昔   [こんじゃく]  [K]
(n) past and present  [D] [Jisho]
- 昔 話   [むかしばなし]  [K]
(n) folklore; legend  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 昔   [おおむかし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 析
Back: Find more details for 析 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chop
divide
tear
analyze
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #980 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 分 析   [ぶんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) analysis  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 析   [かいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) analysis  [D] [Jisho]
- 透 析   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) (chem.) dialysis  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 石
Back: Find more details for 石 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): stone
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セキ
シャク
コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いし
いさ
いす
いわ
し
せっく
と
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: round stone at base of cliff
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #342 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 石   [いし]  [K]
(n) stone  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 石 炭   [せきたん]  [K]
(n) coal  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 油   [せきゆ]  [K]
(n) oil; petroleum; kerosene  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 石   [ほうせき]  [K]
(n) gem; jewel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 磁 石   [じしゃく]  [K]
(n) magnet  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 鹸   [せっけん]  [K]
(n) soap  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 石   [さすが]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) clever; adept; good; expectations; as one would expect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 化 石   [かせき]  [K]
(n) fossil; petrifaction; fossilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 石   [がんせき]  [K]
(n) rock  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 石   [いっせき]  [K]
(n) one game (of go)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 石 二 鳥   [いっせきにちょう]  [K]
(exp,n) killing two birds with one stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 石   [きんせき]  [K]
(n) (1) minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; (2) epigraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 石   [こうせき]  [K]
(n) ore; mineral; crystal  [D] [Jisho]
- 砕 石   [さいせき]  [K]
(n) broken stone; rubble  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 金 石   [しきんせき]  [K]
(n) touchstone; test case  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 石   [こいし]  [K]
(n) pebble  [D] [Jisho]
- 石   [こく]  [K]
(n) volume measure (approx. 180l, 5 bushels, 10 cub. ft.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 英   [せきえい]  [K]
(n) quartz  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 灰   [せっかい]  [K]
(n) lime; quicklime; caustic lime  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 垣   [いしがき]  [K]
(n) stone wall  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 棺   [せっかん]  [K]
(n) sarcophagus; stone coffin  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 器   [せっき]  [K]
(n) stone implement  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 橋   [いしばし]  [K]
(n) stone bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 材   [せきざい]  [K]
(n) (building) stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 室   [いしむろ]  [K]
(n) stone hut  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 神   [しゃくじん]  [K]
(n) stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 段   [いしだん]  [K]
(n) (flight of) stone steps  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 頭   [いしあたま]  [K]
(n) inflexible person  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 碑   [せきひ]  [K]
(n) stone monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 仏   [せきぶつ]  [K]
(n) stone Buddhist image  [D] [Jisho]
- 礎 石   [そせき]  [K]
(n) foundation stone; cornerstone  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 理 石   [だいりせき]  [K]
(n) marble  [D] [Jisho]
- 胆 石   [たんせき]  [K]
(n) gallstones  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 磁 石   [でんじしゃく]  [K]
(n) electromagnet  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 石   [どせき]  [K]
(n) earth and stones  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 石   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) stone throwing  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 石   [ふせき]  [K]
(n) strategic arrangement of go stones; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 石   [ぼせき]  [K]
(n) tombstone; gravestone  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 3

Kanji: 積
Back: Find more details for 積 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
volume
product (x*y)
acreage
contents
pile up
stack
load
amass
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.む
-づ.み
つ.もる
つ.もり
か
さか
しゃこ
ずみ
つみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: take blame for pile-up of rice plants
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #541 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 積もり   [つもり]  [K]
(n) intention; plan  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 積もる   [つもる]  [K]
(v5r) to pile up  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 極 的   [せっきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) positive; active; proactive  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 積む   [つむ]  [K]
(v5m) to pile up; to stack  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 積   [たいせき]  [K]
(n) capacity; volume  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 積   [めんせき]  [K]
(n) area  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 積   [ようせき]  [K]
(n) capacity; volume  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 見 積もり   [みつもり]  [K]
(n) estimation; quotation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 積り   [みつもり]  [K]
(n) estimation; quotation  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 積   [ちくせき]  [K]
(n,vs) accumulation; accumulate; store  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 作 付 面 積   [さくづけめんせき]  [K]
planted area  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 積   [さんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) lying in piles; form into piles; forming a (huge) pile  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 積   [しゅうせき]  [K]
(n,vs) accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 積み   [うわづみ]  [K]
(n) deck cargo; upper layer of goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 積   [せき]  [K]
(n) (math) product  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み込む   [つみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み重ね   [つみかさね]  [K]
(n) pile; accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み重ねる   [つみかさねる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to be piled up; to accumulate  [D] [Jisho]
- 積み立て   [つみたて]  [K]
(n) savings  [D] [Jisho]
- 積ん読   [つんどく]  [K]
buying books and not reading them  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 極   [せっきょく]  [K]
(n) positive; progressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 載   [せきさい]  [K]
(n) lading; loading; carrying  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 算   [せきさん]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; add up; estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 雪   [せきせつ]  [K]
(n) fallen snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 立 金   [つみたてきん]  [K]
(n) deposit  [D] [Jisho]
- 堆 積   [たいせき]  [K]
(n) pile (of things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 累 積   [るいせき]  [K]
(n) accumulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 欝 積   [うっせき]  [K]
(n) congestion; stagna  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 籍
Back: Find more details for 籍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
enroll
domiciliary register
membership
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): セキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #907 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 国 籍   [こくせき]  [K]
(n) nationality  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 籍   [しょせき]  [K]
(n) book; publication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 戸 籍   [こせき]  [K]
(n) census; family register  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 移 籍   [いせき]  [K]
(n,vs) changing household registry; transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 籍 謄 本   [こせきとうほん]  [K]
(n) official copy of the family register  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 籍   [ざいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) enrollment  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 籍   [じょせき]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) removing a name; (2) expelling; decommissioning  [D] [Jisho]
- 籍   [せき]  [K]
(n) one's family register; one's domicile  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 籍   [せんせき]  [K]
(n) ship's nationality; ship's country of registration  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 籍   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) party register; membership in a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 籍   [にゅうせき]  [K]
(n,vs) entry in family register  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 籍   [ほんせき]  [K]
(n) one's permanent residence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 績
Back: Find more details for 績 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exploits
unreeling cocoons
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: blame threads for poor achievements in spinning
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #820 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 成 績   [せいせき]  [K]
(n) results; record  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 功 績   [こうせき]  [K]
(n) achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 績   [じっせき]  [K]
(n) achievements; actual results  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 業 績   [ぎょうせき]  [K]
(n) achievement; performance; results; work; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 紡 績   [ぼうせき]  [K]
(n) spinning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 好 成 績   [こうせいせき]  [K]
(n) good results  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 績   [せんせき]  [K]
(n) war or military record; score; military achievements; results  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 責
Back: Find more details for 責 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blame
condemn
censure
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): せ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: growing money debts mean growing liability
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #598 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 責める   [せめる]  [K]
(v1) to condemn; to blame; to criticize  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 任   [せきにん]  [K]
(n) duty; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 責 務   [せきむ]  [K]
(n) duty; obligation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引 責   [いんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) taking responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事 責 任   [けいじせきにん]  [K]
criminal liability  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 責   [じせき]  [K]
(n) self-condemnation  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 責   [じゅうせき]  [K]
(n) heavy responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 任 感   [せきにんかん]  [K]
(n) sense of responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 任 者   [せきにんしゃ]  [K]
(n) responsible party  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 義 的 責 任   [どうぎてきせきにん]  [K]
(n) moral obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 責 任   [むせきにん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irresponsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 責   [めんせき]  [K]
(n) exemption from responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 責   [もんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 赤
Back: Find more details for 赤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): red
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セキ
シャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あか
あか-
あか.い
あか.らむ
あか.らめる
あ
あこ
あま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 赤 (あか) – red
Henshall Mnemonic: big fire makes earth glow red
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #584 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 赤い   [あかい]  [K]
(adj) red  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 赤ちゃん   [あかちゃん]  [K]
(n) baby; infant  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤ん坊   [あかんぼう]  [K]
(n) baby  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 真っ赤   [まっか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep red; flushed (of face)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 赤 道   [せきどう]  [K]
(n) equator  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 赤 字   [あかじ]  [K]
(n) deficit; go in the red  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 赤 外 線   [せきがいせん]  [K]
(n) infra-red rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 旗   [あかはた]  [K]
(n) Red Flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 軍   [せきぐん]  [K]
(n) Red Army  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 松   [あかまつ]  [K]
(n) red pine tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 色   [せきしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) red  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 信 号   [あかしんごう]  [K]
(n) red light (traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 飯   [せきはん]  [K]
(n) red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 面   [せきめん]  [K]
(n) blush  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 痢   [せきり]  [K]
(n) dysentery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 跡
Back: Find more details for 跡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tracks
mark
print
impression
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #953 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 跡   [あと]  [K]
(n) (1) trace; tracks; mark; sign; (2) remains; ruins; (3) scar  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 足 跡   [あしあと]  [K]
(n) footprints  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遺 跡   [いせき]  [K]
(n) historic ruins (remains, relics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 跡 継ぎ   [あとつぎ]  [K]
(n) heir; successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 跡   [ついせき]  [K]
(n) pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 奇 跡   [きせき]  [K]
(n) miracle; wonder; marvel  [D] [Jisho]
- 軌 跡   [きせき]  [K]
(n) (1) locus; (2) wagon tracks  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 跡   [けいせき]  [K]
(n) traces; evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 痕 跡   [こんせき]  [K]
(n) traces  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 跡   [しせき]  [K]
(n) historical landmark  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 跡   [しっせき]  [K]
(n) abscondence; disappearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 跡   [きずあと]  [K]
(n) scar; cicatrix  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼け跡   [やけあと]  [K]
(n) ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 跡   [そくせき]  [K]
(n) footprints  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 跡   [ひっせき]  [K]
(n) holograph; handwriting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 足

Kanji: 碩
Back: Find more details for 碩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
large
great
eminent
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おお.きい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 切
Back: Find more details for 切 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cut
cutoff
be sharp
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セツ
サイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.る
-き.る
き.り
-き.り
-ぎ.り
き.れる
-き.れる
き.れ
-き.れ
-ぎ.れ
きつ
きり
ぎり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: seven sword cuts
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #324 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 切る   [きる]  [K]
(suf,v5r) to cut; to chop; to hash; to carve; to saw; to clip; to shear; to slice; to strip; to fell; to cut down; to punch; to sever (connections); to pause; to break off; to disconnect; to turn off; to hang up; to cross (a street); to discount; to sell below cost; to shake (water) off; to finish; to be through; to complete  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 手   [きって]  [K]
(n) stamp (postage); merchandise certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 符   [きっぷ]  [K]
(n) ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 切   [たいせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) important; valuable; worthy of care  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 親 切   [しんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; gentleness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 横 切る   [よこぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to cross (e.g. arms); to traverse  [D] [Jisho]
- 切れ   [きれ]  [K]
(n) cloth; piece; cut; chop; strip; slice; scrap; counter for such  [D] [Jisho]
- 切れる   [きれる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to cut well; to be sharp; (2) to break (off); to snap; to wear out; (3) to be injured; (4) to burst; to collapse; (5) to be disconnected; to be out of; to expire; to sever (connections) with; (6) to be shrewd; to have a sharp mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 切   [てきせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 切る   [うらぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 区 切る   [くぎる]  [K]
(v5r,vt) to punctuate; to cut off; to mark off; to stop; to put an end to  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切り   [おもいきり]  [K]
(adv,n) with all one's strength (heart); resignation; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 切る   [ちぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to cut up fine; to pick (fruit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 張り切る   [はりきる]  [K]
(v5r) to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor; to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め切る   [しめきる]  [K]
(v5r) to shut up  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 切   [しめきり]  [K]
(n) closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏 切   [ふみきり]  [K]
(n) railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り切れ   [うりきれ]  [K]
(n) sold-out  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り切れる   [うりきれる]  [K]
(v1) to be sold out  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 切   [いっさい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) all; everything; without exception; the whole; entirely; absolutely  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し切る   [おしきる]  [K]
(v5r) to have one's own way  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 切り   [くぎり]  [K]
(n) an end; a stop; punctuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 切 手   [こぎって]  [K]
(n) cheque; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 切っ掛け   [きっかけ]  [K]
(n) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 切ない   [せつない]  [K]
(adj) painful; trying; oppressive; suffocating  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り   [きり]  [K]
(n,suf) limits; end; bounds; period; place to leave off; closing sentence; all there is; only; since  [D] [Jisho]
- 切れ目   [きれめ]  [K]
(n) break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 実   [せつじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; pressing; urgent  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち切る   [うちきる]  [K]
(v5r) to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め切り   [しめきり]  [K]
(n) closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 切れる   [とぎれる]  [K]
(v1) to pause; to be interrupted  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- やり切れない   [やりきれない]  [K]
(adj) unbearable; too much  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り切る   [わりきる]  [K]
(v5r) to divide; to give a clear explanation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 切り   [みきり]  [K]
(n) abandon; forsake  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 切り発 車   [みきりはっしゃ]  [K]
starting a train before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い切る   [いいきる]  [K]
(v5r) to declare; to assert; to state definitively  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 切   [こんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; cordiality; exhaustiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 切り   [しきり]  [K]
(n) partition; division; boundary; compartment; settlement of accounts; toeing the mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切って   [おもいきって]  [K]
(adv) resolutely  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い切る   [おもいきる]  [K]
(v5r) to resign to fate; to despair  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 切り   [ゆびきり]  [K]
(n) linking little fingers to confirm a promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 切れ   [はぎれ]  [K]
(n) the feel when biting; manner of enunciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 切れ   [じかんぎれ]  [K]
(n) being out of time  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り切る   [ふりきる]  [K]
(v5r) to shake off; to shake free from  [D] [Jisho]
- 澄み切る   [すみきる]  [K]
(v5r) to be serene  [D] [Jisho]
- 切らす   [きらす]  [K]
(v5s) to be out of; to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り下げ   [きりさげ]  [K]
(n) devaluation of currency  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り口   [きりくち]  [K]
(n) cut end; section; opening; slit  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り札   [きりふだ]  [K]
(n) trump card  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り捨て   [きりすて]  [K]
(n) (historical) using people of low rank as sword fodder; omission; rounding down  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り捨てる   [きりすてる]  [K]
(v1) to truncate; to cut down; to omit; to discard; to slay; to cast away  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り上げ   [きりあげ]  [K]
(n) end; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り替え   [きりかえ]  [K]
(n) exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り抜き   [きりぬき]  [K]
(n) scraps; cuts  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り崩す   [きりくずす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); (2) to split (the opposition); to break (strike)  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り離す   [きりはなす]  [K]
(v5s) to detach; to decapitate  [D] [Jisho]
- 切れ味   [きれあじ]  [K]
(n) sharpness (of a sword); the feel of a cutting edge  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 掛   [きっかけ]  [K]
(n) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 断   [せつだん]  [K]
(n,vs) cutting; severance; section; amputation  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 迫   [せっぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 腹   [せっぷく]  [K]
(n) seppuku; disembowelment; harakiri  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 望   [せつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) longing for; earnest desire  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 切れる   [ちぎれる]  [K]
(v1) to be torn off; to be torn to pieces  [D] [Jisho]
- 息 切れ   [いきぎれ]  [K]
(n) shortness of breath  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち切り   [うちきり]  [K]
(n) end; close; finish; discontinuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸し切り   [かしきり]  [K]
(n) reserved; reservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 切り   [かしきり]  [K]
(n) reserved; reservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 切る   [ねぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle  [D] [Jisho]
- 爪 切り   [つめきり]  [K]
(n) nail clippers  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 切り   [しめきり]  [K]
(n) closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏み切る   [ふみきる]  [K]
(v5r) to make a bold start; to take a plunge; to take off  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏 切り   [ふみきり]  [K]
(n) railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ切る   [にげきる]  [K]
(v5r) to get away; to manage to hold on  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 切り   [かわきり]  [K]
(n) beginning; start  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び切り   [とびきり]  [K]
(adj-no,adv) extraordinary; superior; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 切れ   [しなぎれ]  [K]
(n) out of stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 親 切   [ふしんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unkindness; unfriendliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 切れ   [まくぎれ]  [K]
(n) fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act  [D] [Jisho]
- 紋 切り型   [もんきりがた]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) fixed formula; stereotyped phrase; hackneyed  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 切り   [うらぎり]  [K]
(n) treachery; betrayal; perfidy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 拙
Back: Find more details for 拙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bungling
clumsy
unskillful
On-Yomi Reading(s): セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つたな.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1938 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巧 拙   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) tact; skill; workmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 拙 速   [せっそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hasty; rough and ready  [D] [Jisho]
- 拙 劣   [せつれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clumsy; unskillful  [D] [Jisho]
- 稚 拙   [ちせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unskillful; childish  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 接
Back: Find more details for 接 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
touch
contact
adjoin
piece together
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セツ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: join hands with woman standing alone
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #523 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 直 接   [ちょくせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 応 接   [おうせつ]  [K]
(n) reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接   [かんせつ]  [K]
(n) indirection; indirectness  [D] [Jisho]
- 接する   [せっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to come in contact with; to connect; to attend; to receive  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 近   [せっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 続   [せつぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) connection; union; join; link; (2) changing trains  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 接   [めんせつ]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 接 触   [せっしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) touch; contact  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 接   [みっせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) related; connected; close; intimate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 間 接 税   [かんせつぜい]  [K]
(n) indirect tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接 的   [かんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) indirectly  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 見   [せっけん]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 種   [せっしゅ]  [K]
(n) inoculation; vaccination  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 戦   [せっせん]  [K]
(n) close combat; close contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 待   [せったい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) reception; welcome; serving (food); (2) business entertainment  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 着   [せっちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) fastening with glue  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 点   [せってん]  [K]
(n) (1) tangent point; point of contact; (2) single bit IO point; (3) (electrical) contact  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 税   [ちょくせつぜい]  [K]
(n) direct tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 選 挙   [ちょくせつせんきょ]  [K]
direct election  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 的   [ちょくせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) direct  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 防 接 種   [よぼうせっしゅ]  [K]
immunization; vaccination  [D] [Jisho]
- 溶 接   [ようせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) weld; welding  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 接   [りんせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) adjoin; adjacent; related  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 摂
Back: Find more details for 摂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vicarious
surrogate
act in addition to
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セツ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
かね.る
と.る
せっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1779 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 摂 氏   [せっし]  [K]
(n) Centigrade; Celsius  [D] [Jisho]
- 摂 取   [せっしゅ]  [K]
(n) (1) intake; absorption; adoption; (2) assimilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 摂 理   [せつり]  [K]
(n) (divine) Providence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 折
Back: Find more details for 折 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fold
break
fracture
bend
yield
submit
On-Yomi Reading(s): セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.る
おり
お.り
-お.り
お.れる
せき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand-ax can break or bend
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #962 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 折る   [おる]  [K]
(v5r) to break; to fold; to pick flower  [D] [Jisho]
- 折れる   [おれる]  [K]
(v1,vi,vt) to break; to be folded; to give in; to turn (a corner)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 骨 折   [こっせつ]  [K]
(n) bone fracture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 折 角   [せっかく]  [K]
(adv,n) with trouble; at great pains; long-awaited  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 屈 折   [くっせつ]  [K]
(n) bending; indentation; refraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 折   [ときおり]  [K]
(n-adv) sometimes  [D] [Jisho]
- 折   [おり]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) chance; suitable time  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り返す   [おりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to turn up; to fold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 衷   [せっちゅう]  [K]
(n) compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 曲 折   [きょくせつ]  [K]
(n) windings; meanderings; complications  [D] [Jisho]
- 挫 折   [ざせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) frustration; setback; discouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 折々   [おりおり]  [K]
(adv,n) occasionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 折から   [おりから]  [K]
(exp,n-t) just then; at that time  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り合い   [おりあい]  [K]
(n) mutual relations; compromise  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り紙   [おりがみ]  [K]
(n) origami (paper folding)  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り畳み   [おりたたみ]  [K]
(n) folding (desk, chair)  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り返し   [おりかえし]  [K]
(adv,n) lapel; cuffs; flap; chorus; refrain; repetition  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 紙   [おりがみ]  [K]
(n) origami (paper folding)  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 衝   [せっしょう]  [K]
(n) negotiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 半   [せっぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) half; division  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 洋 折 衷   [わようせっちゅう]  [K]
(n) a blending of Japanese and Western styles  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 設
Back: Find more details for 設 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
establishment
provision
prepare
On-Yomi Reading(s): セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もう.ける
した
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: build with words, despite hammer in hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #145 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 建 設   [けんせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) construction; establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 計   [せっけい]  [K]
(n,vs) plan; design  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 備   [せつび]  [K]
(n,vs) equipment; device; facilities; installation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 施 設   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) institution; establishment; facility; (army) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 設ける   [もうける]  [K]
(v1) to create; to establish  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 置   [せっち]  [K]
(n) establishment; institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 定   [せってい]  [K]
(n,vs) establishment; creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 立   [せつりつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; foundation; institution  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 設   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional  [D] [Jisho]
- 架 設   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) construction; building  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 設   [かいせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) establishment; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 省   [けんせつしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 的   [けんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) constructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 設   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) public (institution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 設   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) private  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 設   [じょうせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) standing (a thing, in a place); permanent  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 設   [しんせつ]  [K]
(n) newly organized or established  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 問   [せつもん]  [K]
(n) question  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 設   [そうせつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; founding; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 設   [ぞうせつ]  [K]
(n) extension; expansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 設   [とくせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) setting up specially; special installation  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 設   [ふせつ]  [K]
(n) construction; laying (a road)  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 設   [へいせつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; link  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 衛 施 設 庁   [ぼうえいしせつちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 窃
Back: Find more details for 窃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stealth
steal
secret
private
hushed
On-Yomi Reading(s): セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬす.む
ひそ.か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1871 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 窃 盗   [せっとう]  [K]
(n) theft; stealing; larceny  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 穴

