Title: Japanese / Yookoso.com Kanji (part 3)

Kanji: 退
Back: Find more details for 退 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
retreat
withdraw
retire
resign
repel
expel
reject
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しりぞ.く
しりぞ.ける
ひ.く
の.く
の.ける
ど.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)
Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare, then move back in retreat
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #424 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 退 院   [たいいん]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving hospital  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 引 退   [いんたい]  [K]
(n,vs) retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 屈   [たいくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) tedium; boredom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 退ける   [どける]  [K]
(v1) to remove; to take away; to dislodge; to put something out of the way  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 後 退   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) retreat; backspace (BS)  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 退   [じたい]  [K]
(n) refusal  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 学   [たいがく]  [K]
(n) dropping out of school  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 治   [たいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) extermination  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 職   [たいしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) retirement (from office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 退   [だったい]  [K]
(n,vs) secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 減 退   [げんたい]  [K]
(n,vs) decline; ebb; failure; loss  [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]
- 衰 退   [すいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) decline; decay  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 退   [そうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) leave early  [D] [Jisho]
- 退き時   [ひきどき]  [K]
a good time to quit  [D] [Jisho]
- 退ける   [のける]  [K]
(v1) to remove; to take away; to dislodge; to put something out of the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 官   [たいかん]  [K]
(n) retirement from office  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 却   [たいきゃく]  [K]
(n) retreat; withdrawal; retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 去   [たいきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) departure; leaving; going away; recession  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 社   [たいしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) resignation; leaving office  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 場   [たいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving; exit  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 陣   [たいじん]  [K]
(n) retreat; withdrawal; retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 団   [たいだん]  [K]
(n) leaving a group or troupe  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 任   [たいにん]  [K]
(n,vs) retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 廃   [たいはい]  [K]
(n) degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 廃 的   [たいはいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) degenerate; decadent  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 避   [たいひ]  [K]
(n,vs) taking refuge; evacuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 役   [たいえき]  [K]
(n,vs) retiring from military service  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 退   [ちゅうたい]  [K]
(n) leaving school during a term  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 退   [てったい]  [K]
(n,vs) evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 退   [はいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 退 転   [ふたいてん]  [K]
(n) determination; conviction  [D] [Jisho]
- 勇 退   [ゆうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) bowing out; retiring voluntarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち退き   [たちのき]  [K]
(n) eviction  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち退く   [たちのく]  [K]
(v5k) to evacuate; to clear out; to vacate; to withdraw; to take refuge  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辷 込

Kanji: 逮
Back: Find more details for 逮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
apprehend
chase
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): タイ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: #766 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 逮 捕   [たいほ]  [K]
(n,vs) arrest; apprehension; capture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 隊
Back: Find more details for 隊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
regiment
party
company
squad
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): タイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: unit of pig-like soldiers on hill
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #605 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 軍 隊   [ぐんたい]  [K]
(n) army; troops  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 兵 隊   [へいたい]  [K]
(n) soldier; sailor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- デモ隊   [デモたい]  [K]
(n) demonstrator(s)  [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 兵 隊   [かいへいたい]  [K]
Marine Corps; Royal Marines  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 隊   [がくたい]  [K]
(n) band; orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 艦 隊   [かんたい]  [K]
(n) (naval) fleet; armada  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 動 隊   [きどうたい]  [K]
(n) riot police  [D] [Jisho]
- 愚 連 隊   [ぐれんたい]  [K]
(n) gang of young toughs  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 自 衛 隊   [こうくうじえいたい]  [K]
Air Self-Defense Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛 隊   [じえいたい]  [K]
(n) self-defence force  [D] [Jisho]
- 隊 員   [たいいん]  [K]
(n) group members  [D] [Jisho]
- 隊 長   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) commanding officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 隊   [だいたい]  [K]
(n) battalion  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 隊   [ちゅうたい]  [K]
(n) company, battery, troop  [D] [Jisho]
- 銚 子   [ちょうし]  [K]
(n) (sake) decanter  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 攻 隊   [とっこうたい]  [K]
(n) suicide squad  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 隊   [ぶたい]  [K]
(n) force; unit; corps; echelon; element  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 隊   [ほんたい]  [K]
(n) main body (of an army)  [D] [Jisho]
- 陸 上 自 衛 隊   [りくじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Ground Self-Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 隊   [れんたい]  [K]
(n) regiment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 阜

Kanji: 黛
Back: Find more details for 黛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): blackened eyebrows
On-Yomi Reading(s): タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まゆずみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 黒 (くろ) – black
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2254 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: 黒

Kanji: 鯛
Back: Find more details for 鯛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sea bream
red snapper
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2446 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鯛   [たい]  [K]
(n) (red) snapper; schnapper; sea bream  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 魚

Kanji: 代
Back: Find more details for 代 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
substitute
change
convert
replace
period
age
generation
charge
rate
fee
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダイ
タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.わる
かわ.る
かわ.り
-がわ.り
か.える
よ
しろ
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person replaced by stake
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #66 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 時 代   [じだい]  [K]
(n-t) period; epoch; era  [D] [Jisho]
- 代わり   [かわり]  [K]
(n) substitute; deputy; proxy; alternate; relief; compensation; second helping  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 近 代   [きんだい]  [K]
(n) present day  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 代   [げんだい]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) nowadays; modern times; present-day  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 金   [だいきん]  [K]
(n) price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表   [だいひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 理   [だいり]  [K]
(n) representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 代   [ねんだい]  [K]
(n) age; era; period; date  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お代わり   [おかわり]  [K]
(n) second helping; another cup  [D] [Jisho]
- 代える   [かえる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange; to interchange; to substitute; to replace  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 名 詞   [だいめいし]  [K]
(n) pronoun  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 古 代   [こだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 代   [せだい]  [K]
(n) generation; the world; the age  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 代   [せんだい]  [K]
(n) family predecessor; previous age; previous generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 代わる   [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]
- 代わる代わる   [かわるがわる]  [K]
(adv) alternately  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 弁   [だいべん]  [K]
(n,vs) pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 用   [だいよう]  [K]
(n) substitution  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 代   [いちだい]  [K]
(n) generation; lifetime; age  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 代   [えいたい]  [K]
(n) permanence; eternity  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金 時 代   [おうごんじだい]  [K]
Golden Age  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 代 詩   [きんだいし]  [K]
(n) modern poetry; modern-style poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 代 的   [きんだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modern  [D] [Jisho]
- 君が代   [きみがよ]  [K]
Imperial reign; title of Japanese national anthem  [D] [Jisho]
- 肩 代わり   [かたがわり]  [K]
(n) shouldering another's debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 代 的   [げんだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modernistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 代   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 代   [さんだい]  [K]
(n) three generations; the third  [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]
- 次 代   [じだい]  [K]
(n) the next era  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 代   [じゅうだい]  [K]
(n) the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 代   [しょだい]  [K]
(n) first generation; founder  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 陳 代 謝   [しんちんたいしゃ]  [K]
(n) renewal; replacement; metabolism  [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]
- 千 九 百 年 代   [せんきゅうひゃくねんだい]  [K]
the 1900s  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 代   [せんだい]  [K]
(n) (1) thousand years; (2) very long period; forever  [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]
- 代   [よ]  [K]
(n) world; society; age; generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 官   [だいかん]  [K]
(n) Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 議   [だいぎ]  [K]
(n) representing others in a conference  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 議 士   [だいぎし]  [K]
(n) parliamentarian; member of a congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 行   [だいこう]  [K]
(n) acting as agent  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 謝   [たいしゃ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) renewal; regeneration; metabolism  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 償   [だいしょう]  [K]
(n) compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 人   [だいにん]  [K]
(n) substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 打   [だいだ]  [K]
(n) pinch-hitting  [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]
- 代代   [だいだい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) for generations; hereditary; generation after generation  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表 作   [だいひょうさく]  [K]
(n) masterpiece; representative work  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表 的   [だいひょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) representative; exemplary; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 役   [だいやく]  [K]
(n) important mission; heavy role; substitute actor; stand-in; double  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 理 店   [だいりてん]  [K]
(n) agent; agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 時 代   [おおじだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 時 代   [どうじだい]  [K]
the same age; same period  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 千 代   [やちよ]  [K]
(n) eternity; thousands of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 代   [れきだい]  [K]
(n) successive generations; successive emperors  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 台
Back: Find more details for 台 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pedestal
a stand
counter for machines and vehicles
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダイ
タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うてな
われ
つかさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厶 (む) – myself
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: I mount stand to say something
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #262 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 台 所   [だいどころ]  [K]
(n) kitchen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 台 風   [たいふう]  [K]
(n) typhoon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 台   [だい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) stand; rack; table; (2) support; (3) belt; (4) counter for vehicles  [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
- 寝 台   [しんだい]  [K]
(n) bed; couch  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯 台   [とうだい]  [K]
(n) lighthouse  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 台 本   [だいほん]  [K]
(n) libretto; scenario  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 無し   [だいなし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mess; spoiled; (come to) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 台   [どだい]  [K]
(adv,n) foundation; base; basis  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 屋 台   [やたい]  [K]
(n) cart; float; food cart  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 台   [にだい]  [K]
(n) (truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑り台   [すべりだい]  [K]
(n) launching platform; (playground) slide; sliding bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区 気 象 台   [かんくきしょうだい]  [K]
district meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 台   [きしょうだい]  [K]
(n) meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 鏡 台   [きょうだい]  [K]
(n) dresser  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 台   [たかだい]  [K]
(n) elevation; high ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 舞 台   [はつぶたい]  [K]
(n) debut; initial stage appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 車   [だいしゃ]  [K]
(n) push car; flatcar; bogie  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 地   [だいち]  [K]
(n) plateau; tableland; eminence  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 帳   [だいちょう]  [K]
(n) account book; ledger; register  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 頭   [たいとう]  [K]
(n) rise of; appearance of  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 北   [たいぺい]  [K]
Taipei  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 湾   [たいわん]  [K]
Taiwan  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 台   [おおだい]  [K]
(n) (stock) 100-yen unit; high level (of stock prices)  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 台   [てんもんだい]  [K]
(n) astronomical observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 台 裏   [ぶたいうら]  [K]
(n) offstage; backstage; behind the scenes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厶 口