Kanji: 節
Back: Find more details for 節 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
node
season
period
occasion
verse
clause
stanza
honor
joint
knuckle
knob
knot
tune
melody
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セツ
セチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふし
-ぶし
のっと
たかし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo has joints, namely sections
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #934 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 季 節   [きせつ]  [K]
(n) season  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 節   [ふし]  [K]
(n) joint; knuckle; tune; melody  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 約   [せつやく]  [K]
(n,vs) economising; saving  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 調 節   [ちょうせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) regulation; adjustment; control  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 節   [せつ]  [K]
(n) node; section; occasion; time  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お節 介   [おせっかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) meddling; nosy  [D] [Jisho]
- お節 料 理   [おせちりょうり]  [K]
food served during the New Year's Holidays  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 節   [いっせつ]  [K]
(n) a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 節   [かんせつ]  [K]
(n) joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 節 風   [きせつふう]  [K]
(n) seasonal winds  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 慶 節   [こっけいせつ]  [K]
(n) anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time  [D] [Jisho]
- 削り節   [けずりぶし]  [K]
(n) flaked bonito  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 節   [しせつ]  [K]
(n) envoy; embassy; mission; delegate  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 節   [じせつ]  [K]
(n) (1) season; (2) the times; (3) opportunity; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 句   [せっく]  [K]
(n) seasonal festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 減   [せつげん]  [K]
(n,vs) retrenchment; curtailment; economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 操   [せっそう]  [K]
(n) (1) constancy; integrity; honor; (2) chastity; fidelity  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 度   [せつど]  [K]
(n) moderation; standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 目   [ふしめ]  [K]
(n) a knot; a turning point  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 説
Back: Find more details for 説 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rumor
opinion
theory
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セツ
ゼイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.く
さとし
とき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother disperses words, preaching away
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #326 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 小 説   [しょうせつ]  [K]
(n) novel; story  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 明   [せつめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; exposition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 演 説   [えんぜつ]  [K]
(n) speech; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 説   [せつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) theory  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 解 説   [かいせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; commentary  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 説   [しゃせつ]  [K]
(n) editorial; leading article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 学 説   [がくせつ]  [K]
(n) theory  [D] [Jisho]
- 説く   [とく]  [K]
(v5k) to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 得   [せっとく]  [K]
(n) persuasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 説   [でんせつ]  [K]
(n) tradition; legend; folklore  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 説   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 説   [ぎゃくせつ]  [K]
(n) paradox  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 説   [じょせつ]  [K]
(n) introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 説 家   [しょうせつか]  [K]
(n) novelist; fiction writer  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 理 小 説   [すいりしょうせつ]  [K]
mystery or detective novel  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 教   [せっきょう]  [K]
(n) propound; preach; sermon  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 明 書   [せつめいしょ]  [K]
(n) (printed) instructions  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 説   [ていせつ]  [K]
(n) established theory  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 説   [ゆうぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) election tour; election campaign; stumping  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 説   [りきせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) insistence; (major) emphasis; stress  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 説   [ろんせつ]  [K]
(n) editorial; dissertation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 雪
Back: Find more details for 雪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): snow
On-Yomi Reading(s): セツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆき
せっ
ぶき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Henshall Mnemonic: rain that hand sweeps away is snow
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1131 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 雪   [ゆき]  [K]
(n) snow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 吹 雪   [ふぶき]  [K]
(n) snow storm  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雪 崩   [なだれ]  [K]
(n) avalanche  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 降 雪   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) snowfall; snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 雪   [はつゆき]  [K]
(n) first snow (of season)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 雪   [しんせつ]  [K]
(n) new snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 雪   [せきせつ]  [K]
(n) fallen snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 解け   [ゆきどけ]  [K]
(n,vs) snow thaw; thawing  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 渓   [せっけい]  [K]
(n) snowy valley  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 国   [ゆきぐに]  [K]
(n) snow country  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 辱   [せつじょく]  [K]
(n) vindication of honour; making up for loss; revenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 雪   [おおゆき]  [K]
(n) heavy snow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 雨

Kanji: 絶
Back: Find more details for 絶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discontinue
beyond
sever
cut off
abstain
interrupt
suppress
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.える
た.やす
た.つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: sever colorful threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #784 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 絶 対   [ぜったい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) absolute; unconditional; absoluteness  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 滅   [ぜつめつ]  [K]
(n) destruction; extinction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 絶えず   [たえず]  [K]
(adv) constantly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 拒 絶   [きょぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) refusal; rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶える   [たえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; (2) to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶つ   [たつ]  [K]
(v5t) to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from)  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 望   [ぜつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) despair; hopelessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 絶える   [とだえる]  [K]
(v1) to stop; to cease; to come to an end  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 絶   [きぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) faint; swoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 絶 反 応   [きょぜつはんのう]  [K]
rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 絶   [こんぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) eradication; extermination  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶え間なく   [たえまなく]  [K]
incessantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶やす   [たやす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to exterminate; to eradicate; (2) to let (fire) go out  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 縁   [ぜつえん]  [K]
(n,vs) isolation; insulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 叫   [ぜっきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) exclamation; scream; shout  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 句   [ぜっく]  [K]
(n,vs) become speechless  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 交   [ぜっこう]  [K]
(n) breach  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 好   [ぜっこう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) best; ideal; perfect  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 対に   [ぜったいに]  [K]
(adv) absolutely; unconditionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 対 的   [ぜったいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) absolute  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 大   [ぜつだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tremendous; immense  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 頂   [ぜっちょう]  [K]
(n) summit; peak; climax  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 妙   [ぜつみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) miraculous  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 絶   [だんぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) become extinct; cease to exist; break off  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 絶   [ちゅうぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) interruption; abortion; discontinuance; suspension; abeyance  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 絶   [はいぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) extinction; abolition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 舌
Back: Find more details for 舌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tongue
reed
clapper
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): した
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舌 (した) – tongue
Henshall Mnemonic: tongue shows dry mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1830 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 舌   [した]  [K]
(n) tongue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 舌 戦   [ぜっせん]  [K]
(n) war of words  [D] [Jisho]
- 舌 打ち   [したうち]  [K]
(n) smacking lips; clicking tongue; tut-tut  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 舌   [どくぜつ]  [K]
(n) wicked tongue; abusive language  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 舌   [にまいじた]  [K]
(adj-no,n) double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued  [D] [Jisho]
- 猫 舌   [ねこじた]  [K]
(n) unable to take (thermally) hot food  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 舌   [べんぜつ]  [K]
(n) speech  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 仙
Back: Find more details for 仙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hermit
wizard
cent
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セン
セント
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そま
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1157 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 水 仙   [すいせん]  [K]
(n) daffodil; narcissus  [D] [Jisho]
- 仙 人   [せんにん]  [K]
(n) hermit; wizard; fairy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 先
Back: Find more details for 先 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
before
ahead
previous
future
precedence
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さき
ま.ず
ぽん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
Henshall Mnemonic: those dead people preceded us in life
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #173 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 先   [さき]  [K]
(adj-no,n,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); (3) destination; (4) the first priority; the future; objective; sequel; remainder; the other party  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 月   [せんげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last month  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 週   [せんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last week; the week before  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 生   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) teacher; master; doctor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 先 輩   [せんぱい]  [K]
(n) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 先ず   [まず]  [K]
(adv) (1) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; (2) hardly (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 日   [せんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the other day; a few days ago  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ先   [まっさき]  [K]
(n) the head; the foremost; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 祖   [せんぞ]  [K]
(n) ancestor  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 端   [せんたん]  [K]
(n) pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 程   [さきほど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) some time ago  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 頭   [せんとう]  [K]
(n) head; lead; vanguard; first  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 先   [そせん]  [K]
(n) ancestor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勤め先   [つとめさき]  [K]
(n) place of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 先だって   [せんだって]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) recently; the other day  [D] [Jisho]
- 先に   [さきに]  [K]
(adv,n) before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 行   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) preceding; going first  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 代   [せんだい]  [K]
(n) family predecessor; previous age; previous generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 着   [せんちゃく]  [K]
(n) first arrival  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 天 的   [せんてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 先   [ゆうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) preference; priority  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ペン先   [ペンさき]  [K]
(n) pen nibs  [D] [Jisho]
- 宛 先   [あてさき]  [K]
(n) address; destination  [D] [Jisho]
- 軒 先   [のきさき]  [K]
(n) edge of the eaves; house frontage  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 先   [くちさき]  [K]
(n) lips; mouth; snout; proboscis; professions; lip service; mere words  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き先   [いきさき]  [K]
(n) (1) destination; (2) whereabouts; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 先 端   [さいせんたん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ultra-fine  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 先   [ゆびさき]  [K]
(n) fingertip  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 先   [はるさき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning of spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 手 先   [こてさき]  [K]
(n) (superficial) cleverness  [D] [Jisho]
- 刃 先   [はさき]  [K]
(n) edge of blade  [D] [Jisho]
- 先々   [さきざき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (2) places one goes to  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 安   [さきやす]  [K]
(n) lower future quotations  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆   [せんく]  [K]
(n) (1) forerunner; pioneer; outrider; precursor; (2) herald; (3) pilot car  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆け   [さきがけ]  [K]
(n) charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆ける   [さきがける]  [K]
(v1) to be the first  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 決   [せんけつ]  [K]
(n) previous decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 見   [せんけん]  [K]
(n) foresight; anticipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 遣   [せんけん]  [K]
(n,vs) sending ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 行き   [さきいき]  [K]
(n) the future  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 頃   [さきごろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) recently; the other day  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 取   [せんしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) earning the first (runs); preoccupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 取り   [さきどり]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving in advance; taking before others  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 手   [せんて]  [K]
(n) (1) the first move; forestalling; initiative; (2) black player (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 住   [せんじゅう]  [K]
(n) previous priest or resident  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 進   [せんしん]  [K]
(n) seniority; advance; leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 進 国   [せんしんこく]  [K]
(n) advanced (developed) country; advanced nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 人   [せんじん]  [K]
(n) predecessor; pioneer; ancestor  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 陣   [せんじん]  [K]
(n) vanguard; advance guard  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 制   [せんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) preempt; head-start (of several runs) (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 送り   [さきおくり]  [K]
(n) postpone  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 導   [せんどう]  [K]
(n) guidance; leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 入 観   [せんにゅうかん]  [K]
(n) preconception; prejudice; preoccupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 発   [せんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 般   [せんぱん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) some time ago; the other day  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 物   [さきもの]  [K]
(n) futures  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 方   [せんぽう]  [K]
(n) other party (side); he; she; they; destination  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 例   [せんれい]  [K]
(n) precedent  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り先   [おくりさき]  [K]
(n) forwarding address  [D] [Jisho]
- 爪 先   [つまさき]  [K]
(n) tiptoe  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 先   [みせさき]  [K]
(n) store front  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 意 先   [とくいさき]  [K]
(n) favorite customer  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 先   [はなさき]  [K]
(n) tip of nose  [D] [Jisho]
- 矛 先   [ほこさき]  [K]
(n) point of spear; aim of attack; force of argument  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 先   [めさき]  [K]
(n) near future; immediate; before one  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 先   [やさき]  [K]
(n) arrowhead; brunt; target  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 先 的   [ゆうせんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) preferential  [D] [Jisho]
- 率 先   [そっせん]  [K]
(n) taking the initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 先   [たびさき]  [K]
(n) destination; goal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 儿

Kanji: 千
Back: Find more details for 千 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): thousand
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ち
かず
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: that one person is worth a thousand others
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #195 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 千   [せん]  [K]
(num) 1,000; thousand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 千 切る   [ちぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to cut up fine; to pick (fruit)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 千   [いっせん]  [K]
(n) 1,000; one thousand  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 千   [なんぜん]  [K]
many thousands  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 千   [さんぜん]  [K]
(n) 3000; many  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 千   [よんせん]  [K]
four thousand  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 九 百 年 代   [せんきゅうひゃくねんだい]  [K]
the 1900s  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 歳   [ちとせ]  [K]
(n) millennium; one thousand years  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 秋 楽   [せんしゅうらく]  [K]
(n) concluding festivities; final day of a sumo tournament; concluding program  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 切れる   [ちぎれる]  [K]
(v1) to be torn off; to be torn to pieces  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 代   [せんだい]  [K]
(n) (1) thousand years; (2) very long period; forever  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 鳥   [ちどり]  [K]
(n) plover  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 島   [ちしま]  [K]
Kurile Islands  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 島 列 島   [ちしまれっとう]  [K]
(n) Kurile Islands  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 里   [せんり]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) 1000 ri; (a) long distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 千 代   [やちよ]  [K]
(n) eternity; thousands of years  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: ノ 十

Kanji: 占
Back: Find more details for 占 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fortune telling
divine
forecast
occupy
hold
have
get
take
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.める
うらな.う
うら
しむ
じめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #694 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 占める   [しめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to comprise; to account for; to make up (of); (2) to hold; to occupy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 占う   [うらなう]  [K]
(v5u) to forecast; to predict  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 占 領   [せんりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 占   [どくせん]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寡 占   [かせん]  [K]
(n) oligopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 占い   [ほしうらない]  [K]
(n) astrology; horoscope  [D] [Jisho]
- 占い   [うらない]  [K]
(n) fortune-telling  [D] [Jisho]
- 占 拠   [せんきょ]  [K]
(n) occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 占 有   [せんゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) exclusive possession  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り占め   [ひとりじめ]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い占め   [かいしめ]  [K]
(n) buying up of goods; cornering (market)  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い占める   [かいしめる]  [K]
(v1) to buy up  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 卜

Kanji: 宣
Back: Find more details for 宣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
proclaim
say
announce
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のたむ.う
のたま.わく
とおる
のぶ
のぼる
のり
ひさ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: state that roof will be finished in two days
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #695 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 宣 伝   [せんでん]  [K]
(n,vs) propaganda; publicity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 宣 言   [せんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) declaration; proclamation; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 街 宣 車   [がいせんしゃ]  [K]
(n) (right-wing) propaganda truck  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 教 師   [せんきょうし]  [K]
(n) missionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 告   [せんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) sentence; verdict; pronouncement  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 誓   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) oath; abjuration  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 戦   [せんせん]  [K]
(n) declaration of war  [D] [Jisho]
- 託 宣   [たくせん]  [K]
(n) oracle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 専
Back: Find more details for 専 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
specialty
exclusive
mainly
solely
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もっぱ.ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 寸 (すん) – glue
Henshall Mnemonic: exclusive possession of ten measured fields
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #506 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 専 門   [せんもん]  [K]
(n) speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 専 攻   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) major subject; special study  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 専 制   [せんせい]  [K]
(n) despotism; autocracy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 専ら   [もっぱら]  [K]
(adv) wholly; solely; entirely  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 修   [せんしゅう]  [K]
(n) specialization  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 用   [せんよう]  [K]
(n,pref,suf) exclusive use; personal use  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 住 専   [じゅうせん]  [K]
housing-loan corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 横   [せんおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) arbitrariness; despotism; tyranny  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 業   [せんぎょう]  [K]
(n) special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 守 防 衛   [せんしゅぼうえい]  [K]
(n) a nonaggressive defense (policy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 従   [せんじゅう]  [K]
(n) working exclusively for; working full-time (for)  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 属   [せんぞく]  [K]
(n) exclusive; attached to; specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 任   [せんにん]  [K]
(n) full-time service  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 念   [せんねん]  [K]
(n,vs) absorption; give undivided attention; devote oneself to  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 売   [せんばい]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 務   [せんむ]  [K]
(n) managing director; special duty; conductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 医   [せんもんい]  [K]
(n) medical specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 家   [せんもんか]  [K]
(n) specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 学 校   [せんもんがっこう]  [K]
vocational school  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 的   [せんもんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 店   [せんもんてん]  [K]
(n) specialist shops  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 寸

Kanji: 川
Back: Find more details for 川 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stream
river
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ
か
こ
さわ
さんぼんがわ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
川 (セン, かわ) – stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ) – crooked river
Henshall Mnemonic: river flowing between banks
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #181 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 川   [かわ]  [K]
(n) river  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 河 川   [かせん]  [K]
(n) rivers  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 河 川 敷   [かせんしき]  [K]
(n) (dry) riverbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 川   [ふるかわ]  [K]
(n) old river  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸 川   [えどがわ]  [K]
Edo River  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 川   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) mountains and rivers  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 川   [おがわ]  [K]
(n) streamlet; brook  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 沿い   [かわぞい]  [K]
(n) along the river  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 下   [かわしも]  [K]
(n) downstream  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 岸   [かわぎし]  [K]
(n) river bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 原   [かわら]  [K]
(n) dry river bed; river beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 口   [かわぐち]  [K]
(n) mouth of a river  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 上   [かわかみ]  [K]
(n) upper reaches of a river  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 端   [かわばた]  [K]
(n) riverbank  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 柳   [せんりゅう]  [K]
(n) comic haiku  [D] [Jisho]
- 滝 川   [たきがわ]  [K]
(n) rapids  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 川   [たにがわ]  [K]
(n) valley river  [D] [Jisho]
- 天の川   [あまのがわ]  [K]
(n) Milky Way  [D] [Jisho]
- 堀 川   [ほりかわ]  [K]
(n) canal  [D] [Jisho]
- 淀 川   [よどがわ]  [K]
river in Osaka Prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 川 巛

Kanji: 戦
Back: Find more details for 戦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
war
battle
match
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いくさ
たたか.う
おのの.く
そよぐ
わなな.く
せ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Henshall Mnemonic: fight war with simple halberd
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #78 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 戦 争   [せんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) war  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 戦い   [たたかい]  [K]
(n) battle; fight; struggle; conflict  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦う   [たたかう]  [K]
(v5u) to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 戦   [たいせん]  [K]
(n) waging war; competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 戦   [たいせん]  [K]
(n) great war; great battle  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 休 戦   [きゅうせん]  [K]
(n) truce; armistice  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 戦   [さくせん]  [K]
(n) military or naval operations; tactics; strategy  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦   [いくさ]  [K]
(n) war; battle; campaign; fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 災   [せんさい]  [K]
(n) war damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 術   [せんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) tactics  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 闘   [せんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) battle; fight; combat  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 力   [せんりょく]  [K]
(n) war potential  [D] [Jisho]
- 挑 戦   [ちょうせん]  [K]
(n) challenge; defiance  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 戦   [はいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) defeat; losing a war  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- オープン戦   [オープンせん]  [K]
(n) exhibition game (baseball); open game  [D] [Jisho]
- リーグ戦   [リーグせん]  [K]
(n) league match  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 戦   [いっせん]  [K]
(n) battle; game; bout  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
match; game  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) naval battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) outbreak of war; starting a war  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 戦   [かんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) watching a (sports) game  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 戦   [くせん]  [K]
(n) hard fight; close game  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 戦   [げきせん]  [K]
(n) fierce (hard-fought) battle; hot contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 戦   [けっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) decisive battle; deciding match; play-off  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 半 戦   [こうはんせん]  [K]
(n) second half  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 戦   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) war; battle; hostilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 式 戦   [こうしきせん]  [K]
(n) regular game; pennant race  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 戦   [こうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 戦   [かっせん]  [K]
(n) battle; engagement  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 戦   [こんせん]  [K]
(n) free-for-all fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 戦   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) participation in a war  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 戦   [じっせん]  [K]
(n) combat; actual fighting  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 戦   [しゅせん]  [K]
(n) advocacy of war  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 戦   [しゅうせん]  [K]
(n) end of war; cessation of hostilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 戦   [しょせん]  [K]
(n) first match (in a series)  [D] [Jisho]
- 緒 戦   [しょせん]  [K]
(n) beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 戦   [しょうせん]  [K]
(n) sales war  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 民 戦 線   [じんみんせんせん]  [K]
(n) popular front  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 大 戦   [せかいたいせん]  [K]
the World War  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 戦   [せいせん]  [K]
(n) holy war; crusade  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 戦   [せっせん]  [K]
(n) close combat; close contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 舌 戦   [ぜっせん]  [K]
(n) war of words  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 戦   [せんせん]  [K]
(n) declaration of war  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 域   [せんいき]  [K]
(n) war area; battlefield; theater (military)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 火   [せんか]  [K]
(n) war  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 禍   [せんか]  [K]
(n) war damages; ravages of war  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 艦   [せんかん]  [K]
(n) battleship  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 況   [せんきょう]  [K]
(n) war situation; progress of a battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 後   [せんご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) postwar period; period after Second World War  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 国   [せんごく]  [K]
(n) belligerent country; country in civil war  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 士   [せんし]  [K]
(n) soldier; combatant; warrior  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 死   [せんし]  [K]
(n) death in action  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 時   [せんじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) war time  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 車   [せんしゃ]  [K]
(n) tank (military vehicle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 勝   [せんしょう]  [K]
(n) victory; triumph  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 場   [せんじょう]  [K]
(n) battlefield; battleground  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 績   [せんせき]  [K]
(n) war or military record; score; military achievements; results  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 線   [せんせん]  [K]
(n) (war) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 前   [せんぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pre-war days  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 地   [せんち]  [K]
(n) front (in battle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 中   [せんちゅう]  [K]
(n) during the war  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 犯   [せんぱん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) war criminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 費   [せんぴ]  [K]
(n) war expenditures  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 戈

Kanji: 扇
Back: Find more details for 扇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fan
folding fan
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おうぎ
おう
おおぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1805 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 扇ぐ   [あおぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to fan; to flap  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 子   [せんす]  [K]
(n) folding fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 風 機   [せんぷうき]  [K]
(n) electric fan  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 団 扇   [うちわ]  [K]
(n) fan  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 換 気 扇   [かんきせん]  [K]
(n) ventilation fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇   [おうぎ]  [K]
(n) folding fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 形   [おうぎがた]  [K]
(n) fan shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 形   [せんけい]  [K]
(n) fan shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 動   [せんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) agitation; abetting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 戸

Kanji: 栓
Back: Find more details for 栓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plug
bolt
cork
bung
stopper
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): センNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2199 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 栓   [せん]  [K]
(n) stopper; cork; stopcock  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 栓 抜き   [せんぬき]  [K]
(n) corkscrew  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 泉
Back: Find more details for 泉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spring
fountain
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いずみ
いず
ずい
ずみ
ぜい
ぜん
の
Bushu (Radical) Info:
水 (みず) – water
白 (しろ) – white
Henshall Mnemonic: spring produces white water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1086 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 泉   [いずみ]  [K]
(n) spring; fountain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 温 泉   [おんせん]  [K]
(n) spa; hot spring; onsen  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 源 泉   [げんせん]  [K]
(n) source  [D] [Jisho]
- 泉 水   [せんすい]  [K]
(n) fountain; miniature lake  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水 白

Kanji: 浅
Back: Find more details for 浅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shallow
superficial
frivolous
wretched
shameful
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あさ.い
あざ
さ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water shallow: depth of two halberds
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1253 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 浅い   [あさい]  [K]
(adj) shallow; superficial  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 浅   [とおあさ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) shoal; wide shallow beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅はか   [あさはか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frivolous; thoughtless  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 見   [せんけん]  [K]
(n) shallow view; superficial idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 黒い   [あさぐろい]  [K]
(adj) darkish; swarthy  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 瀬   [あさせ]  [K]
(n) shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 洗
Back: Find more details for 洗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wash
inquire into
probe
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あら.う
あらい
らい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: wash tip in water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1168 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お手 洗い   [おてあらい]  [K]
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗う   [あらう]  [K]
(v5u) to wash  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 濯   [せんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) washing; laundry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 手 洗い   [てあらい]  [K]
(n) restroom; lavatory; hand-washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 剤   [せんざい]  [K]
(n) detergent; washing material  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面   [せんめん]  [K]
(n,vs) wash up (one's face); have a wash  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 水 洗   [すいせん]  [K]
(n) flushing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 合 成 洗 剤   [ごうせいせんざい]  [K]
synthetic detergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 皿 洗い   [さらあらい]  [K]
(n) washing-up; dish-washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗い上げる   [あらいあげる]  [K]
(v1) to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗い物   [あらいもの]  [K]
(n) washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 浄   [せんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) washing; cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 濯 機   [せんたくき]  [K]
(n) washing machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 脳   [せんのう]  [K]
(n) brainwashing  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 髪   [せんぱつ]  [K]
(n) shampoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面 器   [せんめんき]  [K]
(n) wash basin  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面 所   [せんめんじょ]  [K]
(n) washroom; bathroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 礼   [せんれい]  [K]
(n) baptism  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 練   [せんれん]  [K]
(n,vs) polish; refine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 染
Back: Find more details for 染 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dye
color
paint
stain
print
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そ.める
-ぞ.め
-ぞめ
そ.まる
し.みる
-じ.みる
し.み
-し.める
そめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: soak nine shrubs in water to make dye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #837 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 汚 染   [おせん]  [K]
(n) pollution; contamination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 伝 染   [でんせん]  [K]
(n) contagion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 感 染   [かんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) infection; contagion  [D] [Jisho]
- 染まる   [そまる]  [K]
(v5r) to dye  [D] [Jisho]
- 染みる   [しみる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to pierce; to permeate; (2) to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)  [D] [Jisho]
- 染める   [そめる]  [K]
(v1) to dye; to colour  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 感 染 症   [かんせんしょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; infection  [D] [Jisho]
- 染み   [しみ]  [K]
(n) stain; spot  [D] [Jisho]
- 染め   [そめ]  [K]
(n) dyeing; printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 染 色   [せんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) staining; stain; dyeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 染 色 体   [せんしょくたい]  [K]
(n) chromosome  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 染 病   [でんせんびょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; contagious disease; epidemic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 潜
Back: Find more details for 潜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
submerge
conceal
hide
lower (voice)
hush
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひそ.む
もぐ.る
かく.れる
くぐ.る
ひそ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1329 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 潜る   [くぐる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to drive; to pass through; (2) to evade; to hide; (3) to dive (into or under water); to go underground  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 水   [せんすい]  [K]
(n) diving  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 入   [せんにゅう]  [K]
(n) infiltration; sneaking in  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 原 潜   [げんせん]  [K]
(n) nuclear submarine  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜む   [ひそむ]  [K]
(v5m) to lurk; to lie dormant; to be hidden  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 在   [せんざい]  [K]
(n) potentiality; dormancy; latency  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 水 艦   [せんすいかん]  [K]
(n) submarine  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 伏   [せんぷく]  [K]
(n) concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 旋
Back: Find more details for 旋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rotation
go around
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): センNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1801 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 斡 旋   [あっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) kind offices; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旋 回   [せんかい]  [K]
(n) revolution; rotation; turning  [D] [Jisho]
- 旋 風   [せんぷう]  [K]
(n) whirlwind; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 旋 律   [せんりつ]  [K]
(n) melody  [D] [Jisho]
- 螺 旋   [らせん]  [K]
(n) screw; helix; spiral  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 方

Kanji: 線
Back: Find more details for 線 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
line
track
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: trace thread-like line to source
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #382 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 線   [せん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) line (also telephone, railway); wire; beam  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 緊 張   [きんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; mental strain; nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 平 線   [ちへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 曲 線   [きょくせん]  [K]
(n) curve  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 線   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) beam; light ray  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 幹 線   [しんかんせん]  [K]
(n) bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 平 線   [すいへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 路   [せんろ]  [K]
(n) line; track; roadbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 線   [だっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) derailment; digression  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 線   [ちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 線   [ないせん]  [K]
(n) phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沿 線   [えんせん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) along railway line  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 線   [かんせん]  [K]
(n) main line; trunk line  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 急   [きんきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent; pressing; emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 味 線   [しゃみせん]  [K]
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 線   [でんせん]  [K]
(n) electric line  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 線   [むせん]  [K]
(n) wireless; radio  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- エックス線   [エックスせん]  [K]
(n) X-ray  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 線   [いっせん]  [K]
(n) line  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 直 線   [いっちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 線   [おうせん]  [K]
(n) horizontal line; abscissa  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 線   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) circuit; line  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 岸 線   [かいがんせん]  [K]
(n) coastline; coastal railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 縮   [きんしゅく]  [K]
(n) shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 迫   [きんぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 密   [きんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rigour; closeness; compactness; tightly knit  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 線   [さいぜんせん]  [K]
(n) foremost line  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 八 度 線   [さんじゅうはちどせん]  [K]
the Thirty-eighth Parallel  [D] [Jisho]
- 紫 外 線   [しがいせん]  [K]
(n) ultra-violet rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 線   [しせん]  [K]
(n) one's eyes; glance; look  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 線   [しゃせん]  [K]
(n) car track  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 民 戦 線   [じんみんせんせん]  [K]
(n) popular front  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 外 線   [せきがいせん]  [K]
(n) infra-red rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 線   [せんせん]  [K]
(n) (war) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 香   [せんこう]  [K]
(n) incense stick  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 量   [せんりょう]  [K]
(n) dose  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) front line; (weather) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) the whole line; all lines; the whole ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 線   [だせん]  [K]
(n) baseball lineup  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 線   [だいいっせん]  [K]
(n) the front (of a battlefield); forefront  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 火 線   [どうかせん]  [K]
(n) fuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 線   [はいせん]  [K]
(n) wiring  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 線   [はくせん]  [K]
(n) white line  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏 線   [ふくせん]  [K]
(n) preparation; foreshadowing; underplot (in a novel); precautionary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 行 線   [へいこうせん]  [K]
(n) parallel line  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 線   [ほうしゃせん]  [K]
(n) radiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 線   [ほんせん]  [K]
(n) main line  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 線   [ゆうせん]  [K]
(n) communicate by wire  [D] [Jisho]
- 路 線   [ろせん]  [K]
(n) route; line; alignment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 繊
Back: Find more details for 繊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slender
fine
thin kimono
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): センNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1451 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 化 繊   [かせん]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibres  [D] [Jisho]
- 繊 維   [せんい]  [K]
(n) fibre; fiber; textile  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 合 成 繊 維   [ごうせいせんい]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibre  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 繊   [ごうせん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) synthetic fiber  [D] [Jisho]
- 繊 細   [せんさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fine; nice; delicate; subtle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 船
Back: Find more details for 船 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ship
boat
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふね
ふな-
ふ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Henshall Mnemonic: boat with eight portholes is ship
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #713 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 船   [ふね]  [K]
(n) ship; boat; watercraft; shipping; vessel; steamship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 船 便   [ふなびん]  [K]
(n) surface mail (ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 船   [ぞうせん]  [K]
(n) shipbuilding  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 船   [ふうせん]  [K]
(n) balloon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 汽 船   [きせん]  [K]
(n) steamship  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 船   [ぎょせん]  [K]
(n) fishing boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 舶   [せんぱく]  [K]
(n) ship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 艦 船   [かんせん]  [K]
(n) (ocean) vessels; warship  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 船   [きゃくせん]  [K]
(n) passenger boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 員   [せんいん]  [K]
(n) sailor  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 橋   [せんきょう]  [K]
(n) (1) bridge (of a ship); (2) pontoon bridge; temporary bridge made using ships  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 室   [せんしつ]  [K]
(n) stateroom; cabin  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 主   [せんしゅ]  [K]
(n) shipowner  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 出   [ふなで]  [K]
(n) setting sail; putting out to sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 酔い   [ふなよい]  [K]
(n) seasickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 籍   [せんせき]  [K]
(n) ship's nationality; ship's country of registration  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 体   [せんたい]  [K]
(n) hull  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 長   [せんちょう]  [K]
(n) ship's captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 旅   [ふなたび]  [K]
(n) trip by boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 船   [おおぶね]  [K]
(n) large boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡し船   [わたしぶね]  [K]
(n) ferry; ferryboat  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 船   [どうせん]  [K]
(n) the same ship; taking the same ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 帆 船   [はんせん]  [K]
(n) sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel  [D] [Jisho]
- 帆 船   [ほぶね]  [K]
(n) sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 船   [ひこうせん]  [K]
(n) airship; blimp  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 舟

Kanji: 薦
Back: Find more details for 薦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recommend
mat
advise
encourage
offer
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すす.める
こも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1082 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 推 薦   [すいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 薦   [じせん]  [K]
(n) self-recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 薦める   [すすめる]  [K]
(v1) to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 薦   [たせん]  [K]
(n) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 践
Back: Find more details for 践 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tread
step on
trample
practice
carry through
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふ.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1570 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 実 践   [じっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; put into practice  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 足

Kanji: 選
Back: Find more details for 選 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
elect
select
choose
prefer
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): えら.ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: choose to move together like twisting threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #57 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 選ぶ   [えらぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to choose; to select  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 選 手   [せんしゅ]  [K]
(n) (1) player (in game); (2) team  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択   [せんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; choice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 選 挙   [せんきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) election  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 考   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; screening  [D] [Jisho]
- 抽 選   [ちゅうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 選   [とうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) being elected; winning the prize  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 選   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) re-election  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 選 投 票   [けっせんとうひょう]  [K]
final (decisive) vote; run-off ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 選   [ごせん]  [K]
(n) mutual election; co-opting  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 選   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) public election  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 選   [さいせん]  [K]
(n) re-election  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 選   [さんせん]  [K]
(n) third-term election  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 選 挙 区   [しょうせんきょく]  [K]
(n) small electoral district; single-member constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 選   [じんせん]  [K]
(n) personnel selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 選   [せいせん]  [K]
(n) careful selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 選   [せん]  [K]
(n) selection; choice; compilation; editing  [D] [Jisho]
- 選り分ける   [よりわける]  [K]
(v1) to classify; to sort out  [D] [Jisho]
- 選る   [よる]  [K]
(v5r) to choose; to select  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 運 動   [せんきょうんどう]  [K]
participation in election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 権   [せんきょけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 人   [せんきょにん]  [K]
(n) qualified voter  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 戦   [せんきょせん]  [K]
election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 者   [せんじゃ]  [K]
(n) judge; selector  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 手 権   [せんしゅけん]  [K]
(n) leading; top-rank; champion  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 手 村   [せんしゅむら]  [K]
athlete's village (during Olympics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 出   [せんしゅつ]  [K]
(n) election  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 奨   [せんしょう]  [K]
(n) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択 科 目   [せんたくかもく]  [K]
subject of selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択 肢   [せんたくし]  [K]
(n) choices  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 定   [せんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 任   [せんにん]  [K]
(n) election  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 抜   [せんばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; choice; picking out  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 別   [せんべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 選 挙   [そうせんきょ]  [K]
(n) general election  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 選 挙   [ちょくせつせんきょ]  [K]
direct election  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 選   [とくせん]  [K]
(n) specially selected; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 選   [にゅうせん]  [K]
(n) chosen (in a competition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 選 挙   [ふつうせんきょ]  [K]
universal suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 選   [よせん]  [K]
(n) nomination; primary; preliminary contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 選   [らくせん]  [K]
(n) election loss; rejection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 遷
Back: Find more details for 遷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transition
move
change
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うつ.る
うつ.す
みやこがえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1937 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 変 遷   [へんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) change; transition; vicissitudes  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 左 遷   [させん]  [K]
(n,vs) demotion; degradation  [D] [Jisho]
- 遷 都   [せんと]  [K]
(n) relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 銭
Back: Find more details for 銭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
coin
.01 yen
money
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セン
ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぜに
すき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: two gold halberds reduced to mere coin
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1008 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 金 銭   [きんせん]  [K]
(n) money; cash  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 小 銭   [こぜに]  [K]
(n) coins; small change  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 銭   [せん]  [K]
(n) hundredth of a yen  [D] [Jisho]
- 銭 湯   [せんとう]  [K]
(n) bath-house; public bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り銭   [つりせん]  [K]
(n) change (e.g. for dollar)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 銑
Back: Find more details for 銑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pig iron
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): センNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 銑 鉄   [せんてつ]  [K]
(n) pig iron  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 鮮
Back: Find more details for 鮮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fresh
vivid
clear
brilliant
Korea
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あざ.やか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #355 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 新 鮮   [しんせん]  [K]
(adj-na) fresh  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鮮やか   [あざやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vivid; clear; brilliant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 新 鮮さ   [しんせんさ]  [K]
(n) freshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 鮮   [せいせん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fresh  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 魚   [せんぎょ]  [K]
(n) fresh fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 度   [せんど]  [K]
(n) (degree of) freshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 明   [せんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vivid; clear; distinct  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 烈   [せんれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vividness  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮   [ちょうせん]  [K]
Korea  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 半 島   [ちょうせんはんとう]  [K]
Korean peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 民 主主 義 人 民 共 和 国   [ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく]  [K]
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 朝 鮮   [きたちょうせん]  [K]
North Korea  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 魚

Kanji: 前
Back: Find more details for 前 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
in front
before
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まえ
-まえ
さき
さと
まい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: before cutting meat cut horns
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #27 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 午 前   [ごぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning; a.m.  [D] [Jisho]
- 前   [まえ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before; in front; fore part; ago; previously; (2) head (of a line); (3) in the presence of; lady (so-and-so); (4) (five minutes) to; (5) helping; portion  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 前   [なまえ]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- お前   [おまえ]  [K]
(n) (1) (fam) you (sing); (2) presence (of a high personage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 前   [いぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) ago; since; before; previous  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 者   [ぜんしゃ]  [K]
(n) the former  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 進   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) advance; drive; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 半   [ぜんはん]  [K]
(n) first half  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 手 前   [てまえ]  [K]
(n) before; this side; we; you  [D] [Jisho]
- 前   [ぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before; ago; former; previous; one-time; the above  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 後   [ぜんご]  [K]
(n-adv,suf) around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after; about that (time); longitudinal; context; nearly; approximately  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 前   [ちょくぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) just before  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 建 前   [たてまえ]  [K]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 前   [じぜん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) prior; beforehand; in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 前もって   [まえもって]  [K]
(adv) in advance; beforehand; previously  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 置き   [まえおき]  [K]
(n) preface; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 提   [ぜんてい]  [K]
(n) preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 途   [ぜんと]  [K]
(n) future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 売り   [まえうり]  [K]
(n) advance sale; booking  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 例   [ぜんれい]  [K]
(n) precedent  [D] [Jisho]
- 当たり前   [あたりまえ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 腕 前   [うでまえ]  [K]
(n) ability; skill; facility  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 人 前   [いちにんまえ]  [K]
(n) (1) adult; full manhood or womanhood; (2) one helping; one portion  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 前   [えきまえ]  [K]
(n) in front of station  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 前   [きまえ]  [K]
(n) generosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 元 前   [きげんぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C.  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 前   [くうぜん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 建て前   [たてまえ]  [K]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 前   [おまえ]  [K]
(n) (1) (fam) you (sing); (2) presence (of a high personage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 前   [ひだりまえ]  [K]
(n) downward course; being badly off; wearing a kimono with the right side tucked under the left  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 線   [さいぜんせん]  [K]
(n) foremost line  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 列   [さいぜんれつ]  [K]
front row  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち前   [もちまえ]  [K]
(n) one's nature; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 前   [じまえ]  [K]
(n) at one's own expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 前   [でまえ]  [K]
(n) catering; meal delivery service  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 前   [にんまえ]  [K]
portion of food  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 前   [ひとまえ]  [K]
(n) the public; company  [D] [Jisho]
- 寸 前   [すんぜん]  [K]
(n) on the verge; just in front of  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 前   [せいぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) while alive; during one's lifetime  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 前   [せんぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pre-war days  [D] [Jisho]
- 前々   [まえまえ]  [K]
(n) beforehand; for a long time  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 衛   [ぜんえい]  [K]
(n) advance guard; vanguard  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 回   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 期   [ぜんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 記   [ぜんき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 向き   [まえむき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 借り   [まえがり]  [K]
(n) advance (in pay); loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 週   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (arch) last week; the week before  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 書き   [まえがき]  [K]
(n) preface; preamble  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 哨 戦   [ぜんしょうせん]  [K]
(n) skirmish; prefinals (in games)  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 触れ   [まえぶれ]  [K]
(n) previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 身   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) front line; (weather) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 代 未 聞   [ぜんだいみもん]  [K]
(n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 兆   [ぜんちょう]  [K]
(n) omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 庭   [ぜんてい]  [K]
(n) front garden; front yard  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 倒し   [まえだおし]  [K]
(n) acceleration (of payment schedule)  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 頭   [まえがしら]  [K]
(n) fifth grade sumo wrestler  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 日   [ぜんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 年   [ぜんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the preceding year; last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 年 度   [ぜんねんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 売り券   [まえうりけん]  [K]
ticket sold in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 半 戦   [ぜんはんせん]  [K]
first half of the game or match  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 部   [ぜんぶ]  [K]
(n) front part; fore; front  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 払い   [まえばらい]  [K]
(n) payment in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 文   [ぜんぶん]  [K]
(n) preamble; the above statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 方   [ぜんぽう]  [K]
(n) forward; frontward  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 方 後 円 墳   [ぜんぽうこうえんふん]  [K]
(n) ancient Imperial graves  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 面   [ぜんめん]  [K]
(n) front part; frontage; facade  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 夜   [ぜんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 略   [ぜんりゃく]  [K]
(n) first part omitted; salutation of brief letter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 八 刀 刈

Kanji: 善
Back: Find more details for 善 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
virtuous
good
goodness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.い
い.い
よ.く
よし.とする
たる
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: sheep has one small but good mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #765 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 改 善   [かいぜん]  [K]
(n,vs) betterment; improvement; incremental and continuous improvement  [D] [Jisho]
- 善   [ぜん]  [K]
(n) good; goodness; right; virtue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 最 善   [さいぜん]  [K]
(n) the very best  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 善   [しんぜん]  [K]
(n) friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 善し   [よし]  [K]
good (in moral judgement only); all right; well; so  [D] [Jisho]
- 善し悪し   [よしあし]  [K]
(n) good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 良   [ぜんりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) goodness; excellence; virtue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勧 善 懲 悪   [かんぜんちょうあく]  [K]
(n) rewarding good and punishing evil; a novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play  [D] [Jisho]
- 慈 善   [じぜん]  [K]
(n) charity; philanthropy  [D] [Jisho]
- 善くも   [よくも]  [K]
(adv) How dare ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 善く善く   [よくよく]  [K]
(adv) exceedingly; very  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 悪   [ぜんあく]  [K]
(n) good and evil  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 意   [ぜんい]  [K]
(n) good faith; good will; good intentions; favorable sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 戦   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) fight a good fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 隣   [ぜんりん]  [K]
(n) good neighbour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 八 口