Kanji: 大
Back: Find more details for 大 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
large
big
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダイ
タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おお-
おお.きい
-おお.いに
うふ
お
おう
た
たかし
とも
はじめ
ひろ
ひろし
まさ
まさる
もと
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: person looking big as possible
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #7 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 大きい   [おおきい]  [K]
(adj) big; large; great  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学   [だいがく]  [K]
(n) university  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 好き   [だいすき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very likeable; like very much  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 使 館   [たいしかん]  [K]
(n) embassy  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 丈 夫   [だいじょうぶ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) safe; all right; O.K.  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 人   [おとな]  [K]
(n) adult  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 勢   [おおぜい]  [K]
(n) many; crowd; great number of people  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 切   [たいせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) important; valuable; worthy of care  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 変   [たいへん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) awful; dreadful; terrible; very  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 大 学 生   [だいがくせい]  [K]
(n) college student  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 事   [だいじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) important; valuable; serious matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 体   [だいたい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) general; substantially; outline; main point  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 抵   [たいてい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) usually; generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 分   [だいぶ]  [K]
(adv) considerably; greatly; a lot  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 偉 大   [いだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) greatness  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 大   [かくだい]  [K]
(n,vs) magnification; enlargement  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 大   [きょだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; gigantic; enormous  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 大   [じゅうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) serious; important; grave; weighty  [D] [Jisho]
- 大いに   [おおいに]  [K]
(adv) very; much; greatly  [D] [Jisho]
- 大した   [たいした]  [K]
(adj-pn) considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 会   [たいかい]  [K]
(n) convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 気   [たいき]  [K]
(n) atmosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 使   [たいし]  [K]
(n) ambassador  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 臣   [だいじん]  [K]
(n) cabinet minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 戦   [たいせん]  [K]
(n) great war; great battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 統 領   [だいとうりょう]  [K]
(n) president; chief executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 半   [たいはん]  [K]
(n) majority; mostly; generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 部 分   [だいぶぶん]  [K]
(n-t) most part; greater part; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 陸   [たいりく]  [K]
(n) continent  [D] [Jisho]
- 莫 大   [ばくだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) enormous; vast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 総 理 大 臣   [そうりだいじん]  [K]
Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 大   [ぞうだい]  [K]
(n,vs) enlargement  [D] [Jisho]
- 大ざっぱ   [おおざっぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rough (as in not precise); broad; sketchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 大して   [たいして]  [K]
(adv) (not so) much; (not) very  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学 院   [だいがくいん]  [K]
(n) graduate school  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 工   [だいく]  [K]
(n) carpenter  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 小   [だいしょう]  [K]
(n) size  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 人しい   [おとなしい]  [K]
(adj) obedient; docile; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 層   [たいそう]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) very much; exaggerated; very fine  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 通り   [おおどおり]  [K]
(n) main street  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 分   [だいぶん]  [K]
(adv) considerably; greatly; a lot  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 木   [たいぼく]  [K]
(n) large tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨 大   [ぼうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; bulky; enormous; extensive; swelling; expansion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 盛 大   [せいだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) grand; prosperous; magnificent  [D] [Jisho]
- 壮 大   [そうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid  [D] [Jisho]
- 大げさ   [おおげさ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) grandiose; exaggerated  [D] [Jisho]
- 大まか   [おおまか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rough; broad; generous; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 家   [たいか]  [K]
(n) expert  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 概   [たいがい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in general; mainly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 医 大   [いだい]  [K]
(n) medical university; medical school  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 大   [いちだい]  [K]
(n) one large ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 大   [かだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excessive; too much; unreasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 大 均 衡   [かくだいきんこう]  [K]
an expanded or expanding equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 寛 大   [かんだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tolerance; liberality; leniency  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 大   [きょうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mighty; powerful  [D] [Jisho]
- 慶 大   [けいだい]  [K]
(abbr) Keio University  [D] [Jisho]
- 誇 大   [こだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) exaggeration; hyperbole  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 大   [こうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; very large  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 大   [こくだい]  [K]
(n) national university  [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]
- 私 大   [しだい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) private university or college  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 大 成   [しゅうたいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) compilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 子 大   [じょしだい]  [K]
(n) women's college  [D] [Jisho]
- 甚 大   [じんだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very great; enormous; serious  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 大 戦   [せかいたいせん]  [K]
the World War  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 大   [ぜつだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tremendous; immense  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 大   [そだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coarse or rough  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 大   [ただい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heavy; much  [D] [Jisho]
- 大々的   [だいだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great; grand; extensive; large-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 大き   [おおき]  [K]
(adj-na) big; large  [D] [Jisho]
- 大きさ   [おおきさ]  [K]
(n) size; dimensions; volume  [D] [Jisho]
- 大さじ   [おおさじ]  [K]
(n) tablespoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 尉   [たいい]  [K]
(n) (military rank of) captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 宇 宙   [だいうちゅう]  [K]
(n) the universe  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 雨   [おおあめ]  [K]
(n) heavy rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 映   [だいえい]  [K]
Daiei Motion Picture Company  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 屋   [おおや]  [K]
(n) landlord; landlady  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 家 族   [だいかぞく]  [K]
(n) extended family  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 河   [おおかわ]  [K]
(n) river; stream  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 河   [たいが]  [K]
(n) river; stream  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 火   [たいか]  [K]
(n) large fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 回 転   [だいかいてん]  [K]
(n) the giant slalom  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 晦 日   [おおみそか]  [K]
(n-t) New Year's Eve  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 海   [たいかい]  [K]
(n) (1) ocean; large sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 掛かり   [おおがかり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 関   [おおぜき]  [K]
(n) sumo wrestler of second highest rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 企 業   [だいきぎょう]  [K]
(n) large company; enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 喜び   [おおよろこび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great joy  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 規 模   [だいきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 義   [たいぎ]  [K]
(n) great cause; moral law; justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 義 名 分   [たいぎめいぶん]  [K]
(n) a just cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 詰め   [おおづめ]  [K]
(n) final scene; the end  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 急ぎ   [おおいそぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent; pressing  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 型   [おおがた]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) large; large scale; big; jumbo  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 嫌い   [だいきらい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very dislikeable; hate, loathe, abhor  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 口   [おおぐち]  [K]
(n) large amount; big mouth; tall talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 綱   [たいこう]  [K]
(n) fundamental principles; outline; general features  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 第
Back: Find more details for 第 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
No.
residence
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダイ
テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダイ
テイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo tops young brother in order of things
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #160 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 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
- 第 一   [だいいち]  [K]
(adv,n) first; foremost; # 1  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 第   [らくだい]  [K]
(n,vs) failure; dropping out of a class  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 次 第に   [しだいに]  [K]
(adv) gradually  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 義   [だいいちぎ]  [K]
(n) first principle; original or greatest import  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 人 者   [だいいちにんしゃ]  [K]
(n) leading person  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 声   [だいいっせい]  [K]
(n) first tone; first speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 線   [だいいっせん]  [K]
(n) the front (of a battlefield); forefront  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 歩   [だいいっぽ]  [K]
(n) first step  [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]
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 題
Back: Find more details for 題 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
topic
subject
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: get subject heading correct on the day
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #96 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
- 宿 題   [しゅくだい]  [K]
(n) homework  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題   [もんだい]  [K]
(n) problem; question  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 題   [だい]  [K]
(n,vs) title; subject; theme; topic  [D] [Jisho]
- 話 題   [わだい]  [K]
(n) topic; subject  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 題 名   [だいめい]  [K]
(n) title  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 課 題   [かだい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme; task  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 題   [ぎだい]  [K]
(n) topic of discussion; agenda  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 題   [しゅだい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme; motif  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 題   [しゅつだい]  [K]
(n) proposing a question  [D] [Jisho]
- 題する   [だいする]  [K]
(vs) to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 題   [かだい]  [K]
(n) a tentative title  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 問 題   [しゃかいもんだい]  [K]
social problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 題 材   [だいざい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme  [D] [Jisho]
- 題 字   [だいじ]  [K]
(n) letters in a title  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 北 問 題   [なんぼくもんだい]  [K]
North-South problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 題   [なんだい]  [K]
(n) difficult theme  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 題   [ひょうだい]  [K]
(n) title; index  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 題   [ふくだい]  [K]
(n) subtitle; subheading  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 問 題   [べつもんだい]  [K]
(n) different thing; another question; different case  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 題   [ほうだい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) as much as you would like to  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 題   [めいだい]  [K]
(n) proposition; thesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 意 識   [もんだいいしき]  [K]
awareness of the issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 点   [もんだいてん]  [K]
(n) the point at issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 例 題   [れいだい]  [K]
(n) example; exercise (for the reader)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日 頁

Kanji: 鷹
Back: Find more details for 鷹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 24 Strokes
English Meaning(s): hawk
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヨウ
オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
鳥 (とり) – bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1676 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鷹   [たか]  [K]
(n) hawk; falcon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 鳥

Kanji: 滝
Back: Find more details for 滝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
waterfall
rapids
cascade
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ロウ
ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たき
らき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1478 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
- 滝   [たき]  [K]
(n) waterfall  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 滝 口   [たきぐち]  [K]
(n) top of a waterfall  [D] [Jisho]
- 滝 川   [たきがわ]  [K]
(n) 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: 卓
Back: Find more details for 卓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eminent
table
desk
high
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すぐる
たか
たかし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1348 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 食 卓   [しょくたく]  [K]
(n) dining table  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 卓   [えんたく]  [K]
(n) round table  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓   [たく]  [K]
(n) table; desk; high  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓 越   [たくえつ]  [K]
(n) excellence; superiority  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓 球   [たっきゅう]  [K]
(n) table tennis; ping-pong  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓 上   [たくじょう]  [K]
(n) on the table (desk); after-dinner speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 卓   [でんたく]  [K]
(n) calculator  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 卜

Kanji: 啄
Back: Find more details for 啄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
peck
pick up
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タク
ツク
トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ついば.む
つつ.く
くち
はし
ばし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2463 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: 口

Kanji: 宅
Back: Find more details for 宅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
home
house
residence
our house
my husband
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
け
たか
たけ
や
やけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: seven roomed house with roof on top
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #357 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お宅   [おたく]  [K]
(n) (pol) your house; your home; you  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 帰 宅   [きたく]  [K]
(n,vs) returning home  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅   [じゅうたく]  [K]
(n) resident; housing  [D] [Jisho]
- 宅   [たく]  [K]
(n) house; home; husband  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 自 宅   [じたく]  [K]
(n) one's home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 社 宅   [しゃたく]  [K]
(n) company owned house  [D] [Jisho]
- 邸 宅   [ていたく]  [K]
(n) mansion; residence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 宅   [かたく]  [K]
(n) domicile; premises  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 宅   [ざいたく]  [K]
(n) being in; being at home  [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]
- 宅 地   [たくち]  [K]
(n) building lot; residential land  [D] [Jisho]
- 宅 配   [たくはい]  [K]
(n) home delivery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 択
Back: Find more details for 択 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
choose
select
elect
prefer
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): えら.ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #847 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 選 択   [せんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; choice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 採 択   [さいたく]  [K]
(n,vs) adoption; selection; choice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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]
- 択 一   [たくいつ]  [K]
(n) choosing an alternative  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 者 択 一   [にしゃたくいつ]  [K]
(n) alternatively  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 拓
Back: Find more details for 拓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clear (the land)
open
break up (land)
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひら.く
つ
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1526 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 開 拓   [かいたく]  [K]
(n,vs) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation; pioneer  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 拓 者   [かいたくしゃ]  [K]
(n) pioneer; settler; colonist  [D] [Jisho]
- 干 拓   [かんたく]  [K]
(n) land reclamation (from sea)  [D] [Jisho]
- 拓 殖   [たくしょく]  [K]
(n) colonization; exploitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 拓 本   [たくほん]  [K]
(n) rubbed copy; folio of rubbings  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 沢
Back: Find more details for 沢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): swamp
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さわ
うるお.い
うるお.す
つや
おも
さ
さわん
わさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #296 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沢 山   [たくさん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) many; a lot; much  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 贅 沢   [ぜいたく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) luxury; extravagance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 光 沢   [こうたく]  [K]
(n) brilliance; polish; lustre; glossy finish (of photographs)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沼 沢   [しょうたく]  [K]
(n) marsh; swamp  [D] [Jisho]
- 沢   [さわ]  [K]
(n) swamp; marsh; valley; dale  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 濯
Back: Find more details for 濯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
laundry
wash
pour on
rinse
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すす.ぐ
ゆす.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1698 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 洗 濯   [せんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) washing; laundry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 洗 濯 機   [せんたくき]  [K]
(n) washing machine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 琢
Back: Find more details for 琢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): polish
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みが.く
あや
たか
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: #2022 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 琢 磨   [たくま]  [K]
(n) polish (jewels); cultivation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 託
Back: Find more details for 託 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consign
requesting
entrusting with
pretend
hint
On-Yomi Reading(s): タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かこつ.ける
かこ.つ
かこ.つける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1021 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 委 託   [いたく]  [K]
(n,vs) consign (goods (for sale) to a firm); entrust (person with something); commit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 屈 託   [くったく]  [K]
(n) worry; care  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 託   [けったく]  [K]
(n) conspiracy; collusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 託   [じゅたく]  [K]
(n,vs) being entrusted with; taking charge of  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘱 託   [しょくたく]  [K]
(n,vs) commission; charge (person with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 託   [しんたく]  [K]
(n,vs) trust; entrusting  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 託   [せいたく]  [K]
(n) solicitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 託す   [たくす]  [K]
(v5s) to entrust with; to make an excuse of  [D] [Jisho]
- 託 児 所   [たくじしょ]  [K]
(n) creche  [D] [Jisho]
- 託 宣   [たくせん]  [K]
(n) oracle  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資 信 託   [とうししんたく]  [K]
(n) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 預 託   [よたく]  [K]
(n,vs) deposition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 濁
Back: Find more details for 濁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
voiced
uncleanness
wrong
nigori
impurity
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダク
ジョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にご.る
にご.す
にごり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1883 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 濁る   [にごる]  [K]
(v5r) to become muddy; to get impure  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 汚 濁   [おだく]  [K]
(n,vs) dirty; polluted; corruption; graft  [D] [Jisho]
- 濁す   [にごす]  [K]
(v5s) to make muddy; to prevaricate  [D] [Jisho]
- 濁 流   [だくりゅう]  [K]
(n) muddy stream  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 諾
Back: Find more details for 諾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consent
assent
agreement
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダク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: #1490 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 承 諾   [しょうだく]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; acquiescence; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 許 諾   [きょだく]  [K]
(n) consent  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 諾   [じゅだく]  [K]
(n,vs) acceptance  [D] [Jisho]
- 諾 否   [だくひ]  [K]
(n) yes or no  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 諾   [ないだく]  [K]
(n) informal consent; private consent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 只
Back: Find more details for 只 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
only
free
in addition
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ただ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2288 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 只   [ただ]  [K]
(adj-pn,adv,conj) free of charge; mere; sole; only; usual; common  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 只 管   [ひたすら]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) (uk) nothing but; earnestly; intently  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口