Kanji: 漸
Back: Find more details for 漸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
steadily
gradually advancing
finally
barely
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゼンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2115 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 漸く   [ようやく]  [K]
(adv) gradually; finally; hardly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漸 減   [ぜんげん]  [K]
(n) gradual decrease; decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 漸 次   [ぜんじ]  [K]
(adv,n) gradually; slowly; little by little  [D] [Jisho]
- 漸 進   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) gradual progress; steady advance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 然
Back: Find more details for 然 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sort of thing
so
if so
in that case
well
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゼン
ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しか
しか.り
しか.し
さ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: duly eat roast dog meat, but . . .
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #401 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 然うして   [そうして]  [K]
(conj) (uk) and; like that  [D] [Jisho]
- 然して   [そして]  [K]
(conj) (uk) and  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 全 然   [ぜんぜん]  [K]
(adv) (1) wholly; entirely; completely; (2) not at all (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 偶 然   [ぐうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n-adv,n) (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然   [しぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) nature; spontaneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 然も   [しかも]  [K]
(conj) (uk) moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然   [てんねん]  [K]
(n) nature; spontaneity  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 然   [とうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) naturally; as a matter of course  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 然   [とつぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv) abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly; all at once  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 自 然 科 学   [しぜんかがく]  [K]
natural science  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 依 然   [いぜん]  [K]
(adv,n) still; as yet  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 然   [こうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) open (e.g. secret); public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 然し   [しかし]  [K]
(conj) (uk) however; but  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 然   [だんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) firmly; absolutely; definitely  [D] [Jisho]
- 漠 然   [ばくぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obscure; vague; equivocal  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 然   [ひつぜん]  [K]
(n) inevitable; necessary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 依 然として   [いぜんとして]  [K]
(adv,exp) still; as yet; as of old  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 然   [かんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) boldly  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 然と   [こうぜんと]  [K]
openly; publicly; officially; overtly  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然に   [しぜんに]  [K]
naturally; smoothly; spontaneously  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 界   [しぜんかい]  [K]
(n) nature; the natural world; realm of nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 寂 然   [せきぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lonely; desolate  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 然   [そうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) noisy; confused; uproarious  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 自 然   [だいしぜん]  [K]
(n) nature; Mother Nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然ガス   [てんねんガス]  [K]
(n) natural gas  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然 記 念 物   [てんねんきねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) natural monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然 痘   [てんねんとう]  [K]
(n) smallpox; variola  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 然   [どうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural  [D] [Jisho]
- 漠 然と   [ばくぜんと]  [K]
vaguely  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 然 的   [ひつぜんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) inevitable; necessary  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 自 然   [ふしぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unnatural; artificial; affected; strained  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 然   [みぜん]  [K]
(n) before it happens; previously  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 然   [れきぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) evident  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 然と   [れきぜんと]  [K]
(adv) evident  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 全
Back: Find more details for 全 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
whole
entire
all
complete
fulfill
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まった.く
すべ.て
たけ
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: king completely under cover
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #75 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 全 部   [ぜんぶ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) all; entire; whole; altogether  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 安 全   [あんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 然   [ぜんぜん]  [K]
(adv) (1) wholly; entirely; completely; (2) not at all (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 完 全   [かんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection; completeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 全   [ぜん]  [K]
(n,pref) all; whole; entire; complete; overall; pan  [D] [Jisho]
- 全く   [まったく]  [K]
(adv) really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed  [D] [Jisho]
- 全て   [すべて]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 員   [ぜんいん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 国   [ぜんこく]  [K]
(n) country-wide; nation-wide; whole country; national  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体   [ぜんたい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 全 集   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n) complete works  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 身   [ぜんしん]  [K]
(n) the whole body; full-length (portrait)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 般   [ぜんぱん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (the) whole; universal; wholly; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 力   [ぜんりょく]  [K]
(n) all one's power; whole energy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 健 全   [けんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health; soundness; wholesome  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 快   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n) complete recovery of health  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 盛   [ぜんせい]  [K]
(n) height of prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 滅   [ぜんめつ]  [K]
(n) annihilation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 全 保 障   [あんぜんほしょう]  [K]
(n) (military) security guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全 試 合   [かんぜんしあい]  [K]
(n) perfect game  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 不 全   [しんふぜん]  [K]
(n) heart failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 全う   [まっとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) accomplish; fulfill; complete; preserve (life); proper; respectable  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 域   [ぜんいき]  [K]
(n) the whole area  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 会   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n) whole assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 学   [ぜんがく]  [K]
(n) whole college  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 額   [ぜんがく]  [K]
(n) total; full amount; sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 曲   [ぜんきょく]  [K]
(n) all compositions; the entire composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 権   [ぜんけん]  [K]
(n) plenipotentiary powers; full authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 校   [ぜんこう]  [K]
(n) the whole school  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 治   [ぜんじ]  [K]
(n) complete recovery; healing  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 社   [ぜんしゃ]  [K]
(n) whole company  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 勝   [ぜんしょう]  [K]
(n) complete victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 焼   [ぜんしょう]  [K]
(n) burned down; entirely destroyed  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 人   [ぜんじん]  [K]
(n) saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 世 界   [ぜんせかい]  [K]
(n) the whole world  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) the whole line; all lines; the whole ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 速 力   [ぜんそくりょく]  [K]
(n) full speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体 主 義   [ぜんたいしゅぎ]  [K]
totalitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 長   [ぜんちょう]  [K]
(n) over-all length; span  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 土   [ぜんど]  [K]
(n) the whole nation (land, country)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 日   [ぜんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) all days  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 日 空   [ぜんにっくう]  [K]
(n) All Nippon Airways (ANA)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 日 制   [ぜんにちせい]  [K]
(n) the full-day (school system)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 廃   [ぜんぱい]  [K]
(n) total abolition  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 文   [ぜんぶん]  [K]
(n) whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 米   [ぜんべい]  [K]
(n) all-America; pan-American  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 面   [ぜんめん]  [K]
(n) whole surface; entire  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 面 的   [ぜんめんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) all-out; general; over-all; complete; extensive; full-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 訳   [ぜんやく]  [K]
(n) complete translation  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 容   [ぜんよう]  [K]
(n) full portrait; whole aspect; full story  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 量   [ぜんりょう]  [K]
(n) the whole quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 完 全   [ふかんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 全   [ふぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) partial; incomplete; imperfect  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 全   [ほぜん]  [K]
(n) preservation; integrity; conservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 全   [ばんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 禅
Back: Find more details for 禅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Zen
silent meditation
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゼン
セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しずか
ゆず.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1902 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 禅   [ぜん]  [K]
(n) Zen (Buddhism)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 座 禅   [ざぜん]  [K]
(n) (Zen) meditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 寺   [ぜんでら]  [K]
(n) Zen temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 宗   [ぜんしゅう]  [K]
(n) Zen sect  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 僧   [ぜんそう]  [K]
(n) Zen priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 問 答   [ぜんもんどう]  [K]
(n) Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 繕
Back: Find more details for 繕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
darning
repair
mend
trim
tidy up
adjust
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゼン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つくろ.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2195 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 修 繕   [しゅうぜん]  [K]
(n,vs) repair; mending  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 繕う   [つくろう]  [K]
(v5u) to mend; to repair; to fix; to patch up; to darn; to tidy up; to adjust; to trim  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 営 繕   [えいぜん]  [K]
(n) upkeep (of equip.)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 塑
Back: Find more details for 塑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
model
molding
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): でく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 彫 塑   [ちょうそ]  [K]
(n) carving and engraving  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 措
Back: Find more details for 措 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
set aside
give up
suspend
discontinue
lay aside
except
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): お.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #818 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 措 置   [そち]  [K]
(n) measure; step  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 疎
Back: Find more details for 疎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
alienate
rough
neglect
shun
sparse
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソ
ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うと.い
うと.む
まば.ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疋 (ひき) – head count
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1572 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 過 疎   [かそ]  [K]
(n) depopulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎か   [おろそか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) neglect; negligence; carelessness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 空 疎   [くうそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vain; groundless; futile  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎ら   [まばら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sparse  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 遠   [そえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) estrangement; neglect; silence  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 開   [そかい]  [K]
(n) dispersal; evacuation; deployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 外   [そがい]  [K]
(n) estrangement; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 通   [そつう]  [K]
(n) drainage; mutual understanding  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 疋

Kanji: 礎
Back: Find more details for 礎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cornerstone
foundation stone
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いしずえ
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1224 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 基 礎   [きそ]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 礎   [いしずえ]  [K]
(n) foundation stone; cornerstone  [D] [Jisho]
- 礎 石   [そせき]  [K]
(n) foundation stone; cornerstone  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 祖
Back: Find more details for 祖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ancestor
pioneer
founder
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, at altar one worships ancestors
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1226 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- お祖 母さん   [おばあさん]  [K]
(n) grandmother; female senior-citizen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 祖 父   [そふ]  [K]
(n) grandfather  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 母   [そぼ]  [K]
(n) grandmother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 先 祖   [せんぞ]  [K]
(n) ancestor  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 先   [そせん]  [K]
(n) ancestor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- お祖 父さん   [おじいさん]  [K]
(n) grandfather; male senior-citizen  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 教 祖   [きょうそ]  [K]
(n) founder of a religious sect  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 祖   [がんそ]  [K]
(n) originator; founder; pioneer; inventor  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 祖   [しゅうそ]  [K]
(n) sect founder  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖   [そ]  [K]
(n) ancestor; forefather; progenitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 国   [そこく]  [K]
(n) fatherland; native country  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 父 母   [そふぼ]  [K]
(n) grandparents  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 租
Back: Find more details for 租 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tariff
crop tax
borrowing
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ソNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2089 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 租 界   [そかい]  [K]
(n) concession; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 租 税   [そぜい]  [K]
(n) taxes; taxation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 粗
Back: Find more details for 粗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
coarse
rough
rugged
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あら.い
あら-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1689 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 粗い   [あらい]  [K]
(adj) coarse; rough  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 末   [そまつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) crude; rough; plain; humble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 粗 筋   [あらすじ]  [K]
(n) outline; summary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 粗 悪   [そあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coarse; crude; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 鋼   [そこう]  [K]
(n) crude steel  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 大   [そだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coarse or rough  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 暴   [そぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wild; rude; violent; hard  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 野   [そや]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rustic; rude; vulgar; rough  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 米

Kanji: 素
Back: Find more details for 素 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
elementary
principle
naked
uncovered
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: raw threads are bare and basic elements
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #660 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 素 晴らしい   [すばらしい]  [K]
(adj) wonderful; splendid; magnificent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 酸 素   [さんそ]  [K]
(n) oxygen  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 敵   [すてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 素   [ようそ]  [K]
(n) element  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 水 素   [すいそ]  [K]
(n) hydrogen  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 質   [そしつ]  [K]
(n) character; qualities; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 人   [しろうと]  [K]
(n) amateur; novice  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 直   [すなお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obedient; meek; docile; unaffected  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 簡 素   [かんそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 素   [げんそ]  [K]
(n) chemical element  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 素   [しっそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; modesty; frugality  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 材   [そざい]  [K]
(n) raw materials; subject matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 早い   [すばやい]  [K]
(adj) (1) fast; quick; prompt; (2) nimble; agile  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 朴   [そぼく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; artlessness; naivete  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 素   [たんそ]  [K]
(n) carbon (C)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 酸 化 炭 素   [いっさんかたんそ]  [K]
(n) carbon monoxide  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 素   [えいようそ]  [K]
(n) nutrient  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 素   [えんそ]  [K]
(n) chlorine (Cl)  [D] [Jisho]
- 酵 素   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) enzyme  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 素   [しきそ]  [K]
(n) pigment; coloring  [D] [Jisho]
- 素   [そ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) prime  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 案   [そあん]  [K]
(n) draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 顔   [すがお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) face with no make-up; unpainted face; honest; frank  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 子   [そし]  [K]
(n) element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 早く   [すばやく]  [K]
quickly; nimbly; agilely  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 描   [そびょう]  [K]
(n) rough sketch  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 粒 子   [そりゅうし]  [K]
(n) elementary particle; particle (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 窒 素   [ちっそ]  [K]
(n) nitrogen (N)  [D] [Jisho]
- 味の素   [あじのもと]  [K]
(n) monosodium glutamate (brand name); MSG  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 組
Back: Find more details for 組 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
association
braid
plait
construct
assemble
unite
cooperate
grapple
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.む
くみ
-ぐみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, threads can be assembled in group
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #204 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 番 組   [ばんぐみ]  [K]
(n) program (e.g. TV)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 組   [くみ]  [K]
(n) class; group; team; set  [D] [Jisho]
- 組む   [くむ]  [K]
(v5m) to put together  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合   [くみあい]  [K]
(n) association; union  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 織   [そしき]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) organization; (2) structure; construction; (3) tissue; (4) system  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 組み立てる   [くみたてる]  [K]
(v1) to assemble; to set up; to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合せ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仕 組み   [しくみ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; (2) plan; plot; contrivance  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み合わせ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み合わせる   [くみあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to join together; to combine; to join up  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み込む   [くみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to insert; to include; to cut in (printing)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 組   [かいそ]  [K]
(n) reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 同 組 合   [きょうどうくみあい]  [K]
a cooperative; a partnership  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り組み   [とりくみ]  [K]
(io) (n) (1) a bout (in sports, etc.); a match; (2) effort; initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 組 員   [のりくみいん]  [K]
(n) crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用 組 合   [しんようくみあい]  [K]
(n) credit association  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み   [くみ]  [K]
(n) composition; typesetting  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み替え   [くみかえ]  [K]
(n,vs) rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み立て   [くみたて]  [K]
(n) construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 閣   [そかく]  [K]
(n) formation of a cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 曲   [くみきょく]  [K]
(n) musical suite; musical selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合わせ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 織 的   [そしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) systematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 成   [そせい]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 長   [くみちょう]  [K]
(n) boss (yakuza)  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 業 協 同 組 合   [のうぎょうきょうどうくみあい]  [K]
agricultural cooperative  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 組   [ろうくみ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) labor union  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 組 合   [ろうどうくみあい]  [K]
labor union  [D] [Jisho]
- 枠 組み   [わくぐみ]  [K]
(n) frame; framework  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 訴
Back: Find more details for 訴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accusation
sue
complain of pain
appeal to
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うった.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #427 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 訴える   [うったえる]  [K]
(v1) to sue (a person); to resort to; to appeal to  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 訴え   [うったえ]  [K]
(n) lawsuit; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 訴 訟   [そしょう]  [K]
(n) litigation; lawsuit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 起 訴   [きそ]  [K]
(n) prosecution; indictment  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 訴 猶 予   [きそゆうよ]  [K]
suspension of indictment; leaving charge on the file  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 訴   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) accusation; prosecution  [D] [Jisho]
- 控 訴   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) (legal) appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 訴 訟   [ぎょうせいそしょう]  [K]
administrative litigation (action)  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 訴   [こくそ]  [K]
(n) accusation; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 訴   [しょうそ]  [K]
(n) winning a lawsuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 訴 状   [そじょう]  [K]
(n) petition; complaint; (legal) brief  [D] [Jisho]
- 訴 追   [そつい]  [K]
(n) legal action  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 訴   [ていそ]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting a case; suing  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 訴   [はいそ]  [K]
(n) loss of a court-case  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 起 訴   [ふきそ]  [K]
(n) nonprosecution or indictment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 阻
Back: Find more details for 阻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thwart
separate from
prevent
obstruct
deter
impede
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はば.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1280 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 阻む   [はばむ]  [K]
(v5m) to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart  [D] [Jisho]
- 阻 止   [そし]  [K]
(n,vs) obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 阻 害   [そがい]  [K]
(n,vs) obstruction; inhibition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 僧
Back: Find more details for 僧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Buddhist priest
monk
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ソウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1724 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 僧   [そう]  [K]
(n) monk; priest  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 高 僧   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) high priest; virtuous priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 僧   [こぞう]  [K]
(n) (1) youngster; (2) young Buddhist priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 僧   [ぜんそう]  [K]
(n) Zen priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 僧 院   [そういん]  [K]
(n) monastery; temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 僧 侶   [そうりょ]  [K]
(n) (Buddh) priest; monk  [D] [Jisho]
- 尼 僧   [にそう]  [K]
(n) priestess  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 創
Back: Find more details for 創 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
genesis
wound
injury
hurt
start
originate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つく.る
はじ.める
きず
けず.しける
はじめ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: for a start, put sword in warehouse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #741 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 創 作   [そうさく]  [K]
(n) production; literary creation; work  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 創 刊   [そうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造   [そうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 立   [そうりつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; founding; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 創   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) originality  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 創   [そう]  [K]
start; originate  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 意   [そうい]  [K]
(n) original idea; originality  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 価 学 会   [そうかがっかい]  [K]
(n) Sokagakkai (lay organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 業   [そうぎょう]  [K]
(n) establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 始   [そうし]  [K]
(n) creation; founding; initiating  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 出   [そうしゅつ]  [K]
(n) creation (e.g. work of art)  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 設   [そうせつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; founding; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造 的   [そうぞうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) creative  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造 力   [そうぞうりょく]  [K]
creative power  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 創 的   [どくそうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) creative; original  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 双
Back: Find more details for 双 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pair
set
comparison
counter for pairs
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふた
たぐい
ならぶ
ふたつ
ふ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1029 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 双 子   [ふたご]  [K]
(n) twins; a twin  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 双   [ふた]  [K]
pair; set  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 眼 鏡   [そうがんきょう]  [K]
(n) binoculars; field glasses  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 生 児   [そうせいじ]  [K]
(n) twins  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 方   [そうほう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) two way; both parties; mutual; both  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 葉   [ふたば]  [K]
(n) bud; sprout  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 又

Kanji: 倉
Back: Find more details for 倉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
godown
warehouse
storehouse
cellar
treasury
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: warehouse has cover and doored entrance
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1114 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 倉 庫   [そうこ]  [K]
(n) storehouse; warehouse; godown  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穀 倉   [こくそう]  [K]
(n) granary  [D] [Jisho]
- 倉   [くら]  [K]
(n) warehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator  [D] [Jisho]
- 倉 敷   [くらしき]  [K]
(n) storage charges  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 倉   [こめぐら]  [K]
(n) rice granary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 喪
Back: Find more details for 喪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
miss
mourning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #885 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 喪   [も]  [K]
(adj-no,n) mourning  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 失   [そうしつ]  [K]
(n,vs) loss; forfeit  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 主   [もしゅ]  [K]
(n) chief mourner  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 章   [もしょう]  [K]
(n) sign of mourning  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 服   [もふく]  [K]
(n) mourning dress  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 口

Kanji: 壮
Back: Find more details for 壮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
robust
manhood
prosperity
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さかん
つよし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 爿 (しょうへん) – left-side kata
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1657 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 壮 大   [そうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 強 壮   [きょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong  [D] [Jisho]
- 壮 行   [そうこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) rousing  [D] [Jisho]
- 壮 年   [そうねん]  [K]
(n) prime of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 壮 烈   [そうれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heroic; brave  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 壮   [ひそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pathetic; touching; tragic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 爿

Kanji: 奏
Back: Find more details for 奏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
play music
speak to a ruler
complete
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かな.でる
すすむ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: two big men play heavenly music
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1067 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 演 奏   [えんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) musical performance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 協 奏 曲   [きょうそうきょく]  [K]
(n) concerto  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 奏   [がっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) concert; ensemble  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 重 奏   [しじゅうそう]  [K]
(n) instrumental quartet  [D] [Jisho]
- 奏でる   [かなでる]  [K]
(v1) to play (an instrument)  [D] [Jisho]
- 奏 功   [そうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) success; achievement; fruition  [D] [Jisho]
- 奏 者   [そうしゃ]  [K]
(n) instrumentalist; player  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 奏   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) a solo  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 重 奏   [にじゅうそう]  [K]
(n) instrumental duo  [D] [Jisho]
- 伴 奏   [ばんそう]  [K]
(n) (musical) accompaniment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 大

Kanji: 爽
Back: Find more details for 爽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
refreshing
bracing
resonant
sweet
clear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき.らか
さわ.やか
たがう
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2333 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 爽やか   [さわやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear; fluent; eloquent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: ノ

Kanji: 層
Back: Find more details for 層 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stratum
social class
layer
story
floor
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ソウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: layers of corpses build up in field over eight days
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #801 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 層   [いっそう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) much more; still more; all the more  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 高 層   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) upper  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 層   [たいそう]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) very much; exaggerated; very fine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 階 層   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) class; level; stratum; hierarchy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 重 層   [じゅうそう]  [K]
(n) multistoried; multilayered  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 層   [じょうそう]  [K]
(n) upper stratum (classes, stories)  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 層   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) depths; deep level  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 層 圏   [せいそうけん]  [K]
(n) stratosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 層   [だんそう]  [K]
(n) dislocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 層   [ちそう]  [K]
(n) stratum; layer  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 齢 層   [ねんれいそう]  [K]
(n) age range; age-group  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 党 派 層   [むとうはそう]  [K]
(n) unaffiliated voters  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 惣
Back: Find more details for 惣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): all
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いそが.しい
そうじて
ふさ
そ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2211 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 想
Back: Find more details for 想 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
concept
think
idea
thought
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ソ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おも.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: thoughts can be mutual feelings
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #381 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 思 想   [しそう]  [K]
(n) thought; idea; ideology  [D] [Jisho]
- 想 像   [そうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) imagination; guess  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 想   [りそう]  [K]
(n) ideal  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 想   [れんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) association (of ideas); suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 感 想   [かんそう]  [K]
(n) impressions; thoughts  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 想   [くうそう]  [K]
(n) daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 想   [はっそう]  [K]
(n) expression (music); conceptualization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 愛 想   [あいそ]  [K]
(n) civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces  [D] [Jisho]
- 愛 想   [あいそう]  [K]
(n) civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 想   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) plan; plot; idea; conception  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 想   [よそう]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 想   [かそう]  [K]
(n) imagination; supposition; potential (enemy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 想   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) reflection; reminiscence  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 想   [げんそう]  [K]
(n) illusions  [D] [Jisho]
- 想   [そう]  [K]
(n) conception; idea; thought  [D] [Jisho]
- 想 定   [そうてい]  [K]
(n,vs) hypothesis; supposition; assumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢 想   [むそう]  [K]
(n) dream; vision; reverie  [D] [Jisho]
- 妄 想   [もうそう]  [K]
(n) wild idea; delusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 想 外   [よそうがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unexpected; unforeseen; strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 想 的   [りそうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) ideal  [D] [Jisho]
- 瞑 想   [めいそう]  [K]
(n) meditation; contemplation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 捜
Back: Find more details for 捜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
search
look for
locate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
シュ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さが.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #592 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 捜す   [さがす]  [K]
(v5s) to search; to seek; to look for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 捜 査   [そうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 捜 索   [そうさく]  [K]
(n) search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 捜し回る   [さがしまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to hunt around; to search about for  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 捜   [とくそう]  [K]
(n) special investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 掃
Back: Find more details for 掃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sweep
brush
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.く
か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1255 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 掃 除   [そうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) cleaning; sweeping  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 清 掃   [せいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃く   [はく]  [K]
(v5k) to sweep; to brush; to gather up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 掃   [いっそう]  [K]
(n) clean sweep  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 海   [そうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 除 機   [そうじき]  [K]
vacuum cleaner  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 討   [そうとう]  [K]
(n) cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 掃 除   [おおそうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) major cleanup; spring cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 挿
Back: Find more details for 挿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
insert
put in
graft
wear (sword)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.す
はさ.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1908 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 挿 絵   [さしえ]  [K]
(n) (book) illustration  [D] [Jisho]
- 挿 入   [そうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) insertion; incorporation; infixing  [D] [Jisho]
- 挿 話   [そうわ]  [K]
(n) episode  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 操
Back: Find more details for 操 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
maneuver
manipulate
operate
steer
chastity
virginity
fidelity
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
サン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みさお
あやつ.る
さお
みさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: three wooden boxes take some handling
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1016 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 操 作   [そうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) operation; management; processing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 体 操   [たいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 操る   [あやつる]  [K]
(v5r) to manipulate; to operate; to pull strings  [D] [Jisho]
- 操 縦   [そうじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) flying (a plane); (2) management; handling; control; manipulation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 節 操   [せっそう]  [K]
(n) (1) constancy; integrity; honor; (2) chastity; fidelity  [D] [Jisho]
- 操   [みさお]  [K]
(n) chastity; fidelity; honour; faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 操 業   [そうぎょう]  [K]
(n) operation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 早
Back: Find more details for 早 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
early
fast
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
サッ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はや.い
はや
はや-
はや.まる
はや.める
さ-
さか
さわ
そ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun shows ten but it's still early
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #402 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 早い   [はやい]  [K]
(adj) early  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お早う   [おはよう]  [K]
(int,n) (abbr) Good morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 口   [はやくち]  [K]
(n) fast-talking  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 速   [さっそく]  [K]
(adv) at once; immediately; without delay; promptly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 最 早   [もはや]  [K]
(adv) already; now  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 早い   [すばやい]  [K]
(adj) (1) fast; quick; prompt; (2) nimble; agile  [D] [Jisho]
- 早める   [はやめる]  [K]
(v1) to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 急   [さっきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 早い   [てばやい]  [K]
(adj) nimble  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 早く   [すばやく]  [K]
quickly; nimbly; agilely  [D] [Jisho]
- 早   [はや]  [K]
(n) already; now; by this time  [D] [Jisho]
- 早々   [そうそう]  [K]
(adv,n) early; quickly  [D] [Jisho]
- 早々   [はやばや]  [K]
(adv,n) early; quickly  [D] [Jisho]
- 早く   [はやく]  [K]
(adv,n) early; fast; soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 早まる   [はやまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be hasty; to be rash; to speed up; to gather speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 稲   [わせ]  [K]
(n) early ripening rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 引き   [はやびき]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving work (office, school) early  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 引け   [はやびけ]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving work (office, school) early  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 乙 女   [さおとめ]  [K]
(n) young female rice planter; young girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 期   [そうき]  [K]
(n) early stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 起き   [はやおき]  [K]
(n) early rising  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 熟   [そうじゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precocious  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 春   [そうしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) early spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 寝   [はやね]  [K]
(n,vs) go to bed early  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 瀬   [はやせ]  [K]
(n) swift current; rapids  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 退   [そうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) leave early  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 朝   [そうちょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) early morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 早   [あしばや]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) quick-footed; light-footed; quick pace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 曹
Back: Find more details for 曹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cadet
friend
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つかさ
ともがら
へや
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
曰 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1998 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 法 曹   [ほうそう]  [K]
(n) legal profession; lawyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 曹 界   [ほうそうかい]  [K]
(n) legal circles  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日 曰

Kanji: 巣
Back: Find more details for 巣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nest
rookery
hive
cobweb
den
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す
す.くう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
川 (セン, かわ) – stream; river
巛 (まがりがわ) – crooked river
Henshall Mnemonic: three sticks atop fruit tree form nest
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1588 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 巣   [す]  [K]
(n) nest; rookery; breeding place; beehive; cobweb; den; haunt  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 空き巣   [あきす]  [K]
(n) (1) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar; (2) empty nest  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 巣   [ふるす]  [K]
(n) old haunts; former homes  [D] [Jisho]
- 巣 立ち   [すだち]  [K]
(n) leaving the nest; becoming independent  [D] [Jisho]
- 卵 巣   [らんそう]  [K]
(n) ovary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 丶 川 巛

Kanji: 槽
Back: Find more details for 槽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vat
tub
tank
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1809 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 浄 化 槽   [じょうかそう]  [K]
(n) septic tank; tank for purifying water  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 槽   [すいそう]  [K]
(n) water tank; cistern; fish tank  [D] [Jisho]
- 浴 槽   [よくそう]  [K]
(n) bathtub  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 燥
Back: Find more details for 燥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
parch
dry up
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はしゃ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1819 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 乾 燥   [かんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) dry; arid; insipid; dehydrated  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 焦 燥   [しょうそう]  [K]
(n) impatience; uneasiness; irritation  [D] [Jisho]
- 燥ぐ   [はしゃぐ]  [K]
(v5g) (uk) to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 争
Back: Find more details for 争 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
contend
dispute
argue
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あらそ.う
いか.でか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
爪 (つめ) – claw
Henshall Mnemonic: vie with bent old man, stick in hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #271 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 競 争   [きょうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) competition; contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 争   [せんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) war  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 論 争   [ろんそう]  [K]
(n) controversy; dispute  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 争う   [あらそう]  [K]
(v5u) to dispute; to argue; to be at variance; to compete  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 抗 争   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) dispute; resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 争い   [あらそい]  [K]
(n) dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛 争   [ふんそう]  [K]
(n) dispute; trouble; strife  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 係 争   [けいそう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) contention; dispute  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 争   [せいそう]  [K]
(n) political strife  [D] [Jisho]
- 争 議   [そうぎ]  [K]
(n) dispute; quarrel; strike  [D] [Jisho]
- 争 奪   [そうだつ]  [K]
(n) struggle; contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 争 点   [そうてん]  [K]
(n) point at issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 平 洋 戦 争   [たいへいようせんそう]  [K]
(n) the Pacific War  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 争   [とうそう]  [K]
(n) strife; conflict  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: ノ 爪

Kanji: 相
Back: Find more details for 相 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inter-
mutual
together
each other
minister of state
councillor
aspect
phase
physiognomy
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あい-
あ
い
おう
さ
さが
すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
木 (き) – tree
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: ministers eye each other from trees
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #45 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 可 哀 相   [かわいそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor; pitiable; pathetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 相   [しゅしょう]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 手   [あいて]  [K]
(n) (1) companion; partner; company; (2) other party; addressee  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 続   [そうぞく]  [K]
(n) succession; inheritance  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 談   [そうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) consultation; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 当   [そうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) (1) suitable; fair; tolerable; proper; (2) extremely  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 相 違   [そうい]  [K]
(n,vs) difference; discrepancy; variation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 互   [そうご]  [K]
(n) mutual; reciprocal  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 変わらず   [あいかわらず]  [K]
(adv,n) as ever; as usual; the same  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 撲   [すもう]  [K]
(n) sumo wrestling  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 外 相   [がいしょう]  [K]
(n) Foreign Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 相   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) truth; real situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応   [そうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) suitability; fitness  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応しい   [ふさわしい]  [K]
(adj) appropriate  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 場   [そうば]  [K]
(n) market price; speculation; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 対   [あいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete  [D] [Jisho]
- 蔵 相   [ぞうしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 様 相   [ようそう]  [K]
(n) aspect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 為 替 相 場   [かわせそうば]  [K]
exchange rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 相 場   [えんそうば]  [K]
(n) yen exchange rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 相   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) Welfare Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 宰 相   [さいしょう]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 相   [じっそう]  [K]
(n) reality; real state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 相   [ねぞう]  [K]
(n) one's sleeping posture  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 相   [にんそう]  [K]
(n) physiognomy; looks; countenance  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 相   [せそう]  [K]
(n) (1) phase of life; sign of the times; (2) world (social) conditions; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 相まって   [あいまって]  [K]
(adv) coupled with; together  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 関   [そうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) correlation; interrelation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 関関 係   [そうかんかんけい]  [K]
correlation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 互 銀 行   [そうごぎんこう]  [K]
mutual savings bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 殺   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) offsetting each other; plus and minus equal zero; counterbalancing  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 似   [そうじ]  [K]
(n) resemblance; similarity; analogy  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 次ぐ   [あいつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to follow in succession  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 手 取る   [あいてどる]  [K]
(v5r) to take on an opponent; to challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 手 方   [あいてかた]  [K]
(n) other (opposite) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 乗   [そうじょう]  [K]
(n) multiplication; synergism  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 乗り   [あいのり]  [K]
(n) riding together  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 性   [あいしょう]  [K]
(n) affinity; compatibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 続 税   [そうぞくぜい]  [K]
(n) inheritance tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 対 的   [そうたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 談 所   [そうだんじょ]  [K]
consultation office; bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 談 役   [そうだんやく]  [K]
(n) counselor; adviser  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 槌   [あいづち]  [K]
(n) sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 棒   [あいぼう]  [K]
(n) partner; pal; accomplice  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 撲 取り   [すもうとり]  [K]
(Sumo) wrestler  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 相 撲   [おおずもう]  [K]
(n) annual wrestling matches  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 産 相   [つうさんしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of International Trade and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 相   [のうしょう]  [K]
(n) Agriculture Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 相   [ひんそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seedy-looking; thin  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 相 応   [ふそうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 相   [ぶんしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Education, Science and Culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 相   [ほうしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊び相 手   [あそびあいて]  [K]
playmate; playfellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 相   [ろうしょう]  [K]
(n) Labor Minister  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 木 目

Kanji: 窓
Back: Find more details for 窓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
window
pane
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まど
てんまど
けむだし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Henshall Mnemonic: nose makes hole in window, left feeling down
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1186 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 窓   [まど]  [K]
(n) window  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 窓 口   [まどぐち]  [K]
(n) ticket window  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 車 窓   [しゃそう]  [K]
(n) car window  [D] [Jisho]
- 窓 際   [まどぎわ]  [K]
(n) (at the) window  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 窓   [どうそう]  [K]
(n) the same school  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 窓 会   [どうそうかい]  [K]
(n) graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 穴

Kanji: 総
Back: Find more details for 総 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
general
whole
all
full
total
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.べて
すべ.て
ふさ
うさ
ずさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: thread runs through public feeling
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #129 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 総 理 大 臣   [そうりだいじん]  [K]
Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 総   [そう]  [K]
(n,pref) whole; all; general; gross  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会   [そうかい]  [K]
(n) general meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 合   [そうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 民 総 生 産   [こくみんそうせいさん]  [K]
(n) gross national product; GNP; gross domestic product; GDP  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 意   [そうい]  [K]
(n) consensus of opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会 屋   [そうかいや]  [K]
(n) extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 額   [そうがく]  [K]
(n) sum total; total amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 括   [そうかつ]  [K]
(n) synthesis; recap; generalize  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 監   [そうかん]  [K]
(n) inspector general; commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 計   [そうけい]  [K]
(n) total  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 決 算   [そうけっさん]  [K]
(n) complete financial statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 合 的   [そうごうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) synthetic; comprehensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 裁   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) president  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 辞 職   [そうじしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) mass resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 帥   [そうすい]  [K]
(n) commander; leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 数   [そうすう]  [K]
(n) total (number)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 勢   [そうぜい]  [K]
(n) all members; whole army  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 選 挙   [そうせんきょ]  [K]
(n) general election  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 体   [そうたい]  [K]
(adv,n) the whole; originally  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 長   [そうちょう]  [K]
(n) (college) president; secretary-general  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 当たり   [そうあたり]  [K]
(n) round-robin  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 統   [そうとう]  [K]
(n) president; generalissimo  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 動 員   [そうどういん]  [K]
(n) general mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 督   [そうとく]  [K]
(n) governor-general  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 評   [そうひょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 本 山   [そうほんざん]  [K]
(n) (1) (Buddh) head temple of a sect; (2) (organizational) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 務   [そうむ]  [K]
(n) general business (affairs); manager; director; adjutant general (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 務 局   [そうむきょく]  [K]
General Affairs Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 務 部   [そうむぶ]  [K]
(n) general affairs department (bureau); executive section  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 理   [そうり]  [K]
(n,vs) prime minister; leader; overseer (of national affairs); president  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 理 府   [そうりふ]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister's office  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 量   [そうりょう]  [K]
(n) aggregate amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 領 事   [そうりょうじ]  [K]
(n) consul general  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 力   [そうりょく]  [K]
(n) total energy; all efforts  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 論   [そうろん]  [K]
(n) general remarks  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 綜
Back: Find more details for 綜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rule
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
す.べる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2194 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 聡
Back: Find more details for 聡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wise
fast learner
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さと.い
みみざと.い
さと
さとし
さとる
あき
あきら
とし
さた
みのる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耳 (みみ) – ear
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1507 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 耳

Kanji: 草
Back: Find more details for 草 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grass
weeds
herbs
pasture
write
draft
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くさ
くさ-
-ぐさ
そ
や
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: grass is early plant
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #967 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 煙 草   [たばこ]  [K]
(pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco); cigarettes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 草   [くさ]  [K]
(n) grass  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 草 臥れる   [くたびれる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired; to wear out  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 履   [ぞうり]  [K]
(n) zoori (Japanese footwear); sandals  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 煙 草 屋   [たばこや]  [K]
(n) tobacconist  [D] [Jisho]
- 干し草を付けた馬   [ほしくさをつけたうま]  [K]
horse loaded with hay  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 草   [きそう]  [K]
(n,vs) drafting; drawing up a bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 草   [ざっそう]  [K]
(n) weed  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 草   [しぐさ]  [K]
(n) action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 草   [しばくさ]  [K]
(n) lawn; sod; turf  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 草   [じょそう]  [K]
(n,vs) weeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 草の根   [くさのね]  [K]
(exp,n) grassroots; rank and file; the roots of grass  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 案   [そうあん]  [K]
(n) draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 花   [くさばな]  [K]
(n) flower; flowering plant  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 刈り   [くさかり]  [K]
(n) mowing; mower  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 原   [そうげん]  [K]
(n) grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 稿   [そうこう]  [K]
(n) notes; draft; manuscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 書   [そうしょ]  [K]
(n) cursive script; "grass" kanji  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 食   [そうしょく]  [K]
(n) herbivorous  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 分け   [くさわけ]  [K]
(n) pioneer; pathfinder; originator; founder; trailblazer  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 木   [くさき]  [K]
(n) plants; vegetation  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 木   [そうもく]  [K]
(n) plants; vegetation  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 草   [みちくさ]  [K]
(n) wayside grass; loitering on the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 草   [ぼくそう]  [K]
(n) pasture; grass  [D] [Jisho]
- 菠 薐 草   [ほうれんそう]  [K]
(n) spinach  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 荘
Back: Find more details for 荘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
villa
inn
cottage
feudal manor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ショウ
チャン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほうき
おごそ.か
そ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1489 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 別 荘   [べっそう]  [K]
(n) holiday house; villa  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 山 荘   [さんそう]  [K]
(n) mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage  [D] [Jisho]
- 荘 厳   [そうごん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solemnity; gravity; impressiveness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 葬
Back: Find more details for 葬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
interment
bury
shelve
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほうむ.る
はふり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #754 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 葬 式   [そうしき]  [K]
(n) funeral  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 葬る   [ほうむる]  [K]
(v5r) to bury; to inter; to entomb; to consign to oblivion; to shelve  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 葬   [かそう]  [K]
(n) cremation  [D] [Jisho]
- 冠 婚 葬 祭   [かんこんそうさい]  [K]
(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 葬   [しゃそう]  [K]
(n) company funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 儀   [そうぎ]  [K]
(n) funeral service  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 祭   [そうさい]  [K]
(n) funerals and ceremonial occasions  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 送   [そうそう]  [K]
(n) attendance at a funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 列   [そうれつ]  [K]
(n) funeral procession  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 葬 品   [ふくそうひん]  [K]
(n) burial accessories  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 葬   [まいそう]  [K]
(n) burial  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 蒼
Back: Find more details for 蒼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blue
pale
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あお.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2276 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 欝 蒼たる   [うっそうたる]  [K]
(adj-t) thick; dense; luxur  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 藻
Back: Find more details for 藻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seaweed
duckweed
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2124 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 藻 掻く   [もがく]  [K]
(v5k) to struggle; to wriggle; to be impatient  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 海 藻   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) seaweed  [D] [Jisho]
- 藻   [も]  [K]
(n) duckweed; seaweed; algae  [D] [Jisho]
- 藻 類   [そうるい]  [K]
(n) seaweed; algae  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 装
Back: Find more details for 装 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
attire
dress
pretend
disguise
profess
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よそお.う
よそお.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai wears clothes in bed
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #657 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 装 置   [そうち]  [K]
(n,vs) equipment; installation; apparatus  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 装   [ふくそう]  [K]
(n) garments  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 包 装   [ほうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; wrapping  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 衣 装   [いしょう]  [K]
(n) clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 飾   [そうしょく]  [K]
(n) ornament  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 備   [そうび]  [K]
(n) equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 装   [ぶそう]  [K]
(n,vs) arms; armament; armed  [D] [Jisho]
- 舗 装   [ほそう]  [K]
(n) pavement; road surface  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 装   [かそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; masquerade; fancy dress; converted (cruiser)  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 装   [かいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) remodelling; reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 武 装   [かくぶそう]  [K]
(n) nuclear arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽 装   [ぎそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; camouflage  [D] [Jisho]
- 擬 装   [ぎそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; camouflage  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 装   [しんそう]  [K]
(n) redecoration; remodelling; refurbishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 装   [せいそう]  [K]
(n) uniform; full dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 装い   [よそおい]  [K]
(n) dress; outfit; equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 装う   [よそおう]  [K]
(v5u) to dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 甲   [そうこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) armored  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 着   [そうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) equipping; installing; laying down  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 丁   [そうてい]  [K]
(n) binding; format  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗 装   [とそう]  [K]
(n) coating  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 装   [ないそう]  [K]
(n) interior design; interior; upholstery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 衣