Kanji: 但
Back: Find more details for 但 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
however
but
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ただ.し
たじ
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: #2404 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 但し   [ただし]  [K]
(conj) but; however; provided that  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 達
Back: Find more details for 達 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accomplished
reach
arrive
attain
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タツ
ダ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
-たち
かつ
さと
て
てつ
とおる
みち
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: sheep move on ground to attain goal
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #500 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 達   [たち]  [K]
(n-suf) plural suffix  [D] [Jisho]
- 友 達   [ともだち]  [K]
(n) friend  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 上 達   [じょうたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) improvement; advance; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 達する   [たっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to reach; to get to  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 達   [はいたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) delivery; distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 達   [はったつ]  [K]
(n,vs) development; growth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 速 達   [そくたつ]  [K]
(n) express; special delivery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 達 者   [たっしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skillful; in good health  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 成   [たっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 達   [でんたつ]  [K]
(n) transmission (e.g. news); communication; delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 到 達   [とうたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) reaching; attaining; arrival  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 伊 達   [いたて]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dandyism; vainglorious; showy; gallantry  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 達 便   [そくたつびん]  [K]
(abbr) special delivery mail; express delivery post  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 人   [たつじん]  [K]
(n) master; expert  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 筆   [たっぴつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skillful writing; speedy writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 磨   [だるま]  [K]
(n) daruma; tumbling doll; prostitute  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 達   [ちょうたつ]  [K]
(n) supply; provision; raising  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 達   [つうたつ]  [K]
(n) notification  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辰
Back: Find more details for 辰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the dragon
7-9AM
fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シン
ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たつ
とき
のぶ
のぶる
しんのたつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 辰 (しんのたつ) – sign of the dragon
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1600 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 辰   [たつ]  [K]
(n) fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7a.m.-9a.m., east-southeast, March)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 奪
Back: Find more details for 奪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rob
take by force
snatch away
dispossess
plunder
usurp
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うば.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #974 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奪う   [うばう]  [K]
(v5u) to snatch away; to dispossess  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 略 奪   [りゃくだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) pillage; plunder; looting; robbery  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 強 奪   [ごうだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) pillage; plunder; extortion; (2) violence  [D] [Jisho]
- 争 奪   [そうだつ]  [K]
(n) struggle; contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 回   [だっかい]  [K]
(n) recovery; rescue; recapture  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 還   [だっかん]  [K]
(n) recovery; rescue; recapture  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 三 振   [だつさんしん]  [K]
(n) striking a batter out  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 取   [だっしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) usurpation; taking back; dispossession  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 脱
Back: Find more details for 脱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
undress
removing
escape from
get rid of
be left out
take off
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬ.ぐ
ぬ.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #782 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
- 脱ぐ   [ぬぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to take off clothes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 脱 線   [だっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) derailment; digression  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 脱する   [だっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to escape from; to get out  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 出   [だっしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 退   [だったい]  [K]
(n,vs) secession; retirement; withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 逸 脱   [いつだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) deviation; omission  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 衣   [だつい]  [K]
(n,vs) undressing; taking off one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 衣 所   [だついじょ]  [K]
(n) dressing room; bath house  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 却   [だっきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) ridding (freeing) oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 水   [だっすい]  [K]
(n,vs) evaporation; dehydration; dessication  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 税   [だつぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) tax evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 走   [だっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) desertion; escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 皮   [だっぴ]  [K]
(n) shedding; molting; emergence  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 落   [だつらく]  [K]
(n) loss  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 硫   [だつりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) desulfurization  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 脱   [りだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 巽
Back: Find more details for 巽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): southeast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たつみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2061 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 巽   [たつみ]  [K]
(n) southeast  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八

Kanji: 棚
Back: Find more details for 棚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shelf
ledge
rack
mount
mantle
trellis
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たな
-だな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1594 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 本 棚   [ほんだな]  [K]
(n) bookshelves  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 棚   [たな]  [K]
(n) shelves; shelf; rack  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 戸 棚   [とだな]  [K]
(n) cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 大 陸 棚   [たいりくだな]  [K]
(n) continental shelf  [D] [Jisho]
- 棚 上げ   [たなあげ]  [K]
(n,vs) shelving; pigeonholing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 谷
Back: Find more details for 谷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): valley
On-Yomi Reading(s): コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たに
きわ.まる
がい
がえ
がや
せ
たり
たん
や
Bushu (Radical) Info: 谷 (たに) – valley
Henshall Mnemonic: valley is doubly split opening
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #508 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 谷   [たに]  [K]
(n) valley  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 峡 谷   [きょうこく]  [K]
(n) glen; ravine; gorge; canyon  [D] [Jisho]
- 渓 谷   [けいこく]  [K]
(n) valley; ravine; canyon  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 間   [たにま]  [K]
(n) ravine; chasm; dell; valley  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 川   [たにがわ]  [K]
(n) valley river  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 底   [たにそこ]  [K]
(n) bottom of valley or ravine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 丹
Back: Find more details for 丹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rust-colored
red
read lead
pills
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
に
た
たみ
まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1402 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 伊 勢 丹   [いせたん]  [K]
Isetan (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹   [に]  [K]
(n) red; red earth  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 精   [たんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 誠   [たんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 念   [たんねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) assiduity; diligence; application  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 丶 ノ

Kanji: 単
Back: Find more details for 単 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
simple
one
single
merely
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひとえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: simple unit of ten fields
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #586 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 簡 単   [かんたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 単なる   [たんなる]  [K]
(adj-pn) mere; simple; sheer  [D] [Jisho]
- 単に   [たんに]  [K]
(adv,n) simply; merely; only; solely  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 位   [たんい]  [K]
(n) (1) unit; denomination; (2) credit (in school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 語   [たんご]  [K]
(n) word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 純   [たんじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 単 数   [たんすう]  [K]
(n) singular (number)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 単   [ひとえ]  [K]
(n) one layer; single  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 一   [たんいつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) single; simple; sole; individual; unitory  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 調   [たんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) monotony; monotone; dullness  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 独   [たんどく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) sole; independence; single; solo (flight)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 単 価   [たんか]  [K]
(n) unit price; unit cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 行 本   [たんこうぼん]  [K]
(n) special book; separate volume; book of lectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 産   [たんさん]  [K]
(n) (single-industry) industrial union  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶 口

Kanji: 嘆
Back: Find more details for 嘆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sigh
lament
moan
grieve
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なげ.く
なげ.かわしい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1584 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 嘆く   [なげく]  [K]
(v5k) to sigh; to lament; to grieve  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 感 嘆   [かんたん]  [K]
(n) admiration; wonder  [D] [Jisho]
- 驚 嘆   [きょうたん]  [K]
(n) wonder; admiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆かわしい   [なげかわしい]  [K]
(adj) sad; wretched; deplorable  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆き   [なげき]  [K]
(n) grief; lamentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆 願   [たんがん]  [K]
(n,vs) entreaty; appeal; petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆 息   [たんそく]  [K]
(n) sigh; grief; deploring  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 嘆   [ひたん]  [K]
(n) grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 担
Back: Find more details for 担 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shouldering
carry
raise
bear
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かつ.ぐ
にな.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: carry burden in hand for one whole day
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #422 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 担 当   [たんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) (in) charge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 担ぐ   [かつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to shoulder; to carry on shoulder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 担う   [になう]  [K]
(v5u) to carry on shoulder; to bear (burden); to shoulder (gun)  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 架   [たんか]  [K]
(n) stretcher; litter  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 担   [ふたん]  [K]
(n,vs) burden; charge; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 担   [ぶんたん]  [K]
(n,vs) apportionment; sharing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 加 担   [かたん]  [K]
(n) support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 担い手   [にないて]  [K]
(n) a bearer; carrier; person in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 担ぎ   [かつぎ]  [K]
(n) carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 当 者   [たんとうしゃ]  [K]
the one in charge; responsible party  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 任   [たんにん]  [K]
(n) in charge (of something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 保   [たんぽ]  [K]
(n) security; collateral (e.g. mortgage)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 探
Back: Find more details for 探 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grope
search
look for
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さぐ.る
さが.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand probes hole in tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #930 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 旦
Back: Find more details for 旦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nightbreak
dawn
morning
On-Yomi Reading(s):
タン
ダン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき.らか
あきら
ただし
あさ
あした
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
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 N2 Words
- 一 旦   [いったん]  [K]
(adv) once; for a moment; one morning; temporarily  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 旦 那   [だんな]  [K]
(n) master (of house); husband (informal)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 元 旦   [がんたん]  [K]
(n) New Year's Day  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 淡
Back: Find more details for 淡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thin
faint
pale
fleeting
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あわ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1436 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 淡 水   [たんすい]  [K]
(n) fresh water  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 冷 淡   [れいたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coolness; indifference  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 淡々   [たんたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disinterested; plain; light  [D] [Jisho]
- 淡い   [あわい]  [K]
(adj) light; faint; pale; fleeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 淡 泊   [たんぱく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) candid; frank; simple; indifferent; ingenuous; light (color, taste); plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 淡   [のうたん]  [K]
(n) light and shade; shade (of 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: 水