Kanji: 走
Back: Find more details for 走 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): run
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はし.る
はしり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Henshall Mnemonic: foot running along ground
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #626 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 走る   [はしる]  [K]
(v5r) to run  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- ご馳 走   [ごちそう]  [K]
(n,vs) feast; treating (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ご馳 走さま   [ごちそうさま]  [K]
(int) feast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 走 行   [そうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); traveling  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃 走   [とうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) flight; desertion; escape  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 滑 走   [かっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) glide; volplane  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 走 路   [かっそうろ]  [K]
(n) runway  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 走   [かんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) running the race; staying the course  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 走   [きょうそう]  [K]
(n) race  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 走 馬   [きょうそうば]  [K]
racehorse  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 走る   [くちばしる]  [K]
(v5r) to speak; to tell; to blurt out  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 走   [しわす]  [K]
(n) (obs) twelfth month of the lunar calendar  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 走   [しっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) sprint; dash; scampering  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 走   [しゅっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry in a race  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り   [はしり]  [K]
(n) the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り回る   [はしりまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to run around  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り高 跳び   [はしりたかとび]  [K]
(n) running high jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り出す   [はしりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to begin to run; to start running  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り書き   [はしりがき]  [K]
(n) scribbling  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り幅 跳び   [はしりはばとび]  [K]
(n) running long jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 走 者   [そうしゃ]  [K]
(n) runner  [D] [Jisho]
- 走 塁   [そうるい]  [K]
(n) base running  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 走   [だっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) desertion; escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 走   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) running alone; doing things alone that should be done with others  [D] [Jisho]
- 帆 走   [はんそう]  [K]
(n) sailing  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 走   [ぼうそう]  [K]
(n) running wildly  [D] [Jisho]
- 奔 走   [ほんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) running about; efforts; activity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 送
Back: Find more details for 送 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
escort
send
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おく.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: sent away from heaven
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #311 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 送る   [おくる]  [K]
(v5r) to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to spend a period of time; to live a life  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 見 送り   [みおくり]  [K]
(n) seeing one off; farewell; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 送   [ほうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) broadcast; broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見 送る   [みおくる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to see off; to farewell; (2) to escort; (3) to let pass; to wait and see; (4) to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り仮 名   [おくりがな]  [K]
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word (may inflect)  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別   [そうべつ]  [K]
(n) farewell; send-off  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 料   [そうりょう]  [K]
(n) postage; carriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 輸 送   [ゆそう]  [K]
(n,vs) transport; transportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 送   [ゆうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) mailing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 運 送   [うんそう]  [K]
(n) shipping; marine transportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 送   [かいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) forwarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 金   [そうきん]  [K]
(n) remittance; sending money  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 移 送   [いそう]  [K]
(n) transfer; transport; removal  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 送   [ごそう]  [K]
(n,vs) convoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 放 送   [こうきょうほうそう]  [K]
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 送り   [しおくり]  [K]
(n) allowance; remittance  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 送り   [さきおくり]  [K]
(n) postpone  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 送   [そうそう]  [K]
(n) attendance at a funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り   [おくり]  [K]
(n) seeing off; sending off; funeral  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り込む   [おくりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to send in  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り出し   [おくりだし]  [K]
(n) pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り先   [おくりさき]  [K]
(n) forwarding address  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り返す   [おくりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to send back  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 還   [そうかん]  [K]
(n) sending home; repatriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 球   [そうきゅう]  [K]
(n) throwing a ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 迎   [そうげい]  [K]
(n) seeing off and meeting on return  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 検   [そうけん]  [K]
(n) sending the person accused to the prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 信   [そうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) transmission  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 電   [そうでん]  [K]
(n) electric supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 付   [そうふ]  [K]
(n) sending; forwarding; remitting  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別 会   [そうべつかい]  [K]
(n) farewell party  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 送   [でんそう]  [K]
(n) transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation; delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 送   [はいそう]  [K]
(n) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 送   [はっそう]  [K]
(n) sending; forwarding; shipping  [D] [Jisho]
- 搬 送   [はんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) convey; carry; transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 間 放 送   [みんかんほうそう]  [K]
commercial broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 遭
Back: Find more details for 遭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
encounter
meet
party
association
interview
join
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.う
あ.わせる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1554 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 遭う   [あう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet; to encounter (undesirable nuance)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遭 難   [そうなん]  [K]
(n) disaster; shipwreck; accident  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遭 遇   [そうぐう]  [K]
(n,vs) encounter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 霜
Back: Find more details for 霜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s): frost
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しも
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2151 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 霜   [しも]  [K]
(n) frost  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 霜 降り   [しもふり]  [K]
(n) frosting; grey; gray; salt and pepper colour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 雨

Kanji: 騒
Back: Find more details for 騒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boisterous
make noise
clamor
disturb
excite
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さわ.ぐ
うれい
さわ.がしい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1069 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 騒ぐ   [さわぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to make noise; to clamor; to be excited; to be alarmed; to kick up a fuss; to make merry; to be annoying; to be troublesome; to make a noise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 騒ぎ   [さわぎ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) uproar; disturbance  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 音   [そうおん]  [K]
(n) noise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 騒々しい   [そうぞうしい]  [K]
(adj) noisy; boisterous  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒がしい   [さわがしい]  [K]
(adj) noisy  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 騒   [ぶっそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dangerous; disturbed; insecure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 騒 動   [そうどう]  [K]
(n) strife; riot; rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 騒めく   [ざわめく]  [K]
(v5k) (uk) to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 然   [そうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) noisy; confused; uproarious  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 乱   [そうらん]  [K]
(n) disturbance; riot; mayhem  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 騒ぎ   [おおさわぎ]  [K]
(n) clamour; uproar; tumult  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 像
Back: Find more details for 像 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
statue
picture
image
figure
portrait
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: image of elephant man
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #856 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 想 像   [そうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) imagination; guess  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 映 像   [えいぞう]  [K]
(n) reflection; image  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 像   [げんぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) developing (film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 像   [ぞう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) statue; image; figure; picture; portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 像   [ぶつぞう]  [K]
(n) Buddhist image (statue)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 画 像   [がぞう]  [K]
(n) image; picture; portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 像   [きょうぞう]  [K]
(n) bust (statue)  [D] [Jisho]
- 偶 像   [ぐうぞう]  [K]
(n) image; idol; statue  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 像   [ぐんぞう]  [K]
(n) sculptured group  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 画 像   [じがぞう]  [K]
(n) self portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 像   [じつぞう]  [K]
(n) real image; one's real life  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 像   [じゅぞう]  [K]
(n) television  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 来 像   [しょうらいぞう]  [K]
vision of the future  [D] [Jisho]
- 肖 像   [しょうぞう]  [K]
(n) portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 像   [にんげんぞう]  [K]
(n) image of (an ideal) person  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 像   [ちょうぞう]  [K]
(n) sculpture; carved statue; graven image  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 像   [どうぞう]  [K]
(n) bronze statue  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 増
Back: Find more details for 増 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
increase
add
augment
gain
promote
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.す
ま.し
ふ.える
ふ.やす
まし
ます
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: build up earth in field over eight days
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #231 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 増える   [ふえる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to increase; to multiply  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 増す   [ます]  [K]
(v5s,vi) to increase; to grow  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 加   [ぞうか]  [K]
(n,vs) increase; addition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 増やす   [ふやす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to increase; to add to; to augment  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 減   [ぞうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) increase and decrease; fluctuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 大   [ぞうだい]  [K]
(n,vs) enlargement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 増し   [まし]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) extra; additional; less objectionable; better; preferable  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 強   [ぞうきょう]  [K]
(n) augment; reinforce; increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 進   [ぞうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) promoting; increase; advance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 急 増   [きゅうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) explosion; proliferation; surge  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 増し   [みずまし]  [K]
(n) inflation (of budget, claim, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 員   [ぞういん]  [K]
(n) increase the number of personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 益   [ぞうえき]  [K]
(n) inceased (profit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 額   [ぞうがく]  [K]
(n) increased amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 刷   [ぞうさつ]  [K]
(n) additional printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 産   [ぞうさん]  [K]
(n) production increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 資   [ぞうし]  [K]
(n) increase of capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 収   [ぞうしゅう]  [K]
(n) increase in yield  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 殖   [ぞうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) increase; multiplication; propagation  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 水   [ぞうすい]  [K]
(n) increased water; high water  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 税   [ぞうぜい]  [K]
(n) tax increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 設   [ぞうせつ]  [K]
(n) extension; expansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 発   [ぞうはつ]  [K]
(n) increase the number of trains in operation; increase bond issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 増しに   [ひましに]  [K]
(adv) day by day  [D] [Jisho]
- 倍 増   [ばいぞう]  [K]
(n) double  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 憎
Back: Find more details for 憎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hate
detest
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にく.む
にく.い
にく.らしい
にく.しみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1808 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 生 憎   [あいにく]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) unfortunately; Sorry, but ..  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 憎い   [にくい]  [K]
(adj) (1) hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; (2) (with irony) lovely, lovable, wonderful, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 憎む   [にくむ]  [K]
(v5m) to hate; to detest  [D] [Jisho]
- 憎らしい   [にくらしい]  [K]
(adj) odious; hateful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 憎しみ   [にくしみ]  [K]
(n) hatred  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 憎   [あいぞう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) likes and dislikes  [D] [Jisho]
- 憎 悪   [ぞうお]  [K]
(n) hatred  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 臓
Back: Find more details for 臓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
entrails
viscera
bowels
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はらわた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: entrails are harbored in body
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #991 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 心 臓   [しんぞう]  [K]
(n) heart  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 内 臓   [ないぞう]  [K]
(n) internal organs; intestines; viscera  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肝 臓   [かんぞう]  [K]
(n) liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 臓 病   [しんぞうびょう]  [K]
(n) heart trouble; heart disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 腎 臓   [じんぞう]  [K]
(n) kidney  [D] [Jisho]
- 臓   [ぞう]  [K]
(n) viscera; bowels  [D] [Jisho]
- 臓 器   [ぞうき]  [K]
(n) viscera; internal organs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 蔵
Back: Find more details for 蔵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
storehouse
hide
own
have
possess
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゾウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くら
おさ.める
かく.れる
くらし
くらん
くろう
さし
ざ
ろう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: store and guard halberds under grassy cliff
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #468 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 冷 蔵 庫   [れいぞうこ]  [K]
(n) refrigerator  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 貯 蔵   [ちょぞう]  [K]
(n) storage; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 蔵   [くら]  [K]
(n) warehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator  [D] [Jisho]
- 蔵 相   [ぞうしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 蔵   [ないぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) involvement; internal (e.g. disk)  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 蔵   [まいぞう]  [K]
(n) buried property; treasure trove  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 蔵   [れいぞう]  [K]
(n) cold storage; refrigeration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 所 蔵   [しょぞう]  [K]
(n) (in one's) possession  [D] [Jisho]
- 蔵 書   [ぞうしょ]  [K]
(n,vs) book collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 蔵   [おおくら]  [K]
(n) Ministry of Finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 蔵 省   [おおくらしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 蔵   [じぞう]  [K]
(n) Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); the Receptacle of Earth  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 尽 蔵   [むじんぞう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexhaustible supply  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 贈
Back: Find more details for 贈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
presents
send
give to
award to
confer on
presenting something
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゾウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おく.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1001 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 贈り物   [おくりもの]  [K]
(n) present; gift  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 贈る   [おくる]  [K]
(v5r) to send; to give to; to award to; to confer on  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 寄 贈   [きそう]  [K]
(n) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 贈   [きぞう]  [K]
(n) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 贈り主   [おくりぬし]  [K]
sender (of a present)  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 収 賄   [ぞうしゅうわい]  [K]
(n) bribery; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 呈   [ぞうてい]  [K]
(n) presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 答   [ぞうとう]  [K]
(n) exchange of presents  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 物   [おくりもの]  [K]
(n) present; gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 与   [ぞうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 賄   [ぞうわい]  [K]
(n) bribery; corruption; graft  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 造
Back: Find more details for 造 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
create
make
structure
physique
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つく.る
つく.り
-づく.り
ずくり
づくり
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: proclaim that one has made a move
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #429 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 製 造   [せいぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) manufacture; production  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 改 造   [かいぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) remodeling; (2) modding (comp)  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 造   [こうぞう]  [K]
(n) structure; construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 造   [じんぞう]  [K]
(n) man-made; synthetic; artificial  [D] [Jisho]
- 造る   [つくる]  [K]
(v5r) to make; to create; to manufacture; to draw up; to write; to compose; to build; to coin; to cultivate; to organize; to establish; to make up (a face); to trim (a tree); to fabricate; to prepare (food); to commit (sin); to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 船   [ぞうせん]  [K]
(n) shipbuilding  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 荷 造り   [にづくり]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; baling; crating  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽 造   [ぎぞう]  [K]
(n) forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造   [そうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 造り   [つくり]  [K]
(n) make-up; structure; physique  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 建 造   [けんぞう]  [K]
(n) building; construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 造 物   [けんぞうぶつ]  [K]
(n) structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 造り   [てづくり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 造   [しゅぞう]  [K]
(n) sake brewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 醸 造   [じょうぞう]  [K]
(n) brewing; distillation  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造 的   [そうぞうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) creative  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 造 力   [そうぞうりょく]  [K]
creative power  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 形   [ぞうけい]  [K]
(n) molding; modelling (cf. plastic arts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 語   [ぞうご]  [K]
(n) coined word  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 成   [ぞうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) creation; clearing; reclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 反   [ぞうはん]  [K]
(n) rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 幣 局   [ぞうへいきょく]  [K]
(n) (coin) mint  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 造   [ちゅうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) casting; founding; minting  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 造   [へんぞう]  [K]
(n) alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 造 作   [むぞうさ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easiness; simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 造   [もぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) imitation; mimic  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 造   [もくぞう]  [K]
(n) wooden; made of wood  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 促
Back: Find more details for 促 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stimulate
urge
press
demand
incite
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うなが.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #998 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 催 促   [さいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) request; demand; claim; urge (action); press for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 促す   [うながす]  [K]
(v5s) to urge; to press; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)  [D] [Jisho]
- 促 進   [そくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 促 成   [そくせい]  [K]
(n) promotion of growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 督 促   [とくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) urge; demand; importunity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 側
Back: Find more details for 側 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
side
lean
oppose
regret
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ
がわ
そば
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: be at side of model person
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #216 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 側   [がわ]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (2) (watch) case  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 側   [そば]  [K]
(n) (1) near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 両 側   [りょうがわ]  [K]
(n) both sides  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 縁 側   [えんがわ]  [K]
(n) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor  [D] [Jisho]
- 側 面   [そくめん]  [K]
(n) side; flank; sidelight; lateral  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 右 側   [みぎがわ]  [K]
(n) right side; right hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 側   [そとがわ]  [K]
(n) exterior; outside; extraneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 向こう側   [むこうがわ]  [K]
(n) other side; opposite side; other party  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 側   [ひだりがわ]  [K]
(n) left; left (hand) side  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 側   [にしがわ]  [K]
(n) west side; west bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 側 近   [そっきん]  [K]
(n) close associate; close aide; brains-truster  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 側   [ひがしがわ]  [K]
(n) east side; east bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 側   [うちがわ]  [K]
(n) inside; interior; inner part  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 側   [みなみがわ]  [K]
(n) south side  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 側   [かたがわ]  [K]
(n) one side  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 側   [きたがわ]  [K]
(n) north side; north bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 側   [うらがわ]  [K]
(n) the reverse; other side; lining  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 則
Back: Find more details for 則 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rule
follow
based on
model after
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のっと.る
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: rules regarding the cutting of money
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #753 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 規 則   [きそく]  [K]
(n) rule; regulations  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 不 規 則   [ふきそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 則   [ほうそく]  [K]
(n) law; rule  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原 則   [げんそく]  [K]
(n) principle; general rule  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 則   [かいそく]  [K]
(n) society or club regulations; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 則   [こうそく]  [K]
(n) school regulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 則   [せいそく]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) correct; proper; formal; regular; systematic; normal  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 則   [ばっそく]  [K]
(n) penal regulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 則   [はんそく]  [K]
(n) foul play (sport); transgression; default; balk; irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 則   [へんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 刀 刈 貝

Kanji: 即
Back: Find more details for 即 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
instant
namely
as is
conform
agree
adapt
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.く
つ.ける
すなわ.ち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
艮 (うしとら) – good
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1167 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 即ち   [すなわち]  [K]
(adv,conj) (uk) that is; namely; i.e.  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 即する   [そくする]  [K]
(vs-s) to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 即 位   [そくい]  [K]
(n,vs) enthronement  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 興   [そっきょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) improvisation; impromptu; off the cuff; without a score  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 効   [そっこう]  [K]
(n) immediate effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 刻   [そっこく]  [K]
(n-adv) immediately; at once; instantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 座   [そくざ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 死   [そくし]  [K]
(n) instant death  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 時   [そくじ]  [K]
(n) promptly; immediately  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 席   [そくせき]  [K]
(n) instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 戦 力   [そくせんりょく]  [K]
(n) ready fire power  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 日   [そくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) same day  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 売   [そくばい]  [K]
(n) sale on the spot  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 卩 艮

Kanji: 息
Back: Find more details for 息 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
breath
respiration
son
interest (on money)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
自 (みずから) – oneself
Henshall Mnemonic: heart breathes through nose
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #882 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 息 子   [むすこ]  [K]
(n) (hum) son  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 息   [いき]  [K]
(n) breath; tone  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 休 息   [きゅうそく]  [K]
(n) rest; relief; relaxation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 子 息   [しそく]  [K]
(n) (hon) son  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 息   [しょうそく]  [K]
(n) news; letter; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 窒 息   [ちっそく]  [K]
(n,vs) suffocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 息   [りそく]  [K]
(n) interest (bank)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ドラ息 子   [ドラむすこ]  [K]
lazy son; profligate son  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 息 子   [ひとりむすこ]  [K]
(n) an only son  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 息   [しゅうそく]  [K]
(n,vi,vs) having just ended; being resolved  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 息 筋   [しょうそくすじ]  [K]
(n) informed circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 息   [ねいき]  [K]
(n) sleeper's breathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 息   [せいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) inhabiting; living  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 息 地   [せいそくち]  [K]
(n) habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)  [D] [Jisho]
- 息 吹   [いぶき]  [K]
(n) breath  [D] [Jisho]
- 息 切れ   [いきぎれ]  [K]
(n) shortness of breath  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆 息   [たんそく]  [K]
(n) sigh; grief; deploring  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 息   [はないき]  [K]
(n) nasal breathing; person's pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 溜め息   [ためいき]  [K]
(n) (uk) a sigh  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 心 攸 自

Kanji: 束
Back: Find more details for 束 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bundle
sheaf
ream
tie in bundles
govern
manage
control
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たば
たば.ねる
つか
つか.ねる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: manage to put box-like bundle in tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #918 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 約 束   [やくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) arrangement; promise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 束   [たば]  [K]
(n) bundle; bunch; sheaf; coil  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 結 束   [けっそく]  [K]
(n) union; unity  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 束   [こうそく]  [K]
(n,vs) restriction; restraint  [D] [Jisho]
- 束ねる   [たばねる]  [K]
(v1) to tie up in a bundle; to govern; to manage; to control; to fold (one's arms); to administer  [D] [Jisho]
- 束の間   [つかのま]  [K]
(adj-no,n) moment; brief time; brief; transient  [D] [Jisho]
- 束 縛   [そくばく]  [K]
(n,vs) restraint; shackles; restriction; confinement; binding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 花 束   [はなたば]  [K]
(n) bunch of flowers; bouquet  [D] [Jisho]
- 札 束   [さつたば]  [K]
(n) roll of banknotes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: ノ 木

Kanji: 測
Back: Find more details for 測 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fathom
plan
scheme
measure
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はか.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: measure water with fathom-rule
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #761 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 予 測   [よそく]  [K]
(n,vs) prediction; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 観 測   [かんそく]  [K]
(n,vs) observation  [D] [Jisho]
- 測る   [はかる]  [K]
(v5r) to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 定   [そくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) measurement  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 量   [そくりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) measurement; surveying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 推 測   [すいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) guess; conjecture  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 憶 測   [おくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) guess; speculation; supposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 測   [けいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) measurement; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 候 所   [そっこうじょ]  [K]
(n) weather measurement station  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 測   [もくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) eye measurement; measure with eye  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 足
Back: Find more details for 足 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
leg
foot
be sufficient
counter for pairs of footwear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あし
た.りる
た.る
た.す
あ
あす
おす
たらし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Henshall Mnemonic: round knee and foot suffice to show leg
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #343 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 足   [あし]  [K]
(n) foot; pace; gait; leg  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 足す   [たす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to add (numbers); (2) to do (e.g. one's business)  [D] [Jisho]
- 足りる   [たりる]  [K]
(v1) to be sufficient; to be enough  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 不 足   [ふそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 足   [まんぞく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) satisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 遠 足   [えんそく]  [K]
(n) trip; hike; picnic  [D] [Jisho]
- 足る   [たる]  [K]
(v5r) to be sufficient; to be enough  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 元   [あしもと]  [K]
(n) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) gait; pace; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 跡   [あしあと]  [K]
(n) footprints  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 袋   [たび]  [K]
(n) tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 駆け足   [かけあし]  [K]
(n) running fast; double time  [D] [Jisho]
- 足し算   [たしざん]  [K]
(n) addition  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 足   [ほっそく]  [K]
(n) starting; inauguration  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 足りない   [ものたりない]  [K]
(adj) unsatisfied; unsatisfactory  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 足   [ほそく]  [K]
(n) supplement; complement  [D] [Jisho]
- 裸 足   [はだし]  [K]
(n) barefoot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 足   [いっそく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pair (footwear)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 足   [ひとあし]  [K]
(n) step  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 足   [きゃくあし]  [K]
(n) customers  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 足   [てあし]  [K]
(n) one's hands and feet; limbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 足   [じゅうそく]  [K]
(n) sufficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 足   [であし]  [K]
(n) start; turnout  [D] [Jisho]
- 俊 足   [しゅんそく]  [K]
(n) swift horse; talented person  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 音   [あしおと]  [K]
(n) footsteps (sound)  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 掛かり   [あしがかり]  [K]
(n) foothold  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 腰   [あしこし]  [K]
(n) legs and loins  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 止め   [あしどめ]  [K]
(n,vs) house arrest; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 取り   [あしどり]  [K]
(n) gait; manner of walking (swimming)  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 首   [あしくび]  [K]
(n) ankle  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 場   [あしば]  [K]
(n) scaffold; footing; foothold  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 跡   [そくせき]  [K]
(n) footprints  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 早   [あしばや]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) quick-footed; light-footed; quick pace  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 踏み   [あしぶみ]  [K]
(n,vs) stepping; stamping; marking time  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 並み   [あしなみ]  [K]
(n) pace; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 足   [どそく]  [K]
(n) shoes  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ足   [にげあし]  [K]
(n) running away; escaping on foot  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け足す   [つけたす]  [K]
(v5s) to add to  [D] [Jisho]
- 勇み足   [いさみあし]  [K]
(n) overeagerness; rashness  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 足し   [ようたし]  [K]
(n) (transaction of) business; purveyor; going to the washroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 足   [りょうあし]  [K]
(n) both feet; both legs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 速
Back: Find more details for 速 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
quick
fast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はや.い
はや-
はや.める
すみ.やか
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: manage fast movement
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #576 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 速い   [はやい]  [K]
(adj) quick; fast; swift  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 急 速   [きゅうそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rapid (e.g. progress)  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速   [こうそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high speed; high gear  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 度   [そくど]  [K]
(n) speed; velocity; rate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 加 速   [かそく]  [K]
(n,vs) acceleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 速   [じそく]  [K]
(n) speed (per hour)  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 速   [さっそく]  [K]
(adv) at once; immediately; without delay; promptly  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 達   [そくたつ]  [K]
(n) express; special delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 力   [そくりょく]  [K]
(n) speed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 迅 速   [じんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt  [D] [Jisho]
- 速やか   [すみやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) speed  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 快 速   [かいそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high speed; celerity; mobility; express (train that bypasses many stations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 速   [げんそく]  [K]
(n,vs) deceleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 度   [こうそくど]  [K]
(n) high speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 道 路   [こうそくどうろ]  [K]
highway; freeway  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 速   [しっそく]  [K]
(n) stall (in flying)  [D] [Jisho]
- 拙 速   [せっそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hasty; rough and ready  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 速 力   [ぜんそくりょく]  [K]
(n) full speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 速く   [はやく]  [K]
(adv,n) early; fast; soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 速さ   [はやさ]  [K]
(n) speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 速める   [はやめる]  [K]
(v1) to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 記   [そっき]  [K]
(n) shorthand; stenography  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 球   [そっきゅう]  [K]
(n) fastball  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 攻   [そっこう]  [K]
(n) swift attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 達 便   [そくたつびん]  [K]
(abbr) special delivery mail; express delivery post  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 報   [そくほう]  [K]
(n,vs) prompt report; quick announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 音 速   [ちょうおんそく]  [K]
(n) supersonic speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 秒 速   [びょうそく]  [K]
(n) per second  [D] [Jisho]
- 敏 速   [びんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quickness; agility; activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 速   [ふうそく]  [K]
(n) wind speed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 俗
Back: Find more details for 俗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vulgar
customs
manners
worldliness
mundane things
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゾクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1610 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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JLPT N1 Words
- 風 俗   [ふうぞく]  [K]
(n) (1) manners; customs; (2) sex service; sex industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 俗   [みんぞく]  [K]
(n) people; race; nation; racial customs; folk customs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 俗   [ぞく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mark in dictionary indicating slang; customs; manners; the world; worldliness; vulgarity; mundane things; the laity  [D] [Jisho]
- 俗 語   [ぞくご]  [K]
(n) colloquialism; colloquial language  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 俗 的   [つうぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) plain and popular  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 属
Back: Find more details for 属 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
belong
genus
subordinate official
affiliated
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゾク
ショク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さかん
つく
やから
さっか
つき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: insect with buttocks, legs, and head belongs to which genus?
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #912 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 金 属   [きんぞく]  [K]
(n) metal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 属する   [ぞくする]  [K]
(vs-s) to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to  [D] [Jisho]
- 附 属   [ふぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) attached; belonging; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 所 属   [しょぞく]  [K]
(n) attached to; belong to  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 属   [ふぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) attached; belonging; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 帰 属   [きぞく]  [K]
(n) belonging to  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 金 属   [ききんぞく]  [K]
(n) precious metal  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 属   [ぐんぞく]  [K]
(n) civilian in military employ  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 属   [じゅうぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) subordination; dependency  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 属   [せんぞく]  [K]
(n) exclusive; attached to; specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 属   [ちょくぞく]  [K]
(n) direct control; direct supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 属   [はいぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 鉄 金 属   [ひてつきんぞく]  [K]
(n) nonferrous metals  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 所 属   [むしょぞく]  [K]
(n) independent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 賊
Back: Find more details for 賊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
burglar
rebel
traitor
robber
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゾクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2045 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 烏 賊   [いか]  [K]
(n) cuttlefish; squid  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 賊   [かいぞく]  [K]
(n) pirate; sea robber  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 賊   [さんぞく]  [K]
(n) bandit; brigand  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 賊   [とうぞく]  [K]
(n) thief; robber  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 族
Back: Find more details for 族 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tribe
family
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゾク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Henshall Mnemonic: person with arrow in side is one of the clan
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #393 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 家 族   [かぞく]  [K]
(n) family; members of a family  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貴 族   [きぞく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) noble; aristocrat  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 族   [みんぞく]  [K]
(n) people; race; nation; racial customs; folk customs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 族   [いぞく]  [K]
(n) bereaved family  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 族   [いちぞく]  [K]
(n) (1) family; relatives; dependents; (2) household  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 族   [おうぞく]  [K]
(n) royalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 族 計 画   [かぞくけいかく]  [K]
family planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 家 族   [かくかぞく]  [K]
(n) nuclear family  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 族   [こうぞく]  [K]
(n) imperial family; royalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 族   [ごうぞく]  [K]
(n) powerful family (clan)  [D] [Jisho]
- 氏 族   [しぞく]  [K]
(n) clan; family  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 族   [しんぞく]  [K]
(n) relatives  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 族 館   [すいぞくかん]  [K]
(n) aquarium  [D] [Jisho]
- 族   [ぞく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) tribe; race; group; (2) periodic table group  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 家 族   [だいかぞく]  [K]
(n) extended family  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 族   [ぶぞく]  [K]
(n) tribe; clan; house  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 族 自 決   [みんぞくじけつ]  [K]
self-determination of peoples  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 族 主 義   [みんぞくしゅぎ]  [K]
nationalism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 方

Kanji: 続
Back: Find more details for 続 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
continue
series
sequel
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゾク
ショク
コウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つづ.く
つづ.ける
つぐ.ない
つぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: continue to sell threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #141 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 続く   [つづく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) to be continued  [D] [Jisho]
- 続ける   [つづける]  [K]
(v1,vt) to continue; to keep up; to keep on  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 相 続   [そうぞく]  [K]
(n) succession; inheritance  [D] [Jisho]
- 続き   [つづき]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 続   [れんぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 継 続   [けいぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 続き   [てつづき]  [K]
(n,vs) procedure; (legal) process; formalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 続   [せつぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) connection; union; join; link; (2) changing trains  [D] [Jisho]
- 続々   [ぞくぞく]  [K]
(n-adv) successively; one after another  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 持 続   [じぞく]  [K]
(n) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 続   [そんぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) duration; continuance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き続き   [ひきつづき]  [K]
(adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 続き   [ひきつづき]  [K]
(adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 続   [えいぞく]  [K]
(n) permanence; continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 続   [きんぞく]  [K]
(n) continuous service  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 続 的   [けいぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 続   [こうぞく]  [K]
(n) succeeding; following  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 続 的   [じぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous; dynamic (as opposed to static)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 続   [てつづき]  [K]
(n,vs) procedure; (legal) process; formalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 続 税   [そうぞくぜい]  [K]
(n) inheritance tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 行   [ぞっこう]  [K]
(n) resuming  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 出   [ぞくしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance one after another  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 伸   [ぞくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) continuous rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 編   [ぞくへん]  [K]
(n) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 続   [だんぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) intermittent  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 続き   [ながつづき]  [K]
(n) long-lasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 立て続け   [たてつづけ]  [K]
(n) succession  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 卒
Back: Find more details for 卒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
graduate
soldier
private
die
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソツ
シュツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そっ.する
お.える
お.わる
ついに
にわか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: ten soldier-men in top hats
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #772 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 卒 業   [そつぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) graduation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 何 卒   [なにとぞ]  [K]
(adv) (1) please; kindly; (2) by all means  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 卒   [がくそつ]  [K]
(n) college graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 卒   [こうそつ]  [K]
(n) high school graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 卒   [しんそつ]  [K]
(n) new (recent) graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 卒   [だいそつ]  [K]
(n) university graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 卒   [ちゅうそつ]  [K]
(n) junior high school or middle school graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 卒 中   [のうそっちゅう]  [K]
(n) stroke; cerebral haemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 亠 十

Kanji: 存
Back: Find more details for 存 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suppose
be aware of
believe
feel
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ソン
ゾン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Henshall Mnemonic: child knows of existence of funny dam
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #577 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- ご存じ   [ごぞんじ]  [K]
(n) knowing; acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 存 在   [そんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) existence; being  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 存   [ほぞん]  [K]
(n,vs) preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 生 存   [せいぞん]  [K]
(n) existence; being; survival  [D] [Jisho]
- 存じる   [ぞんじる]  [K]
(v1) (hum) to know  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 依 存   [いぞん]  [K]
(n,vs) dependence; dependent; reliance  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 存   [きょうそん]  [K]
(n) coexistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 存   [きょうぞん]  [K]
(n) coexistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 続   [そんぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) duration; continuance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 温 存   [おんぞん]  [K]
(n) preserve; retain  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 存   [きそん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) existing  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 存   [ざんそん]  [K]
(n,vs) remain; survive  [D] [Jisho]
- 思う存 分   [おもうぞんぶん]  [K]
(adv) to one's heart's content  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 廃   [ぞんぱい]  [K]
(whether to) continue or eliminate; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 分   [ぞんぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) to one's heart's content; as much as one wants  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 亡   [そんぼう]  [K]
(n) life or death; existence; destiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 立   [そんりつ]  [K]
(n) existence; subsistence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 子

Kanji: 孫
Back: Find more details for 孫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grandchild
descendants
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まご
ひ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Henshall Mnemonic: descendants are children in thread-like lineage
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1388 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 孫   [まご]  [K]
(n) grandchild  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 子 孫   [しそん]  [K]
(n) descendants; posterity; offspring  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 曽 孫   [ひまご]  [K]
(n) great-grandchild  [D] [Jisho]
- 孫 娘   [まごむすめ]  [K]
(n) granddaughter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 子

Kanji: 尊
Back: Find more details for 尊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
revered
valuable
precious
noble
exalted
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たっと.い
とうと.い
たっと.ぶ
とうと.ぶ
さだ
たか
たけ
みこと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
寸 (すん) – glue
Henshall Mnemonic: pour out measure of wine for esteemed guest
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1181 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 尚   [なお]  [K]
(adv,conj) (uk) furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; greater; further; less  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 敬   [そんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) respect; esteem; reverence; honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 重   [そんちょう]  [K]
(n) respect; esteem; regard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 高 尚   [こうしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high; noble; refined; advanced  [D] [Jisho]
- 尚 更   [なおさら]  [K]
(adv) all the more; still less  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊い   [たっとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊い   [とうとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊ぶ   [たっとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊ぶ   [とうとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 尊   [じそん]  [K]
(n) self-respect; esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊   [そん]  [K]
G pref; precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 厳   [そんげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dignity; majesty; sanctity  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 称   [そんしょう]  [K]
(n) honorary title  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 尊 女 卑   [だんそんじょひ]  [K]
(n) male domination of women; subjection of women  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 尊   [ほんぞん]  [K]
(n) principal image of Buddha; idol; object of adoration; the man himself; the master of the house  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 尚   [おしょう]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 八 寸

Kanji: 損
Back: Find more details for 損 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
damage
loss
disadvantage
hurt
injure
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そこ.なう
そこな.う
-そこ.なう
そこ.ねる
-そこ.ねる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: member has hand missing--serious loss
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #807 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 損   [そん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf,vs) loss; disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 害   [そんがい]  [K]
(n) damage; injury; loss  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 損 得   [そんとく]  [K]
(n) loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 損う   [そこなう]  [K]
(io) (suf,v5u) to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing  [D] [Jisho]
- 損なう   [そこなう]  [K]
(suf,v5u) to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 失   [そんしつ]  [K]
(n) loss (e.g. assets or profits)  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 損   [はそん]  [K]
(n) damage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 欠 損   [けっそん]  [K]
(n) deficit; shortage; loss; damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 損なう   [みそこなう]  [K]
(v5u) to misjudge; to mistake; to miss seeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 損する   [そんする]  [K]
(vs-s) to lose  [D] [Jisho]
- 損ねる   [そこねる]  [K]
(v1) to harm; to hurt; to injure  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 益   [そんえき]  [K]
(n) profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 壊   [そんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) damage; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 害 保 険   [そんがいほけん]  [K]
damage insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 傷   [そんしょう]  [K]
(n) damage; injury  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 村
Back: Find more details for 村 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
town
village
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むら
え
むた
ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: measure trees in village
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #253 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 村   [むら]  [K]
(n) village  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 農 村   [のうそん]  [K]
(n) agricultural community; farm village; rural  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 漁 村   [ぎょそん]  [K]
(n) fishing village  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寒 村   [かんそん]  [K]
(n) deserted village; poor village  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 村   [さんそん]  [K]
(n) mountain village  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 町 村   [しちょうそん]  [K]
(n) cities, towns and villages; municipalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 手 村   [せんしゅむら]  [K]
athlete's village (during Olympics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 議 会   [そんぎかい]  [K]
(n) village assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 人   [むらびと]  [K]
(n) villager  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 長   [そんちょう]  [K]
(n) village headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 民   [そんみん]  [K]
(n) villager  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 村   [ちょうそん]  [K]
(n) towns and villages  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 他
Back: Find more details for 他 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
other
another
the others
On-Yomi Reading(s): タ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: other person is like twisting creature
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #543 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 他   [た]  [K]
(n-adv,n) other (esp. people and abstract matters)  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 人   [たにん]  [K]
(n) another person; unrelated person; outsider; stranger  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 他 方   [たほう]  [K]
(adv,n) another side; different direction; (on) the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 他   [じた]  [K]
(n) oneself and others; transitive and intransitive  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 国   [たこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country; another province  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 殺   [たさつ]  [K]
(n) a murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 社   [たしゃ]  [K]
(n) another company; other company  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 者   [たしゃ]  [K]
(n) another person; others  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 薦   [たせん]  [K]
(n) recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 派   [たは]  [K]
(n) the other group  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 面   [ためん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the other side; another direction; (on) the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 他   [はいた]  [K]
(n) exclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 他 主 義   [はいたしゅぎ]  [K]
exclusion principle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 多
Back: Find more details for 多 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
many
frequent
much
On-Yomi Reading(s): タ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おお.い
まさ.に
まさ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 夕 (ゆうべ) – evening
Henshall Mnemonic: many evenings
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #139 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 多い   [おおい]  [K]
(adj) many; numerous  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 分   [たぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) perhaps; probably  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 多 少   [たしょう]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) more or less; somewhat; a little; some  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅 多に   [めったに]  [K]
(adv) rarely (with neg. verb); seldom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 過 多   [かた]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excess; superabundance  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 数 決   [たすうけつ]  [K]
(n) majority rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 忙   [たぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) busy; pressure of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 様   [たよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) diversity; variety  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歌 留 多   [かるた]  [K]
(pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 多   [さいた]  [K]
(n) the most  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 多く   [かずおおく]  [K]
(n) in great numbers  [D] [Jisho]
- 多   [た]  [K]
(n,pref) multi-  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 寡   [たか]  [K]
(n) quantity; number; amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 角   [たかく]  [K]
(n) many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 角 的   [たかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) multilateral; many-sided; diversified  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 額   [たがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large amount of money  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 岐   [たき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) digression; many divergences  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 元 的   [たげんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pluralism; plurality  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 彩   [たさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) variegated  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 才   [たさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) talented  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 湿   [たしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high humidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 重   [たじゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) multiple  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 数   [たすう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) countless; great number; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 大   [ただい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heavy; much  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 難   [たなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) full of troubles, difficulties  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 発   [たはつ]  [K]
(n) repeated occurrence  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 面   [ためん]  [K]
(n) many-sided; multifaceted  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 目 的   [たもくてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) multipurpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 様 化   [たようか]  [K]
(n,vs) diversification  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 量   [たりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 多 数   [だいたすう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) great majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅 多   [めった]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) thoughtless; reckless; seldom (neg. verb); careless  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 夕

Kanji: 太
Back: Find more details for 太 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plump
thick
big around
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
タ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふと.い
ふと.る
おお
たか
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: fat is a bit more than just big
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #552 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 太い   [ふとい]  [K]
(adj) fat; thick  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 太る   [ふとる]  [K]
(v5r) to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 太 陽   [たいよう]  [K]
(n) sun; solar  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 太 鼓   [たいこ]  [K]
(n) drum; tambourine  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 丸 太   [まるた]  [K]
(n) log  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 太 夫   [ぎだゆう]  [K]
(n) gidayuu (form of ballad drama)  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 后   [こうたいこう]  [K]
(n) Queen Mother; Empress Dowager  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子   [こうたいし]  [K]
(n) crown prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子 妃   [こうたいしひ]  [K]
(n) crown princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 太っ腹   [ふとっぱら]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) generous; magnanimous  [D] [Jisho]
- 太り肉   [ふとりじし]  [K]
(n) corpulent; fat; chubby  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 古   [たいこ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) ancient times  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 子   [たいし]  [K]
(n) Crown Prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 字   [ふとじ]  [K]
(n) boldface; bold-type; thick characters  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 刀   [たち]  [K]
(n) long sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 平 洋   [たいへいよう]  [K]
Pacific Ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 平 洋 戦 争   [たいへいようせんそう]  [K]
(n) the Pacific War  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 陽 系   [たいようけい]  [K]
(n) solar system  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 陽 電 池   [たいようでんち]  [K]
solar battery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 大

Kanji: 汰
Back: Find more details for 汰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
luxury
select
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タ
タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おご.る
にご.る
よな.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 御 無 沙 汰   [ごぶさた]  [K]
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 堕
Back: Find more details for 堕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
degenerate
descend to
lapse into
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.ちる
くず.す
くず.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2087 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 堕 胎   [だたい]  [K]
(n,vs) abortion; aborticide; miscarriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 堕 落   [だらく]  [K]
(n) depravity; corruption; degradation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 妥
Back: Find more details for 妥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gentle
peace
depravity
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
女 (おんな) – woman
爪 (つめ) – claw
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1102 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 妥 当   [だとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) valid; proper; right; appropriate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 妥 協   [だきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compromise; giving in  [D] [Jisho]
- 妥 結   [だけつ]  [K]
(n) agreement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 女 爪