Kanji: 炭
Back: Find more details for 炭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
charcoal
coal
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
山 (やま) – mountain
火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: fiery material from mountain cliff is coal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1307 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 石 炭   [せきたん]  [K]
(n) coal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 炭 鉱   [たんこう]  [K]
(n) coal mine; coal pit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 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]
- 採 炭   [さいたん]  [K]
(n) coal mining  [D] [Jisho]
- 薪 炭   [しんたん]  [K]
(n) wood and charcoal; fuel  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭   [すみ]  [K]
(n) charcoal  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 坑   [たんこう]  [K]
(n) coal mine; coal pit  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 酸   [たんさん]  [K]
(n) carbonic acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 田   [たんでん]  [K]
(n) coalfield; coal field  [D] [Jisho]
- 泥 炭   [でいたん]  [K]
(n) peat  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 炭   [もくたん]  [K]
(n) charcoal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 山 火

Kanji: 短
Back: Find more details for 短 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
short
brevity
fault
defect
weak point
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みじか.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矢 (や) – arrow
Henshall Mnemonic: both arrow and food vessel are short
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #689 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 短い   [みじかい]  [K]
(adj) short  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 短 期   [たんき]  [K]
(n) short term  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 所   [たんしょ]  [K]
(n) (1) defect; demerit; weak point; (2) disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 編   [たんぺん]  [K]
(n) short (e.g. story, film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 短   [ちょうたん]  [K]
(n) (1) length; (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 短 歌   [たんか]  [K]
(n) tanka; 31-syllable Japanese poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 気   [たんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quick temper  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 縮   [たんしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) shortening; abbreviation; reduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 大   [たんだい]  [K]
(n) junior college  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 波   [たんぱ]  [K]
(n) short wave  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 短   [さいたん]  [K]
(n) shortest  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期 間   [たんきかん]  [K]
(n) short term; short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期 大 学   [たんきだいがく]  [K]
(n) (two year) junior college  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 距 離   [たんきょり]  [K]
(n) short distance; short range; short-haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 冊   [たんざく]  [K]
(n) small vertical card for poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 時 間   [たんじかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 銃   [たんじゅう]  [K]
(n) pistol; revolver  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 調   [たんちょう]  [K]
(n) minor key (music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 刀   [たんとう]  [K]
(n) short sword; dagger; dirk  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 命   [たんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) short life  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 絡   [たんらく]  [K]
(n,vs) electric short-circuit; draw a hasty inference between two events  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 矢

Kanji: 端
Back: Find more details for 端 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
edge
origin
end
point
border
verge
cape
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はし
は
はた
-ばた
はな
ただし
みず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 立 (たつ) – stand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #960 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 端   [はし]  [K]
(n) end (e.g. of street); edge; tip; margin; point  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 端   [とたん]  [K]
(n) just (now, at the moment, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 先 端   [せんたん]  [K]
(n) pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 極 端   [きょくたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extreme; extremity  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 端   [はんぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 端   [いたん]  [K]
(n) heresy  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 端   [いっぱし]  [K]
(adv,n) like other people  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 先 端   [さいせんたん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ultra-fine  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 端   [かわばた]  [K]
(n) riverbank  [D] [Jisho]
- 端たない   [はしたない]  [K]
(adj) immodest; unladylike; vulgar  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 緒   [たんしょ]  [K]
(n) a clue; start; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 的   [たんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 末   [たんまつ]  [K]
(n) computer terminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 末 機   [たんまつき]  [K]
(n) a terminal (unit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 途 半 端   [ちゅうとはんぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 端   [みちばた]  [K]
(n) roadside; wayside  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 端   [ほったん]  [K]
(n) the beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 端   [ほくたん]  [K]
(n) northern extremity  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 端   [まったん]  [K]
(n) end; tip; extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 端   [りょうはし]  [K]
(n) both ends; either end; both edges; sitting on the fence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 立

Kanji: 胆
Back: Find more details for 胆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gall bladder
courage
pluck
nerve
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きも
い
まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1449 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 大 胆   [だいたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bold; daring; audacious  [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]
- 胆   [きも]  [K]
(n) (1) liver; (2) courage; spirit; pluck; guts  [D] [Jisho]
- 胆 石   [たんせき]  [K]
(n) gallstones  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 胆   [らくたん]  [K]
(n) discouragement; despondency; dejection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 誕
Back: Find more details for 誕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nativity
be born
declension
lie
be arbitrary
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): タンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: use stretched words to deceive about birth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1024 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 誕 生 日   [たんじょうび]  [K]
(n) birthday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 誕 生   [たんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) birth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 生 誕   [せいたん]  [K]
(n) birth; nativity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鍛
Back: Find more details for 鍛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
forge
discipline
train
On-Yomi Reading(s): タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きた.える
か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1793 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鍛える   [きたえる]  [K]
(v1) to forge; to drill; to temper; to train; to discipline  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鍛 錬   [たんれん]  [K]
(n,vs) tempering; forging; hardening; disciplining; training  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 団
Back: Find more details for 団 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
group
association
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
トン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたまり
まる.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: measured circle produces well rounded group
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #213 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 布 団   [ふとん]  [K]
(n) bedding (Japanese-style); futon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 集 団   [しゅうだん]  [K]
(n) group; mass  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 体   [だんたい]  [K]
(n) organization; association  [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]
- 団 地   [だんち]  [K]
(n) multi-unit apartments  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 劇 団   [げきだん]  [K]
(n) troupe; theatrical company  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 団   [こうだん]  [K]
(n) public corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 結   [だんけつ]  [K]
(n) unity; union; combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 扇   [うちわ]  [K]
(n) fan  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 団   [いちだん]  [K]
(n) body; group; party; gang; troupe  [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]
- 営 団   [えいだん]  [K]
(n) corporation; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 郭 団 体   [がいかくだんたい]  [K]
auxiliary organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 団   [がくだん]  [K]
(n) orchestra; band  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽 団   [かんげんがくだん]  [K]
orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 団   [きゅうだん]  [K]
(n) baseball team  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 団   [きょうだん]  [K]
(n) religious organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 団   [ぐんだん]  [K]
(n) army corps  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 団 連   [けいだんれん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Federation of Economic Organizations  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 唱 団   [がっしょうだん]  [K]
(n) chorus group; choir  [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]
- 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]
- 師 団   [しだん]  [K]
(n) (army) division  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 団 法 人   [しゃだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 年 団   [せいねんだん]  [K]
(n) young persons' association  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 団   [たいだん]  [K]
(n) leaving a group or troupe  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 員   [だんいん]  [K]
(n) group member  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 塊   [だんかい]  [K]
(n) mass; lump  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 長   [だんちょう]  [K]
(n) leader of a delegation (body, party)  [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]
- 日 本 道 路 公 団   [にほんどうろこうだん]  [K]
(n) Japan Highway Public Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 団   [にゅうだん]  [K]
(n) enrollment  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷き布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 力 団   [ぼうりょくだん]  [K]
(n) gangster organization; band of thugs; gangster  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 団   [りょだん]  [K]
(n) brigade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 壇
Back: Find more details for 壇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
podium
stage
rostrum
terrace
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダン
タンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1512 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 花 壇   [かだん]  [K]
(n) flower bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 壇   [だん]  [K]
(n) (1) platform; podium; rostrum; (2) (arch) mandala  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 演 壇   [えんだん]  [K]
(n) rostrum; platform  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 壇   [きょうだん]  [K]
(n) platform  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 壇   [さいだん]  [K]
(n) altar  [D] [Jisho]
- 壇 上   [だんじょう]  [K]
(n) on a stage or platform or altar  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 壇 場   [どたんば]  [K]
(n) scaffold; last moment; eleventh hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 壇   [ぶつだん]  [K]
(n) Buddhist (household) altar  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 壇   [ぶんだん]  [K]
(n) literary world; literary 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: 土

Kanji: 弾
Back: Find more details for 弾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bullet
twang
flip
snap
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ.く
-ひ.き
はず.む
たま
はじ.く
はじ.ける
ただ.す
はじ.きゆみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #853 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 弾く   [ひく]  [K]
(v5k) to play (piano, guitar)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 弾   [たま]  [K]
(n) bullet; shot; shell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 弾く   [はじく]  [K]
(v5k) to flip; to snap  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾む   [はずむ]  [K]
(v5m) to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 力   [だんりょく]  [K]
(n) elasticity; flexibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 弾   [ばくだん]  [K]
(n) bomb  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ロケット弾   [ロケットだん]  [K]
(n) rocket  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 弾 頭   [かくだんとう]  [K]
(n) nuclear warhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 糾 弾   [きゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) blame  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 弾   [じつだん]  [K]
(n) live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 弾   [じゅうだん]  [K]
(n) bullet (from a rifle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾み   [はずみ]  [K]
(n) momentum; spur of the moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 圧   [だんあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) oppression; suppression; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 劾   [だんがい]  [K]
(n) impeachment; accusation; censure  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 丸   [だんがん]  [K]
(n) bullet; shot; shell  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 頭   [だんとう]  [K]
(n) warhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 道   [だんどう]  [K]
(n) ballistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 薬   [だんやく]  [K]
(n) ammunition  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 弾   [ほうだん]  [K]
(n) shell  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 弾   [ぼうだん]  [K]
(n) bulletproof; bombproof  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 弓

Kanji: 断
Back: Find more details for 断 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
severance
decline
refuse
apologize
warn
dismiss
prohibit
decision
judgement
cutting
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.つ
ことわ.る
さだ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斤 (おの) – axe
Henshall Mnemonic: decisively decline rice cut with ax in corner
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #338 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 横 断   [おうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) crossing  [D] [Jisho]
- 断つ   [たつ]  [K]
(v5t) to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from)  [D] [Jisho]
- 断る   [ことわる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; (2) to inform; to give notice; (3) to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 断   [はんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) judgement; decision; adjudication; conclusion; decipherment; divination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 診 断   [しんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) diagnosis  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 水   [だんすい]  [K]
(n) water outage  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 定   [だんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) conclusion; decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 油 断   [ゆだん]  [K]
(n,vs) negligence; unpreparedness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 決 断   [けつだん]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 言   [だんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) assertion; declaration; affirmation  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 然   [だんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) firmly; absolutely; definitely  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 面   [だんめん]  [K]
(n) cross-section  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 断   [ちゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) interruption; suspension; break  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 断   [むだん]  [K]
(n) without permission; without notice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引っ張り剪 断 強 度   [ひっぱりせんだんきょうど]  [K]
peel strength (conductor from substrate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断 歩 道   [おうだんほどう]  [K]
pedestrian crossing  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断 幕   [おうだんまく]  [K]
(n) banner strung across a street  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 縦 断   [じゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) flying through; cutting across  [D] [Jisho]
- 寸 断   [すんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) cut (tear) to pieces  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 断   [せつだん]  [K]
(n,vs) cutting; severance; section; amputation  [D] [Jisho]
- 断   [だん]  [K]
(n) failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 断じて   [だんじて]  [K]
(adv) absolutely; positively; decidedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 断らず   [ことわらず]  [K]
without permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 断り   [ことわり]  [K]
(n) declining; nonacceptance; declination; refusal; rejection; turndown  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 固   [だんこ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) firm; determined; resolute  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 固たる   [だんこたる]  [K]
(adj-t) firm; conclusive; determined  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 行   [だんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) decisive action; carry out  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 食   [だんじき]  [K]
(n,vs) fasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 絶   [だんぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) become extinct; cease to exist; break off  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 層   [だんそう]  [K]
(n) dislocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 続   [だんぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) intermittent  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 熱   [だんねつ]  [K]
(n) insulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 念   [だんねん]  [K]
(n,vs) abandoning (hope, plans); giving up  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 片   [だんぺん]  [K]
(n) fragment; crumb; shred; bits and pieces  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 断   [どくだん]  [K]
(n) one's own judgement; arbitrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 断   [ふだん]  [K]
(adj-no,adj-na,n-adv,n-t) constant; persistent; unremitting; continually; constantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 柔 不 断   [ゆうじゅうふだん]  [K]
(n) shilly-shally; indecisiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 断   [よだん]  [K]
(n,vs) guessing; prediction; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 斤