Kanji: 惰
Back: Find more details for 惰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lazy
laziness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2336 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 惰 性   [だせい]  [K]
(n) inertia; habit; momentum  [D] [Jisho]
- 怠 惰   [たいだ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) laziness; idleness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 打
Back: Find more details for 打 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strike
hit
knock
pound
dozen
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダ
ダアス
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.つ
う.ち-
ぶ.つ
うち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand hits nail
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #239 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 打つ   [うつ]  [K]
(v5t) to hit; to strike  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 打つ   [ぶつ]  [K]
(v5t) to hit; to strike  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 打ち消す   [うちけす]  [K]
(v5s) to deny; to negate; to contradict  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 合せ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 付ける   [ぶつける]  [K]
(v1) to knock; to run into; to nail on; to strike hard; to hit and attack  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 打ち合わせ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合わせる   [うちあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to knock together; to arrange  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち込む   [うちこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to devote oneself to; to shoot into; to smash; to throw into; to cast into  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち消し   [うちけし]  [K]
(n) (gram) negation; denial; negative  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち切る   [うちきる]  [K]
(v5r) to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち明ける   [うちあける]  [K]
(v1) to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 開   [だかい]  [K]
(n) break in the deadlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 撃   [だげき]  [K]
(n) (1) blow; shock; strike; damage; (2) batting (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 打ち   [ねうち]  [K]
(n) value; worth; price; dignity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 打   [あんだ]  [K]
(n) safe hit (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 騎 打ち   [いっきうち]  [K]
(n) personal combat  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 打   [いちだ]  [K]
(n) stroke; blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 殴 打   [おうだ]  [K]
(n) hit; strike  [D] [Jisho]
- 犠 打   [ぎだ]  [K]
(n) sacrifice fly; bunt  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 打   [きょうだ]  [K]
(n,vs) smiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 塁 打   [さんるいだ]  [K]
(n) three-base hit; triple  [D] [Jisho]
- 舌 打ち   [したうち]  [K]
(n) smacking lips; clicking tongue; tut-tut  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合い   [うちあい]  [K]
(n) exchange of blows; long rally  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合せ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち込み   [うちこみ]  [K]
(n) driving; pounding in; shooting into; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち出す   [うちだす]  [K]
(v5s) to begin; to beat; to end; to close; to set out (forth); to work out; to hammer out  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち上げ   [うちあげ]  [K]
(n) launch  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち上げる   [うちあげる]  [K]
(v1) to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish; to close  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち切り   [うちきり]  [K]
(n) end; close; finish; discontinuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 楽 器   [だがっき]  [K]
(n) percussion instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 球   [だきゅう]  [K]
(n) batting; batted ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 合わせ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 算 的   [ださんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) calculating; mercenary  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 者   [だしゃ]  [K]
(n) batter (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 順   [だじゅん]  [K]
(n) batting order  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 消し   [うちけし]  [K]
(n) (gram) negation; denial; negative  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 消す   [うちけす]  [K]
(v5s) to deny; to negate; to contradict  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 診   [だしん]  [K]
(n,vs) percussion; tapping (medical); sound someone out  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 数   [だすう]  [K]
(n) times at bat (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 席   [だせき]  [K]
(n) batter's box (baseball); one's turn at bat  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 線   [だせん]  [K]
(n) baseball lineup  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 点   [だてん]  [K]
(n) runs batted in; RBI  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 倒   [だとう]  [K]
(n,vs) knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 破   [だは]  [K]
(n,vs) break-down; defeat; abolish  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 撲   [だぼく]  [K]
(n) bruise  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 率   [だりつ]  [K]
(n) batting average  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 力   [だりょく]  [K]
(n) batting power  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 打   [だいだ]  [K]
(n) pinch-hitting  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 打   [ちょうだ]  [K]
(n) long hit (baseball); extra-base hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い打ち   [おいうち]  [K]
(n) final blow; attacking while pursuing; attacking the routed enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 打ち   [そこうち]  [K]
(n) bottoming out  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 打ち   [あたまうち]  [K]
(n) reaching a peak; reaching the limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 塁 打   [にるいだ]  [K]
(n) two-base hit; double  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 塁 打   [ほんるいだ]  [K]
(n) home run (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 打   [もうだ]  [K]
(n) heavy blow; heavy hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 打   [れんだ]  [K]
(n) barrage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 駄
Back: Find more details for 駄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
burdensome
pack horse
horse load
send by horse
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダ
タ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダ
タNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1500 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 駄 目   [だめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) useless; no good; hopeless  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 無 駄   [むだ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) futility; uselessness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 駄   [げた]  [K]
(n) geta (Japanese footwear); wooden clogs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 無 駄 遣い   [むだづかい]  [K]
(n,vs) waste money on; squander money on; flog a dead horse  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駄 菓 子   [だがし]  [K]
(n) cheap sweets  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 体
Back: Find more details for 体 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
body
substance
object
reality
counter for images
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
からだ
かたち
なり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: root of a person is the body
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #88 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 体   [からだ]  [K]
(n) (1) body; (2) health  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 大 体   [だいたい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) general; substantially; outline; main point  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 体   [いったい]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) one object; one body; (2) what on earth?; really?; (3) generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体   [ぐたい]  [K]
(n) concrete; tangible; material  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 体   [じたい]  [K]
(adv,n) itself  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体   [しんたい]  [K]
(n) (1) body; (2) health  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 体   [しょうたい]  [K]
(n) natural shape; one's true colors; true character; consciousness; senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体   [ぜんたい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 育   [たいいく]  [K]
(n) physical education; gymnastics; athletics  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 温   [たいおん]  [K]
(n) temperature (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 重   [たいじゅう]  [K]
(n) one's body weight  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 体   [だんたい]  [K]
(n) organization; association  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 液 体   [えきたい]  [K]
(n) liquid; fluid  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 体   [きたい]  [K]
(n) vapour; gas  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 体   [こたい]  [K]
(n) an individual  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 体   [したい]  [K]
(n) corpse  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 体   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriously ill; serious condition; critical state  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 系   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) system; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 制   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) order; system; structure; set-up; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 積   [たいせき]  [K]
(n) capacity; volume  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 操   [たいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 体   [ぶんたい]  [K]
(n) literary style  [D] [Jisho]
- 勿 体ない   [もったいない]  [K]
(adj) (uk) too good; more than one deserves; wasteful; sacrilegious; unworthy of  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 固 体   [こたい]  [K]
(n) solid (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 体   [じたい]  [K]
(n) type; font; lettering  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 体   [しゅたい]  [K]
(n) subject; main constituent  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体   [からだ]  [K]
(n) (1) body; (2) health  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 体   [じんたい]  [K]
(n) human body  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 格   [たいかく]  [K]
(n) physique; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 験   [たいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) personal experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 裁   [ていさい]  [K]
(n) decency; style; form; appearance; show; get-up; format  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 付き   [からだつき]  [K]
(n) body build; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 力   [たいりょく]  [K]
(n) physical strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 体   [てんたい]  [K]
(n) heavenly body  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 体   [にくたい]  [K]
(n) the body; the flesh  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 体   [ぶったい]  [K]
(n) body; object  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 体   [ほんたい]  [K]
(n) substance; real form; object of worship  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 体   [りったい]  [K]
(n) solid body  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 体   [いたい]  [K]
(n) corpse; remains  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 体   [かいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) dismantling  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 郭 団 体   [がいかくだんたい]  [K]
auxiliary organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 体   [きたい]  [K]
(n) fuselage  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 体   [きょたい]  [K]
(n) large build  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 同 体   [きょうどうたい]  [K]
(n) cooperative body; cooperative system  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 化   [ぐたいか]  [K]
(n) embodiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 的   [ぐたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) concrete; tangible; definite  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 体   [ごたい]  [K]
(n) the whole body; limbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 体   [こうたい]  [K]
(n) antibody  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 体   [こくたい]  [K]
(n) (1) national polity; (2) National Athletic Meet  [D] [Jisho]
- 死に体   [しにたい]  [K]
(n) losing posture (sumo); hopeless situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 肢 体   [したい]  [K]
(n) limbs; members; body  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 体   [じちたい]  [K]
(n) self-governing body; municipality  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 体   [じったい]  [K]
(n) substance; entity  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 体   [しゃたい]  [K]
(n) body (of car); frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 体   [じゃくたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak (organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 体 的   [しゅたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) subjective  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 体   [しょたい]  [K]
(n) calligraphic style(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 体   [じょうたい]  [K]
(n) upper part of the body  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 体   [しんたい]  [K]
(n) new style  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体 障 害 者   [しんたいしょうがいしゃ]  [K]
disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 体   [せいたい]  [K]
(n) organism; living body  [D] [Jisho]
- 染 色 体   [せんしょくたい]  [K]
(n) chromosome  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 体   [せんたい]  [K]
(n) hull  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体 主 義   [ぜんたいしゅぎ]  [K]
totalitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 体   [そうたい]  [K]
(adv,n) the whole; originally  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 温 計   [たいおんけい]  [K]
(n) medical thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 外 受 精   [たいがいじゅせい]  [K]
in vitro fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 感   [たいかん]  [K]
(n) bodily sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 型   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) figure (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 形   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) form; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 質   [たいしつ]  [K]
(n) constitution (physical); genetic make-up; predisposition (to disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 勢   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) posture; stance  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 調   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) physical condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 長   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) length of an animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 得   [たいとく]  [K]
(n,vs) mastery; knack; realization; experience; comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 内   [たいない]  [K]
(n) inside the body  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 罰   [たいばつ]  [K]
(n) corporal punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 公 共 団 体   [ちほうこうきょうだんたい]  [K]
(n) local public body  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 自 治 体   [ちほうじちたい]  [K]
(n) local self-governing body  [D] [Jisho]
- 胴 体   [どうたい]  [K]
(n) body; trunk; torso  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 体 的   [にくたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) corporal  [D] [Jisho]
- 媒 体   [ばいたい]  [K]
(n) media  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 導 体   [はんどうたい]  [K]
(n) semiconductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 体 制   [はんたいせい]  [K]
(n) anti-establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 写 体   [ひしゃたい]  [K]
(n) (photographic) subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 体   [ぼたい]  [K]
(n) mother's body; heartland  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 体   [ようだい]  [K]
(n) condition (usually animate)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 対
Back: Find more details for 対 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vis-a-vis
opposite
even
equal
versus
anti-
compare
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
ツイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あいて
こた.える
そろ.い
つれあ.い
なら.ぶ
むか.う
つし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
寸 (すん) – glue
文 (ぶんにょう) – sentence
Henshall Mnemonic: measure opposition to text
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #34 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 反 対   [はんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; contrast; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 絶 対   [ぜったい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) absolute; unconditional; absoluteness  [D] [Jisho]
- 対   [たい]  [K]
(conj,n,pref,vs) ratio; versus; against; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 対   [つい]  [K]
(n) pair; couple; set  [D] [Jisho]
- 対する   [たいする]  [K]
(vs-s) to face; to confront; to oppose  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 象   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) target; object (of worship, study, etc); subject (of taxation, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 戦   [たいせん]  [K]
(n) waging war; competition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 応 対   [おうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 策   [たいさく]  [K]
(n) counter-plan; counter-measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 照   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) contrast; antithesis; comparison  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 立   [たいりつ]  [K]
(n,vs) confrontation; opposition; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 相 対   [あいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 応   [たいおう]  [K]
(n,vs) interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 決   [たいけつ]  [K]
(n) confrontation; showdown  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 抗   [たいこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 処   [たいしょ]  [K]
(n,vs) deal with; cope  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 談   [たいだん]  [K]
(n,vs) talk; dialogue; conversation  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 等   [たいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equivalent  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 比   [たいひ]  [K]
(n,vs) contrast; comparison  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 面   [たいめん]  [K]
(n) interview; meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 話   [たいわ]  [K]
(n,vs) interactive; interaction; conversation; dialogue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 対 一   [いったいいち]  [K]
(n) one-to-one  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 対   [こくたい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Committee of the National Diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 対 面   [しょたいめん]  [K]
(n) first meeting; first interview with  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 反 対   [せいはんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bipolar; polar; polarity; exactly opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 対に   [ぜったいに]  [K]
(adv) absolutely; unconditionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 対 的   [ぜったいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) absolute  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 対 的   [そうたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 案   [たいあん]  [K]
(n) counter-proposal; counter-suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 価   [たいか]  [K]
(n) compensation; equivalent value; a consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 外   [たいがい]  [K]
(n) external; foreign  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 岸   [たいがん]  [K]
(n) opposite shore  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 局   [たいきょく]  [K]
(n) (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 極   [たいきょく]  [K]
(n) (1) antipodes; (2) other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 向   [たいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) counter-; corresponding; face; opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 照 的   [たいしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) contrastive  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 症 療 法   [たいしょうりょうほう]  [K]
(n) symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 称   [たいしょう]  [K]
(n) symmetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 地   [たいち]  [K]
(n) ground to ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 日   [たいにち]  [K]
(n) staying in Japan; with Japan; with respect to Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 米   [たいべい]  [K]
(n) pertaining to the USA  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 論   [たいろん]  [K]
(n) arguing face to face  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 峙   [たいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) confronting; holding your own with  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 対   [てきたい]  [K]
(n) hostility; antagonism; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 寸 文

Kanji: 耐
Back: Find more details for 耐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
-proof
enduring
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.える
たえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 而 (しかして) – rake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1295 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 耐 火   [たいか]  [K]
(n) fireproof  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 久   [たいきゅう]  [K]
(n) endurance; persistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 久 性   [たいきゅうせい]  [K]
(n) durability  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 性   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) resistance (to antibiotics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 熱   [たいねつ]  [K]
(n) heat-resisting  [D] [Jisho]
- 忍 耐   [にんたい]  [K]
(n) endurance; perseverance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 而

Kanji: 帯
Back: Find more details for 帯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sash
belt
obi
zone
region
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.びる
おび
たて
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: find cloth belt in mountain zone
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #746 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 帯   [おび]  [K]
(n) obi (kimono sash)  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 帯   [ねったい]  [K]
(n) tropics  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 温 帯   [おんたい]  [K]
(n) temperate zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 帯   [ちたい]  [K]
(n) area; zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 帯   [ほうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) bandage; dressing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 帯   [いったい]  [K]
(n) region; zone; whole place  [D] [Jisho]
- 携 帯   [けいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) something carried (in the hand); (2) mobile telephone (abbr)  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 帯   [せたい]  [K]
(n) household  [D] [Jisho]
- 帯びる   [おびる]  [K]
(v1) to wear; to carry; to be entrusted; to have; to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 帯   [れんたい]  [K]
(n) solidarity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 亜 熱 帯   [あねったい]  [K]
(n) subtropics  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩 衝 地 帯   [かんしょうちたい]  [K]
buffer zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 帯   [しょたい]  [K]
(n) household; housekeeping  [D] [Jisho]
- 帯   [たい]  [K]
(n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence)  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 帯 魚   [ねったいぎょ]  [K]
(n) tropical fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 帯   [ふたい]  [K]
(n) incidental; accessory; secondary; collateral  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 巾

Kanji: 待
Back: Find more details for 待 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wait
depend on
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.つ
-ま.ち
まち
まつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: wait at temple beside road
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #391 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 待つ   [まつ]  [K]
(v5t) to wait  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 期 待   [きたい]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 待   [しょうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) invitation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 待ち合わせる   [まちあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 合 室   [まちあいしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 待ち遠しい   [まちどおしい]  [K]
(adj) looking forward to  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち合わせ   [まちあわせ]  [K]
(n) appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち望む   [まちのぞむ]  [K]
(v5m) to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 遇   [たいぐう]  [K]
(n) treatment; reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 望   [たいぼう]  [K]
(n) expectant waiting  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歓 待   [かんたい]  [K]
(n) warm reception; friendly reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待 感   [きたいかん]  [K]
feeling of expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 虐 待   [ぎゃくたい]  [K]
(n,vs) ill-treatment; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 待ち   [こころまち]  [K]
(n) anticipation; expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 待   [せったい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) reception; welcome; serving (food); (2) business entertainment  [D] [Jisho]
- 待たす   [またす]  [K]
(v5s) to keep (a person) waiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 待たせる   [またせる]  [K]
(v1) to keep (a person) waiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち   [まち]  [K]
(n,n-suf) waiting; waiting time  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち兼ねる   [まちかねる]  [K]
(v1) to wait impatiently for  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち構える   [まちかまえる]  [K]
(v1) to lie in wait; to be on the watch for  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち受ける   [まちうける]  [K]
(v1) to await; to expect  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち伏せ   [まちぶせ]  [K]
(n) performing an ambush  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 機   [たいき]  [K]
(n,vs) alert; standby; await an opportunity; wait for orders  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 合   [まちあい]  [K]
(n) meeting; meeting place; geisha entertaining room  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 怠
Back: Find more details for 怠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
neglect
laziness
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おこた.る
なま.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厶 (む) – myself
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1703 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 怠ける   [なまける]  [K]
(v1) to be idle; to neglect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 怠る   [おこたる]  [K]
(v5r) to neglect; to be off guard; to be feeling better  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 怠い   [だるい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) sluggish; feel heavy; languid; dull  [D] [Jisho]
- 怠 慢   [たいまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) negligence; procrastination; carelessness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 倦 怠   [けんたい]  [K]
(n) languor; fatigue; weariness; boredom  [D] [Jisho]
- 怠け者   [なまけもの]  [K]
(n) lazy person; lazy fellow; sloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 怠 惰   [たいだ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) laziness; idleness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 厶 心 攸

Kanji: 態
Back: Find more details for 態 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
attitude
condition
figure
appearance
voice (of verbs)
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わざ.と
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: have appearance of able heart
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #353 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 事 態   [じたい]  [K]
(n) situation; present state of affairs; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 状 態   [じょうたい]  [K]
(n) current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state  [D] [Jisho]
- 態と   [わざと]  [K]
(adv) on purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 態 度   [たいど]  [K]
(n) attitude; manner  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 形 態   [けいたい]  [K]
(n) form; shape; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 態   [じったい]  [K]
(n) truth; fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 態々   [わざわざ]  [K]
(adv) (uk) expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally  [D] [Jisho]
- 態 勢   [たいせい]  [K]
(n) attitude; conditions; preparations  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旧 態   [きゅうたい]  [K]
(n) old state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 態   [しったい]  [K]
(n) mismanagement; fault; error; failure; disgrace; discredit  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 態 調 査   [じったいちょうさ]  [K]
factual investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 態   [しゅうたい]  [K]
(n) shameful sight; disgraceful behavior  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 態   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriously ill; serious condition; critical state  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 態   [せいたい]  [K]
(n) mode of life; ecology  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 態 学   [せいたいがく]  [K]
(n) ecology  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 態 系   [せいたいけい]  [K]
(n) ecosystem  [D] [Jisho]
- 態   [ざま]  [K]
(n) plight; state; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 態   [どうたい]  [K]
(n) movement; vital (statistics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 態   [へんたい]  [K]
(n) transformation; metamorphosis; abnormality; pervert  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 態   [ようだい]  [K]
(n) condition (usually animate)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 替
Back: Find more details for 替 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exchange
spare
substitute
per-
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.える
か.え-
か.わる
かえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
曰 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #979 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 取り替える   [とりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange; to replace  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 替える   [かえる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange; to interchange; to substitute; to replace  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 替   [りょうがえ]  [K]
(n,vs) change; money exchange  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 為 替   [かわせ]  [K]
(n) money order; exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 替   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 替え   [きがえ]  [K]
(n) changing clothes; change of clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 替える   [きがえる]  [K]
(v1) to change one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 立て替える   [たてかえる]  [K]
(v1) to pay in advance; to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 為 替 相 場   [かわせそうば]  [K]
exchange rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 衣 替え   [ころもがえ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き替え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 替え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り替え   [ふりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (money); change  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 替   [ふりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (money); change  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り替え   [きりかえ]  [K]
(n) exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み替え   [くみかえ]  [K]
(n,vs) rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination  [D] [Jisho]
- 替え   [かえ]  [K]
(n) change; alteration; substitute  [D] [Jisho]
- 替え玉   [かえだま]  [K]
(n) substitute; double  [D] [Jisho]
- 替わり   [かわり]  [K]
(n) a turn (i.e. at bat); a replacement  [D] [Jisho]
- 替わる   [かわる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to take the place of; to relieve; to be substituted for; to be exchanged; to change places with; to take turns; to be replaced  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 替   [だいがえ]  [K]
(n) change of ownership; substitution; subrogation  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 替   [だいたい]  [K]
(n) change of ownership; substitution; subrogation  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 替える   [きかえる]  [K]
(v1) to change one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗り替える   [ぬりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to repaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 替り   [ひがわり]  [K]
(n) daily special (e.g. meal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 替わり   [ひがわり]  [K]
(n) daily special (e.g. meal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ替え   [いれかえ]  [K]
(n) replacement; substitution; change  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 日 曰

Kanji: 泰
Back: Find more details for 泰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
peaceful
calm
peace
easy
Thailand
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た
はす
ひろ
や
やす
やすし
ゆたか
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1281 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 泰   [あんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peace; security; tranquility  [D] [Jisho]
- 泰   [たい]  [K]
Thailand (p)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 滞
Back: Find more details for 滞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stagnate
be delayed
overdue
arrears
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とどこお.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1107 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 渋 滞   [じゅうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation  [D] [Jisho]
- 滞 在   [たいざい]  [K]
(n,vs) stay; sojourn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 滞 納   [たいのう]  [K]
(n) non-payment; default  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 滞   [ていたい]  [K]
(n) stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 延 滞   [えんたい]  [K]
(n) delay; procrastination  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 滞   [ちたい]  [K]
(n) delay; procrastination  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 滞   [ちんたい]  [K]
(n) stagnation; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 胎
Back: Find more details for 胎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
womb
uterus
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): タイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1861 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N1 Words
- 細 胞   [さいぼう]  [K]
(n) cell (biology)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 受 胎   [じゅたい]  [K]
(n,vs) conception; fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 堕 胎   [だたい]  [K]
(n,vs) abortion; aborticide; miscarriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 児   [たいじ]  [K]
(n) embryo  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 動   [たいどう]  [K]
(n) quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 盤   [たいばん]  [K]
(n) placenta; afterbirth  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 胞   [どうほう]  [K]
(n) brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 胎   [ぼたい]  [K]
(n) womb; uterus  [D] [Jisho]
- 胞 子   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) spore  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 袋
Back: Find more details for 袋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sack
bag
pouch
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふくろ
てい
ない
ぶく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1125 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 手 袋   [てぶくろ]  [K]
(n) glove  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 袋   [ふくろ]  [K]
(n) bag; sack  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 足 袋   [たび]  [K]
(n) tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お袋   [おふくろ]  [K]
(n) (col) one's mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 胃 袋   [いぶくろ]  [K]
(n) stomach  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 袋   [かみぶくろ]  [K]
(n) paper bag  [D] [Jisho]
- 袋 小 路   [ふくろこうじ]  [K]
(n) blind alley  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 衣

Kanji: 貸
Back: Find more details for 貸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lend
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.す
か.し-
かし-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: loan is replacement money
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #995 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 貸す   [かす]  [K]
(v5s) to lend  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 貸し   [かし]  [K]
(n) loan; lending  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 貸し出し   [かしだし]  [K]
(n,vs) lending; loaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 家   [かしや]  [K]
(n) house for rent  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 間   [かしま]  [K]
(n) room to let  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貸し出す   [かしだす]  [K]
(v5s) to lend  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸し切り   [かしきり]  [K]
(n) reserved; reservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 金   [かしきん]  [K]
(n) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 借   [たいしゃく]  [K]
(n) loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 出 用   [かしだしよう]  [K]
(n) circulation or lending (e.g. library books)  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 切り   [かしきり]  [K]
(n) reserved; reservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 付   [かしつけ]  [K]
(n) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 与   [たいよ]  [K]
(n,vs) loan; lending  [D] [Jisho]
- 賃 貸   [ちんたい]  [K]
(n,vs) lease  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 貝