Kanji: 暖
Back: Find more details for 暖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): warmth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
ノン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あたた.か
あたた.かい
あたた.まる
あたた.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: three hands warming in the sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1371 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暖かい   [あたたかい]  [K]
(adj) warm; mild; genial  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 暖 房   [だんぼう]  [K]
(n) heating  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 温 暖   [おんだん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) warmth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 暖まる   [あたたまる]  [K]
(v5r) to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖める   [あたためる]  [K]
(v1) to warm; to heat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寒 暖 計   [かんだんけい]  [K]
(n) thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖 冬   [だんとう]  [K]
(n) mild winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖 流   [だんりゅう]  [K]
(n) warm current  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖 簾   [のれん]  [K]
(n) (uk) (short) sign curtain hung at shop entrance; reputation (of a store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖 炉   [だんろ]  [K]
(n) fireplace; hearth; stove  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 暖 房   [れいだんぼう]  [K]
(n) air-conditioning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日

Kanji: 檀
Back: Find more details for 檀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cedar
sandlewood
spindle tree
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まゆみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2291 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: 段
Back: Find more details for 段 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grade
steps
stairs
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダン
タンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Henshall Mnemonic: cut steps by striking cliff
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #479 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 階 段   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) stairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 段々   [だんだん]  [K]
(adv,n) gradually; by degrees  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 値 段   [ねだん]  [K]
(n) price; cost  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 手 段   [しゅだん]  [K]
(n) means; way; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 段   [だん]  [K]
(n) step; stair; flight of steps; grade; rank; level  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 段   [ふだん]  [K]
(adj-no,adj-na,n-adv,n) usually; habitually; ordinarily; always  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 段と   [いちだんと]  [K]
(adv) greater; more; further; still more  [D] [Jisho]
- 段 階   [だんかい]  [K]
(n) gradation; grade; stage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 段   [いちだん]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) more; much more; still more; all the more; (2) part (of a talk)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 段 落   [いちだんらく]  [K]
(n) pause  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 段   [かくだん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) special; exceptional; remarkable  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 段 階   [げんだんかい]  [K]
current rank; present grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 段   [いしだん]  [K]
(n) (flight of) stone steps  [D] [Jisho]
- 段ボール   [だんボール]  [K]
(n) cardboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 段 取り   [だんどり]  [K]
(n) programme; plans; arrangements  [D] [Jisho]
- 段 落   [だんらく]  [K]
(n) end; conclusion; paragraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 段   [とくだん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) special  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 段 着   [ふだんぎ]  [K]
(n) casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 殳

Kanji: 男
Back: Find more details for 男 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): male
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ダン
ナン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おとこ
お
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: man provides strength in field
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #240 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 男   [おとこ]  [K]
(n) man  [D] [Jisho]
- 男の子   [おとこのこ]  [K]
(n) boy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 男 性   [だんせい]  [K]
(n) male; man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 男 子   [だんし]  [K]
(n) youth; young man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 長 男   [ちょうなん]  [K]
(n) eldest son  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 男   [いちなん]  [K]
(n) boy; eldest son  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 男   [さんなん]  [K]
(n) three men; third son  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 男   [じなん]  [K]
(n) second son  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 男   [おおおとこ]  [K]
(n) great man; giant  [D] [Jisho]
- 男らしい   [おとこらしい]  [K]
(adj) manly  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 児   [だんじ]  [K]
(n) boy; son; man  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 爵   [だんしゃく]  [K]
(n) baron  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 女   [だんじょ]  [K]
(n) man and woman; men and women  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 性 的   [だんせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) manly  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 前   [おとこまえ]  [K]
(n) handsome man  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 尊 女 卑   [だんそんじょひ]  [K]
(n) male domination of women; subjection of women  [D] [Jisho]
- 男 優   [だんゆう]  [K]
(n) actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 男   [としおとこ]  [K]
(n) bean scatterer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 田

Kanji: 談
Back: Find more details for 談 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discuss
talk
On-Yomi Reading(s): ダン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ダンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: conversation of fiery words
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #272 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 相 談   [そうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) consultation; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 縁 談   [えんだん]  [K]
(n) marriage proposal; engagement  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 談   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) conversation; conference; discussion; interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 談 会   [ざだんかい]  [K]
(n) symposium; round-table discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 談   [ざつだん]  [K]
(n,vs) chatting; idle talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 談   [たいだん]  [K]
(n,vs) talk; dialogue; conversation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 怪 談   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) ghost story  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 談   [かんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) pleasant talk; chat  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 談   [こうだん]  [K]
(n) story-telling  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 談 社   [こうだんしゃ]  [K]
Koudansha (publisher)  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 談   [こんだん]  [K]
(n) informal talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 示 談   [じだん]  [K]
(n) settlement out of court  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 談   [しょうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) business discussion; negotiation  [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]
- 談 合   [だんごう]  [K]
(n) consultation  [D] [Jisho]
- 談 笑   [だんしょう]  [K]
(n) friendly chat  [D] [Jisho]
- 談 話   [だんわ]  [K]
(n) a talk; conversation  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 談   [まんだん]  [K]
(n) chat; desultory conversation  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 談   [めんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 談   [よだん]  [K]
(n) digression; sequel (of a 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: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 値
Back: Find more details for 値 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
price
cost
value
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ね
あたい
じ
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 has fixed price
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #518 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 値 段   [ねだん]  [K]
(n) price; cost  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 価 値   [かち]  [K]
(n) value; worth; merit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 値する   [あたいする]  [K]
(vs-s) to be worth; to deserve; to merit  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 引き   [ねびき]  [K]
(n) price reduction; discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 打ち   [ねうち]  [K]
(n) value; worth; price; dignity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 値   [やすね]  [K]
(n) low price  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 値   [おろしね]  [K]
(n) wholesale price  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 値   [したね]  [K]
(n) lowest price  [D] [Jisho]
- 価 値 観   [かちかん]  [K]
(n) values  [D] [Jisho]
- 貨 幣 価 値   [かへいかち]  [K]
currency value  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 値   [たかね]  [K]
(n) high price  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 値   [おわりね]  [K]
(n) closing price  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 値   [すうち]  [K]
(n) numerical value  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 下がり   [ねさがり]  [K]
(n) price decline; a fall in price  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 下げ   [ねさげ]  [K]
(n) cut in price  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 上がり   [ねあがり]  [K]
(n) price advance; increase in value  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 上げ   [ねあげ]  [K]
(n,vs) price hike; mark-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 切る   [ねぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 値   [そこね]  [K]
(n) bottom price  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 値   [はんね]  [K]
(n) half price  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 差 値   [へんさち]  [K]
(n) deviation value  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 知
Back: Find more details for 知 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
know
wisdom
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.る
し.らせる
さと
さとる
しり
しれ
とも
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矢 (や) – arrow
Henshall Mnemonic: know arrow hole
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #205 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 知る   [しる]  [K]
(v5r) to know; to understand; to be acquainted with; to feel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 知らせる   [しらせる]  [K]
(v1) to notify; to advise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- かも知れない   [かもしれない]  [K]
(exp) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly  [D] [Jisho]
- 承 知   [しょうち]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; acceptance; assent; admitting; acknowledgment; compliance; agreement; awareness  [D] [Jisho]
- 知らせ   [しらせ]  [K]
(n) notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 恵   [ちえ]  [K]
(n) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; advice  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 事   [ちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 識   [ちしき]  [K]
(n) knowledge; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 能   [ちのう]  [K]
(n) intelligence; brains  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 知 合い   [しりあい]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 人   [ちじん]  [K]
(n) friend; acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 知   [つうち]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; notification  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 知り合い   [しりあい]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 性   [ちせい]  [K]
(n) intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 的   [ちてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intellectual  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 知   [みち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) not yet known  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 知   [むち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ignorance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 英 知   [えいち]  [K]
(n) intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 知らず   [おんしらず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ingratitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 知   [かんち]  [K]
(n,vs) concern; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 見 知り   [かおみしり]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 計り知れない   [はかりしれない]  [K]
(adj,exp) unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 知 事   [けんちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 見ず知らず   [みずしらず]  [K]
(adj-no,exp,n) strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 知らぬ   [みしらぬ]  [K]
(adj-pn,exp) unknown; unacquainted; strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 知   [こくち]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 察 知   [さっち]  [K]
(n,vs) sense; infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 知   [しゅうち]  [K]
(n) common knowledge; (something) well-known  [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]
- 人 見 知り   [ひとみしり]  [K]
(n) shyness  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 知   [たんち]  [K]
(n) detection  [D] [Jisho]
- 知らず知らず   [しらずしらず]  [K]
(adv) unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares  [D] [Jisho]
- 知らん顔   [しらんかお]  [K]
(n) unconcerned air; indifference  [D] [Jisho]
- 知り合う   [しりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 知れる   [しれる]  [K]
(v1) to become known; to come to light; to be discovered  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 覚   [ちかく]  [K]
(n) perception  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 己   [ちき]  [K]
(n) acquaintance; appreciative friend  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 合う   [しりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 識 人   [ちしきじん]  [K]
(n) an intellectual  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 名   [ちめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) well-known  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥 知らず   [はじしらず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) shameless (person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 知   [にんち]  [K]
(n) acknowledgement; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 知 事   [ふちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 知 事   [ふくちじ]  [K]
(n) lieutenant governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 知   [ほうち]  [K]
(n) information; news; intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 知 数   [みちすう]  [K]
(n) unknown number  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 知   [よち]  [K]
(n) foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 矢

Kanji: 地
Back: Find more details for 地 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ground
earth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): どま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: land with odd twisting creatures on ground
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #40 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 地 下 鉄   [ちかてつ]  [K]
(n) underground train; subway  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 図   [ちず]  [K]
(n) map  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 地 震   [じしん]  [K]
(n) earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 理   [ちり]  [K]
(n) geography  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 生 地   [きじ]  [K]
(n) (1) cloth; material; texture; (2) ones true character; (3) unglazed pottery  [D] [Jisho]
- 地   [ち]  [K]
(n,n-suf) earth  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 位   [ちい]  [K]
(n) (social) position; status  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域   [ちいき]  [K]
(n) area; region  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下   [ちか]  [K]
(n) basement; underground  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 球   [ちきゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) the earth  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 区   [ちく]  [K]
(n) district; section; sector  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 平 線   [ちへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方   [ちほう]  [K]
(n) area; locality; district; region; the coast  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 地   [とち]  [K]
(n) plot of land; lot; soil  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 意 地 悪   [いじわる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) malicious; ill-tempered; unkind  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 地   [かくち]  [K]
(n) every place; various places  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 地   [きち]  [K]
(n) base  [D] [Jisho]
- 耕 地   [こうち]  [K]
(n) arable land  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 地   [さんち]  [K]
(n) producing area  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 地   [だんち]  [K]
(n) multi-unit apartments  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 水   [ちかすい]  [K]
(n) underground water  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 質   [ちしつ]  [K]
(n) geological features  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 帯   [ちたい]  [K]
(n) area; zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 点   [ちてん]  [K]
(n) site; point on a map  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 盤   [じばん]  [K]
(n) (the) ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 味   [じみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) plain; simple  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 名   [ちめい]  [K]
(n) place name  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 面   [じめん]  [K]
(n) ground; earth's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 地   [ばんち]  [K]
(n) house number; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 地   [しきち]  [K]
(n) site  [D] [Jisho]
- 盆 地   [ぼんち]  [K]
(n) basin (e.g. between mountains)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 地   [むじ]  [K]
(n) plain; unfigured  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 園 地   [ゆうえんち]  [K]
(n) amusement park  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 地   [いじ]  [K]
(n) disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 地   [したじ]  [K]
(n) groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge of; grounding in; prearrangement; spadework; signs; symptoms; first coat of plastering; soy  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 地   [けんち]  [K]
(n) point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 地   [げんち]  [K]
(n) actual place; local  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 民 地   [しょくみんち]  [K]
(n) colony  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 地   [ここち]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensation; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 形   [ちけい]  [K]
(n) terrain; geographical features; topography  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 元   [じもと]  [K]
(n) local  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 獄   [じごく]  [K]
(n) hell  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 主   [じぬし]  [K]
(n) landlord  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 地   [あめつち]  [K]
(n) heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 地   [のうち]  [K]
(n) agricultural land  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 地   [ぼち]  [K]
(n) cemetery; graveyard  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 地   [よち]  [K]
(n) place; room; margin; scope  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 地   [りょうち]  [K]
(n) territory; dominion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 気 地   [いくじ]  [K]
(n) self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 地   [おうち]  [K]
(n) interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩 衝 地 帯   [かんしょうちたい]  [K]
buffer zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 窮 地   [きゅうち]  [K]
(n) dilemma; predicament  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 心 地   [いごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 地   [きょうち]  [K]
(n) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 地   [きょくち]  [K]
(n) municipal; limited area; locality  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き地   [あきち]  [K]
(n) vacant land  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 地   [あきち]  [K]
(n) vacant land  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 産 地   [げんさんち]  [K]
(n) place of origin; home; habitat  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 楽 地   [こうらくち]  [K]
(n) tourist resort; holiday resort  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 地   [こうち]  [K]
(n) high ground; plateau; heights  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土 地 理 院   [こくどちりいん]  [K]
Geographical Survey Institute  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 地   [さんち]  [K]
(n) mountainous district  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 街 地   [しがいち]  [K]
(n) town areas  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 地   [しっち]  [K]
(n) swampy (damp) land  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 地   [じっち]  [K]
(n) practice; the actual site  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 地   [しゃくち]  [K]
(n) leased land  [D] [Jisho]
- 住み心 地   [すみごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort (in living place)  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅 地   [じゅうたくち]  [K]
(n) housing district; residential district  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 在 地   [しょざいち]  [K]
(n) location  [D] [Jisho]
- 沼 地   [ぬまち]  [K]
(n) marsh land  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 地   [じんち]  [K]
(n) (military) encampment; position  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 息 地   [せいそくち]  [K]
(n) habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 地   [せいち]  [K]
(n) sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 地   [せんち]  [K]
(n) front (in battle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 地   [たいち]  [K]
(n) ground to ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 地   [だいち]  [K]
(n) plateau; tableland; eminence  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 地   [だいち]  [K]
(n) ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land  [D] [Jisho]
- 宅 地   [たくち]  [K]
(n) building lot; residential land  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域 社 会   [ちいきしゃかい]  [K]
regional community  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 室   [ちかしつ]  [K]
(n) cellar; basement  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 道   [ちかどう]  [K]
(n) subterranean tunnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 価   [ちか]  [K]
(n) the price of land  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 殻   [ちかく]  [K]
(n) earth's crust  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 殻 変 動   [ちかくへんどう]  [K]
change in earth's crust  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 球 儀   [ちきゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) globe (map)  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 球 上   [ちきゅうじょう]  [K]
(adj-no) on the earth  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 検   [ちけん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) District Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 合い   [じあい]  [K]
(n) texture  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 裁   [ちさい]  [K]
(n) district court  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 誌   [ちし]  [K]
(n) topography  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 上   [ちじょう]  [K]
(n) above ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 層   [ちそう]  [K]
(n) stratum; layer  [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]
- 地 中   [ちちゅう]  [K]
(n) underground; subterranean  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 中 海   [ちちゅうかい]  [K]
Mediterranean Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 道   [じみち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 肌   [じはだ]  [K]
(n) texture; grain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 恥
Back: Find more details for 恥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shame
dishonor
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.じる
はじ
は.じらう
は.ずかしい
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
耳 (みみ) – ear
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1575 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 恥ずかしい   [はずかしい]  [K]
(adj) shy; ashamed; embarrassed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 恥   [はじ]  [K]
(n) shame; embarrassment  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥じらう   [はじらう]  [K]
(v5u) to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥じる   [はじる]  [K]
(v1) to feel ashamed  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恥さらし   [はじさらし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disgrace  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥 辱   [ちじょく]  [K]
(n) disgrace; shame; insult  [D] [Jisho]
- 恥 知らず   [はじしらず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) shameless (person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 恥   [むち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) shameless  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 心 攸 耳

Kanji: 智
Back: Find more details for 智 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wisdom
intellect
reason
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さと
さとし
さとる
さとい
とも
のり
とし
あきら
じ
とみ
ひと
もと
よも
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1002 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: 池
Back: Find more details for 池 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pond
cistern
pool
reservoir
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: waters of pond contain twisting creatures
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #827 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 池   [いけ]  [K]
(n) pond  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 乾 電 池   [かんでんち]  [K]
(n) dry cell; battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 池   [でんち]  [K]
(n) battery  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 太 陽 電 池   [たいようでんち]  [K]
solar battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 電 池   [ちくでんち]  [K]
(n) storage battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 貯 水 池   [ちょすいち]  [K]
(n) reservoir  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 痴
Back: Find more details for 痴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stupid
foolish
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.れる
おろか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1663 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 愚 痴   [ぐち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) idle complaint; grumble  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 痴   [おんち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tone-deaf; having no ear for music  [D] [Jisho]
- 痴 呆   [ちほう]  [K]
(n) dementia  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 痴   [はくち]  [K]
(n) idiot; idiocy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 稚
Back: Find more details for 稚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
immature
young
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いとけない
おさない
おくて
おでる
まさ
わか
わく
わっか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1560 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 幼 稚   [ようち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) infancy; childish; infantile  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 稚 園   [ようちえん]  [K]
(n) kindergarten  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稚 魚   [ちぎょ]  [K]
(n) fry (young fish)  [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: 禾

Kanji: 置
Back: Find more details for 置 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
placement
put
set
deposit
leave behind
keep
employ
pawn
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.く
-お.き
おき
おけ
き
Bushu (Radical) Info: 网 (あみがしら) – net crown
Henshall Mnemonic: put net directly in path
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #277 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 置く   [おく]  [K]
(v5k) to put; to place  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 位 置   [いち]  [K]
(n,vs) place; situation; position; location  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 置   [そうち]  [K]
(n,vs) equipment; installation; apparatus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 物 置   [ものおき]  [K]
(n) storage room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 処 置   [しょち]  [K]
(n,vs) treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 置   [せっち]  [K]
(n) establishment; institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 置き   [まえおき]  [K]
(n) preface; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 措 置   [そち]  [K]
(n) measure; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 置   [はいち]  [K]
(n) arrangement (of resources); disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 置   [ほうち]  [K]
(n,vs) leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 位 置 付け   [いちつけ]  [K]
(n) placement; fixed position  [D] [Jisho]
- 位 置 付ける   [いちずける]  [K]
(ik) (v1) to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 置   [こうち]  [K]
(n) detention; confinement; arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 置 所   [こうちしょ]  [K]
(n) prison; detention house  [D] [Jisho]
- 据え置き   [すえおき]  [K]
(n) deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands  [D] [Jisho]
- 置き去り   [おきざり]  [K]
(n) desertion; leaving behind or in the lurch  [D] [Jisho]
- 置き場   [おきば]  [K]
(n) a place for something; storehouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 置 物   [おきもの]  [K]
(n) ornament; figurehead; object placed in tokonoma  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 置   [とうち]  [K]
(n,vs) turning upside down; placing nonessentials before essentials  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 置   [りゅうち]  [K]
(n) detainment; imprisonment; poundage  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 置 場   [りゅうちじょう]  [K]
(n) police cell; place of 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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 网

Kanji: 致
Back: Find more details for 致 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
doth
do
send
forward
cause
exert
incur
engage
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いた.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 至 (いたる) – climax
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #870 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
- 致す   [いたす]  [K]
(v5s) (hum) to do  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 致   [いっち]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) coincidence; agreement; union; match; (2) conformity; consistency; (3) cooperation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- どう致しまして   [どういたしまして]  [K]
(int) you are welcome; don't mention it  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雅 致   [がち]  [K]
(n) artistry; good taste; elegance; grace  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 致   [がっち]  [K]
(n) agreement; concurrence; conforming to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 過 失 致 死   [かしつちし]  [K]
(n) involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 招 致   [しょうち]  [K]
(n,vs) invitation  [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]
- 致 命 傷   [ちめいしょう]  [K]
(n) fatal wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 命 的   [ちめいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fatal; lethal  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 場 一 致   [まんじょういっち]  [K]
(n) unanimous  [D] [Jisho]
- 誘 致   [ゆうち]  [K]
(n,vs) attraction; lure; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 至

Kanji: 遅
Back: Find more details for 遅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slow
late
back
later
On-Yomi Reading(s): チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おく.れる
おく.らす
おそ.い
じ
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: #833 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 遅い   [おそい]  [K]
(adj) late; slow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 遅れる   [おくれる]  [K]
(v1) to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 遅 刻   [ちこく]  [K]
(n,vs) lateness; late coming  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 手 遅れ   [ておくれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) being (too) late; (2) belated treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅らす   [おくらす]  [K]
(v5s) to retard; to delay  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅れ   [おくれ]  [K]
(n) delay; lag  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 出 遅れる   [でおくれる]  [K]
(v1) to get a late start  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り遅れる   [のりおくれる]  [K]
(v1) to miss (train, bus, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅々   [ちち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) slow; lagging  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 延   [ちえん]  [K]
(n,vs) delay; be delayed  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 咲き   [おそざき]  [K]
(n) late flower; late blooming  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 滞   [ちたい]  [K]
(n) delay; procrastination  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 配   [ちはい]  [K]
(n) delay in rationing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 築
Back: Find more details for 築 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fabricate
build
construct
On-Yomi Reading(s): チク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きず.く
つい
つき
つく
づき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: mediocre work with wood and bamboo in building
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #821 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
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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
- 建 築   [けんちく]  [K]
(n,vs) construction; architecture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 新 築   [しんちく]  [K]
(n) new building; new construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 築く   [きずく]  [K]
(v5k) to build; to pile up; to amass  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 築   [かいちく]  [K]
(n) reconstruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 築 学   [けんちくがく]  [K]
(n) architecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 築 士   [けんちくし]  [K]
(n) (authorized) architect and builder  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 築   [こうちく]  [K]
(n,vs) construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 築き上げる   [きずきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to build up; to establish (one's reputation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 築 山   [つきやま]  [K]
(n) artificial hill  [D] [Jisho]
- 築 地   [ついじ]  [K]
(n) a mud wall with a roof  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 畜
Back: Find more details for 畜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
livestock
domestic fowl and animals
On-Yomi Reading(s): チク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
玄 (げん) – mysterious
田 (た) – rice field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1824 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 N4 Words
- 世 界   [せかい]  [K]
(n) the world; society; the universe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 限 界   [げんかい]  [K]
(n) limit; bound  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 境 界   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) boundary  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 畜   [ぼくちく]  [K]
(n) stock-farming  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 家 畜   [かちく]  [K]
(n) domestic animals; livestock; cattle  [D] [Jisho]
- 畜 産   [ちくさん]  [K]
(n) animal husbandry  [D] [Jisho]
- 畜 生   [ちくしょう]  [K]
(int,n) beast; brute; damn  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 界   [げかい]  [K]
(n) this world; the earth; hades; the nether world  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 柳 界   [かりゅうかい]  [K]
(n) gay quarters; world of the geisha  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 界   [がいかい]  [K]
(n) physical world; the externals  [D] [Jisho]
- 角 界   [かくかい]  [K]
(n) the world of Sumo  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 界   [がっかい]  [K]
(n) academic or scientific world  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 界   [かんかい]  [K]
(n) bureaucracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 界   [きゅうかい]  [K]
(n) the baseball world  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 界   [ぎょうかい]  [K]
(n) industry; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 界   [けいざいかい]  [K]
(n) economic world; financial circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 界   [ざいかい]  [K]
(n) financial world  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 業 界   [さんぎょうかい]  [K]
the industrial world  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 界   [しかい]  [K]
(n) field of vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 界   [しぜんかい]  [K]
(n) nature; the natural world; realm of nature  [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]
- 政 界   [せいかい]  [K]
(n) political world  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 世 界   [ぜんせかい]  [K]
(n) the whole world  [D] [Jisho]
- 租 界   [そかい]  [K]
(n) concession; settlement  [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]
- 法 曹 界   [ほうそうかい]  [K]
(n) legal circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 界   [りんかい]  [K]
(n) critical (pressure, temperature, state, 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: 2
Bushu: 玄 田

Kanji: 竹
Back: Find more details for 竹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): bamboo
On-Yomi Reading(s): チク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たけ
たか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: two bamboo stems
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #593 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 竹   [たけ]  [K]
(n) bamboo; middle (of a three-tier ranking system)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 竹 刀   [しない]  [K]
(n) (bamboo) fencing stick  [D] [Jisho]
- 竹 林   [ちくりん]  [K]
(n) bamboo thicket  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 竹   [ばくちく]  [K]
(n) firecracker  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 蓄
Back: Find more details for 蓄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
amass
keeping a concubine
phonograph
On-Yomi Reading(s): チク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たくわ.える
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: #1260 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 蓄える   [たくわえる]  [K]
(v1) to store; to lay in stock  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 蓄 積   [ちくせき]  [K]
(n,vs) accumulation; accumulate; store  [D] [Jisho]
- 貯 蓄   [ちょちく]  [K]
(n) savings  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 含 蓄   [がんちく]  [K]
(n) implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 財   [ちくざい]  [K]
(n,vs) amassing of wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 電 池   [ちくでんち]  [K]
(n) storage battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 備 蓄   [びちく]  [K]
(n) emergency stores; stored; reserved  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 逐
Back: Find more details for 逐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pursue
drive away
chase
accomplish
attain
commit
On-Yomi Reading(s): チク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チク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: #2230 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 駆 逐   [くちく]  [K]
(n,vs) extermination; expulsion; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆 逐 艦   [くちくかん]  [K]
(n) destroyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 逐 一   [ちくいち]  [K]
(adv) one by one; in detail; minutely  [D] [Jisho]
- 逐 次   [ちくじ]  [K]
(adv) successively; one after another  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 逐   [ほうちく]  [K]
(n) expulsion; ejection; dismissal; 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: 辷 込

Kanji: 秩
Back: Find more details for 秩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
regularity
salary
order
On-Yomi Reading(s): チツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちち
ちっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1275 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 秩 序   [ちつじょ]  [K]
(n) order; regularity; system; method  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 窒
Back: Find more details for 窒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plug up
obstruct
On-Yomi Reading(s): チツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1776 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 窒 息   [ちっそく]  [K]
(n,vs) suffocation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 窒 素   [ちっそ]  [K]
(n) nitrogen (N)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 茶
Back: Find more details for 茶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): tea
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チャ
サ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ちや
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: ample tea plants
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1116 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お茶   [おちゃ]  [K]
(n) tea (green)  [D] [Jisho]
- 喫 茶 店   [きっさてん]  [K]
(n) coffee lounge  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 茶   [こうちゃ]  [K]
(n) black tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶わん   [ちゃわん]  [K]
(n) rice bowl; tea cup; teacup  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 色   [ちゃいろ]  [K]
(n) light brown; tawny  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 茶   [ちゃ]  [K]
(n) tea  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 目 茶 苦 茶   [めちゃくちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; messed up; spoiled; wreaked  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 喫 茶   [きっさ]  [K]
(n) tea drinking; tea house  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶の間   [ちゃのま]  [K]
(n) living room (Japanese-style)  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶の湯   [ちゃのゆ]  [K]
(n) tea ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 茶   [むちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 茶 苦 茶   [むちゃくちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) confused; jumbled; mixed up; unreasonable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 茶 屋   [ちゃや]  [K]
(n) tea house; tea dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 褐 色   [ちゃかっしょく]  [K]
(n) yellowish-brown  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 室   [ちゃしつ]  [K]
(n) tea arbour; tearoom  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 道   [さどう]  [K]
(n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 道   [ちゃどう]  [K]
(ok) (n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 茶   [むぎちゃ]  [K]
(n) barley tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 茶   [まっちゃ]  [K]
(n) green tea for ceremonies  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 茶 目 茶   [めちゃめちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash  [D] [Jisho]
- 緑 茶   [りょくちゃ]  [K]
(n) green tea; Japanese tea  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 嫡
Back: Find more details for 嫡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
legitimate wife
direct descent (non-bastard)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チャク
テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チャク
テキ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: #2130 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 嫡 子   [ちゃくし]  [K]
(n) legitimate child  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫡 出   [ちゃくしゅつ]  [K]
(n) legitimacy (of birth)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 着
Back: Find more details for 着 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
don
arrive
wear
counter for suits of clothing
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チャク
ジャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.る
-ぎ
き.せる
-き.せ
つ.く
つ.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: sheep arrives wearing eye-liner!
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #376 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 着   [うわぎ]  [K]
(n) coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment  [D] [Jisho]
- 着く   [つく]  [K]
(v5k) to arrive at; to reach  [D] [Jisho]
- 着る   [きる]  [K]
(v1) to wear; to put on (from shoulders down)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 下 着   [したぎ]  [K]
(n) underwear  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 物   [きもの]  [K]
(n) kimono  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 到 着   [とうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) arrival  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寝 間 着   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 着   [みずぎ]  [K]
(n) bathing suit; swimsuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 着々   [ちゃくちゃく]  [K]
(adv) steadily  [D] [Jisho]
- 着ける   [つける]  [K]
(v1,vt) (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); (2) to furnish (a house with); (3) to wear; to put on; (4) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (5) to appraise; to set (a price); (6) to bring alongside; (7) to place (under guard or doctor); (8) to follow; to shadow; (9) to load; to give (courage to); (10) to keep (an eye on); (11) to establish (relations or understanding)  [D] [Jisho]
- 着せる   [きせる]  [K]
(v1) to put on clothes  [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]
- 肌 着   [はだぎ]  [K]
(n) underwear; lingerie; singlet; chemise  [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]
- 先 着   [せんちゃく]  [K]
(n) first arrival  [D] [Jisho]
- 着   [ちゃく]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) counter for suits of clothing; (2) arriving at ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 工   [ちゃっこう]  [K]
(n) start of (construction) work  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 手   [ちゃくしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) embarkation; launch  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 飾る   [きかざる]  [K]
(v5r) to dress up  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 色   [ちゃくしょく]  [K]
(n) colouring; coloring  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 席   [ちゃくせき]  [K]
(n,vs) sit down; seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 目   [ちゃくもく]  [K]
(n,vs) attention  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 陸   [ちゃくりく]  [K]
(n,vs) landing; alighting; touch down  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち着き   [おちつき]  [K]
(n) calm; composure  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 着   [あいちゃく]  [K]
(n) attachment; love; covetous affection  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 着   [いっちゃく]  [K]
(n-t) first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 着   [おうちゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dishonesty; laziness; cunning  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 着   [けっちゃく]  [K]
(n) conclusion; decision; end; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 着   [ふるぎ]  [K]
(n) old clothes; secondhand clothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 着   [あつぎ]  [K]
(n) wearing thick clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 着 駅   [しゅうちゃくえき]  [K]
(n) terminal station  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 着   [せっちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) fastening with glue  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 着   [そうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) equipping; installing; laying down  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 衣   [ちゃくい]  [K]
(n) one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 実   [ちゃくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady; sound; trustworthy; solid  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 替える   [きかえる]  [K]
(v1) to change one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 地   [ちゃくち]  [K]
(n,vs) landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 服   [ちゃくふく]  [K]
(n) dressing oneself; embezzlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 用   [ちゃくよう]  [K]
(n,vs) have on; wearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 着   [ちんちゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) composure; calmness  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 着   [ていちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) establishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 着 陸   [なんちゃくりく]  [K]
(n) soft-landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 着   [ねんちゃく]  [K]
(n) cohesion; adhesion  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 着   [うすぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) lightly dressed  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 着   [はっちゃく]  [K]
(n) arrival and departure  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 着   [ひっちゃく]  [K]
(n) must arrive; must be received  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 着   [ひょうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) drifting ashore  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 時 着   [ふじちゃく]  [K]
(n) emergency landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 着   [ふちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 段 着   [ふだんぎ]  [K]
(n) casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 着   [みっちゃく]  [K]
(n) glued to  [D] [Jisho]
- 癒 着   [ゆちゃく]  [K]
(n) adhesion  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち着いた   [おちついた]  [K]
quiet; calm; composed  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち着く   [おちつく]  [K]
(v5k) to calm down; to settle down; to be steady; to settle in; to take up one's residence; to harmonize with; to match; to restore presence of mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 着 陸   [りちゃくりく]  [K]
(n) takeoff and landing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 羊

Kanji: 中
Back: Find more details for 中 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
in
inside
middle
mean
center
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なか
うち
あた.る
あたる
かなえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: Chinese arrow pierces middle of target
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #11 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 中   [なか]  [K]
(n) inside; middle; among  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 真ん中   [まんなか]  [K]
(n) middle; centre; mid-way  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学 校   [ちゅうがっこう]  [K]
(n) junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 中   [とちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) on the way; en route; midway  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 中   [せなか]  [K]
(n) back (of body)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 最 中   [さいちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中   [しゅうちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) concentration; focusing the mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 世の中   [よのなか]  [K]
(n) society; the world; the times  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 央   [ちゅうおう]  [K]
(n) centre; central; center; middle  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学   [ちゅうがく]  [K]
(n) middle school; junior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 古   [ちゅうこ]  [K]
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 止   [ちゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 心   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) center; core; heart; pivot; emphasis; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 中中   [なかなか]  [K]
(adv) (1) (uk) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (2) by no means (with negative verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 中   [にっちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (1) daytime; during the day; (2) Sino-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 中   [ねっちゅう]  [K]
(n) nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 中   [ねんじゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) whole year; always; everyday  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢 中   [むちゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 中   [よなか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midnight; dead of night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 空 中   [くうちゅう]  [K]
(n) sky; air  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 中   [おんちゅう]  [K]
(n) and Company; Messrs  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 間   [ちゅうかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) middle; midway; interim  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 指   [なかゆび]  [K]
(n) middle finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 旬   [ちゅうじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) second third of a month  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 身   [なかみ]  [K]
(n) contents; interior; substance; filling; (sword) blade  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 世   [ちゅうせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) Middle Ages; mediaeval times  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 性   [ちゅうせい]  [K]
(n) neuter gender; neutral (chem.); indifference; sterility  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 途   [ちゅうと]  [K]
(n) in the middle; half-way  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 年   [ちゅうねん]  [K]
(n) middle-aged  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 心 中   [しんじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) double suicide; lovers suicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 継   [ちゅうけい]  [K]
(n) relay; hook-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 傷   [ちゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) slander; libel; defamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 枢   [ちゅうすう]  [K]
(n) centre; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 断   [ちゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) interruption; suspension; break  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 毒   [ちゅうどく]  [K]
(n) poisoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 腹   [ちゅうふく]  [K]
(n) mountain side; halfway up  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 立   [ちゅうりつ]  [K]
(n) neutrality  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 和   [ちゅうわ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) neutralize; counteract  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 中   [めいちゅう]  [K]
(n) a hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 中   [れんちゅう]  [K]
(n) colleagues; company; a lot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お中 元   [おちゅうげん]  [K]
(n) Bon Festival gifts  [D] [Jisho]
- お話し中   [おはなしちゅう]  [K]
(n) busy (phone)  [D] [Jisho]
- アル中   [アルちゅう]  [K]
(n) alcoholism  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 日 中   [いちにちじゅう]  [K]
(n) throughout the day  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 年 中   [いちねんじゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) all year round  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 晩 中   [ひとばんじゅう]  [K]
all night long; all through the night  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 中 間   [うちゅうかん]  [K]
(n) between right and center fielders (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 渦 中   [かちゅう]  [K]
(n) vortex  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐 中 電 灯   [かいちゅうでんとう]  [K]
electric torch; flashlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 中   [かいちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 中   [かんちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) mid-winter; cold season  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 中   [あいだじゅう]  [K]
during  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 中   [きゅうちゅう]  [K]
(n) imperial court  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 中   [きょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions  [D] [Jisho]
- 獄 中   [ごくちゅう]  [K]
(n) during imprisonment; while in jail  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 中   [さんちゅう]  [K]
(n) among the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 中   [しちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the city  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 中   [しゃちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in a train or vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 中   [しゅちゅう]  [K]
(n) in one's hands; in one's control  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中 豪 雨   [しゅうちゅうごうう]  [K]
local downpour; severe rain fall  [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]
- 女 中   [じょちゅう]  [K]
(n) (obs) maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌 中   [しょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the hand; (something) easily manipulated  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 中 毒   [しょくちゅうどく]  [K]
(n) food poisoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 中   [しんちゅう]  [K]
(n) in one's heart; true motives; mind  [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 夜 中   [まよなか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) dead of night; midnight  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 中   [ひとなか]  [K]
(n) society; company; the public; the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 中   [じんちゅう]  [K]
(n) in camp; at the front  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 中   [すいちゅう]  [K]
(n) underwater  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 中 継   [なまちゅうけい]  [K]
(n) (on TV) "live" broadcast  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 中   [せんちゅう]  [K]
(n) during the war  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 中   [ちちゅう]  [K]
(n) underground; subterranean  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 中 海   [ちちゅうかい]  [K]
Mediterranean Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 中でも   [なかでも]  [K]
(adv) among; above all  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 尉   [ちゅうい]  [K]
(n) first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 越   [ちゅうごし]  [K]
over center field  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 央 集 権   [ちゅうおうしゅうけん]  [K]
centralized authoritarian rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 欧   [ちゅうおう]  [K]
Central Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 華   [ちゅうか]  [K]
(n) China; Middle Kingdom  [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 核   [ちゅうかく]  [K]
(n) kernel; core; nucleus  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学 生   [ちゅうがくせい]  [K]
(n) junior high school student; middle school pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 期   [ちゅうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) middle period  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 級   [ちゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) intermediate level  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 京   [ちゅうきょう]  [K]
Nagoya and environs  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 型   [ちゅうがた]  [K]
(n) medium sized  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 仲
Back: Find more details for 仲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
go-between
relationship
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なか
ちゅん
つづき
なかつ
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 in middle makes for good relationship
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #919 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 仲   [なか]  [K]
(n) relation; relationship  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 間   [なかま]  [K]
(n) company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 仲 直り   [なかなおり]  [K]
(n,vs) reconciliation; make peace with  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 良し   [なかよし]  [K]
(n,adj-na) intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仲 人   [なこうど]  [K]
(n) go-between; matchmaker  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 犬 猿の仲   [けんえんのなか]  [K]
loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey); like cats and dogs  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 介   [ちゅうかい]  [K]
(n) agency; intermediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 間 入り   [なかまいり]  [K]
(n) joining a group  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 裁   [ちゅうさい]  [K]
(n) arbitration; intercession; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 買   [なかがい]  [K]
(n) brokerage  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 良く   [なかよく]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) making friends with; getting along well with; on cordial terms  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 仲   [はくちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) match someone; be equal with  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 仲   [ふなか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) discord  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 宙
Back: Find more details for 宙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mid-air
air
space
sky
memorization
interval of time
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひろ
ゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: reason for space under roof is to let in sky
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1005 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 宇 宙   [うちゅう]  [K]
(n) universe; cosmos; space  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 宙 返り   [ちゅうがえり]  [K]
(n) somersault; looping-the-loop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宇 宙 開 発   [うちゅうかいはつ]  [K]
space development  [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]
- 宇 宙 空 間   [うちゅうくうかん]  [K]
the void of space  [D] [Jisho]
- 宇 宙 飛 行 士   [うちゅうひこうし]  [K]
astronaut  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 宇 宙   [だいうちゅう]  [K]
(n) the universe  [D] [Jisho]
- 宙   [ちゅう]  [K]
(n) space; air; midair  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 忠
Back: Find more details for 忠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
loyalty
fidelity
faithfulness
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きよし
たた
ただ
ただし
なお
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: loyalty and devotion at center of one's heart
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1113 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 忠 告   [ちゅうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) advice; warning  [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
- 忠 義   [ちゅうぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) loyalty; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 実   [まめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) faithful; loyal; devoted; (2) hardworking; painstaking; diligent; (3) healthy; fit  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 臣   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) loyal retainer; loyal subject  [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: 心 攸

Kanji: 抽
Back: Find more details for 抽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pluck
pull
extract
excel
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひき-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1437 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 抽 象   [ちゅうしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abstract  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 抽 選   [ちゅうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 抽 出   [ちゅうしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) educe; abstract; sample  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 昼
Back: Find more details for 昼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
daytime
noon
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: measure in feet noon sun over horizon
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1115 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 昼   [ひる]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) noon; daytime  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼ご飯   [ひるごはん]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday   [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 御 飯   [ひるごはん]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday   [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 昼 間   [ひるま]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) daytime; during the day  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 休み   [ひるやすみ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 昼 食   [ちゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday meal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 昼 寝   [ひるね]  [K]
(n,vs) nap (at home); siesta  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 昼 飯   [ひるめし]  [K]
(n) lunch (masc.); midday meal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 昼 下がり   [ひるさがり]  [K]
(n) early afternoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 過ぎ   [ひるすぎ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) afternoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 前   [ひるまえ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) forenoon; just before noon  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 夜   [ちゅうや]  [K]
(adv,n) day and 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: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 一 日

Kanji: 柱
Back: Find more details for 柱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pillar
post
cylinder
support
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はしら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: master wooden pillar
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1119 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 電 柱   [でんちゅう]  [K]
(n) telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 柱   [はしら]  [K]
(n) pillar; post  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 柱   [えんちゅう]  [K]
(n) column; shaft; cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 柱   [しちゅう]  [K]
(n) prop; brace; fulcrum  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 黒 柱   [だいこくばしら]  [K]
(n) central pillar; mainstay  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 注
Back: Find more details for 注 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pour
irrigate
shed (tears)
flow into
concentrate on
notes
comment
annotate
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そそ.ぐ
さ.す
つ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: master pours water
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #497 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 意   [ちゅうい]  [K]
(n,vs) caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 射   [ちゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) injection  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 注   [ちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) annotation; explanatory note  [D] [Jisho]
- 注ぐ   [そそぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to pour (into); to irrigate; to pay; to fill; to feed (e.g. a fire)  [D] [Jisho]
- 注ぐ   [つぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to pour (into); to irrigate; to pay; to fill; to feed (e.g. a fire)  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 文   [ちゅうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) order; request  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 目   [ちゅうもく]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; attention; observation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 注す   [さす]  [K]
(v5s) to pour (drink); to serve (drinks)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傾 注   [けいちゅう]  [K]
(n) devotion; concentration  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 扱 注 意   [とりあつかいちゅうい]  [K]
handling warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 注   [じゅちゅう]  [K]
(n) accepting orders  [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]
- 注 意 深い   [ちゅういぶかい]  [K]
(adj-na) careful  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 意 報   [ちゅういほう]  [K]
(n) storm warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 釈   [ちゅうしゃく]  [K]
(n) notes; comment  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 入   [ちゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pouring; injection  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 注   [はっちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) ordering (materials); placing an order  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 注 意   [ふちゅうい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 注 意   [ようちゅうい]  [K]
(n) attention (care) required; needs special attention  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 虫
Back: Find more details for 虫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
insect
bug
temper
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チュウ
キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むし
む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Henshall Mnemonic: coiled hooded snake: similar inside to insect
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1351 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 虫   [むし]  [K]
(n) insect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 虫 歯   [むしば]  [K]
(n) cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 昆 虫   [こんちゅう]  [K]
(n) insect; bug  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 害 虫   [がいちゅう]  [K]
(n) harmful insect; noxious insect  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 生 虫   [きせいちゅう]  [K]
(n) parasite  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 虫 色   [たまむしいろ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) iridescent; equivocal  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 虫 剤   [さっちゅうざい]  [K]
(n) insecticide; pesticide  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 虫   [よわむし]  [K]
(n) coward; weakling  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 虫   [けむし]  [K]
(n) caterpillar  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 虫   [ようちゅう]  [K]
(n) larva; chrysalis  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 衷
Back: Find more details for 衷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inmost
heart
mind
inside
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チュウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2229 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 折 衷   [せっちゅう]  [K]
(n) compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 衷 心   [ちゅうしん]  [K]
(n) innermost feelings  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 衣

Kanji: 鋳
Back: Find more details for 鋳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
casting
mint
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チュウ
イ
シュ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): い.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2005 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鋳る   [いる]  [K]
(v1) to cast; to mint; to coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 型   [いがた]  [K]
(n) mold; template  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 造   [ちゅうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) casting; founding; minting  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 物   [いもの]  [K]
(n) cast metal; casting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 駐
Back: Find more details for 駐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stop-over
reside in
resident
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チュウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #955 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 常 駐   [じょうちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) staying permanently; being stationed  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 駐   [しんちゅう]  [K]
(n) occupation; stationing  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 在   [ちゅうざい]  [K]
(n,vs) residence; stay  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 屯   [ちゅうとん]  [K]
(n) stationing (troops); occupancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 日   [ちゅうにち]  [K]
(n) resident in Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 留   [ちゅうりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 馬

Kanji: 猪
Back: Find more details for 猪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): boar
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い
いのしし
いの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1684 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 猪   [いのしし]  [K]
(n) wild boar  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 犬

Kanji: 著
Back: Find more details for 著 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
renowned
publish
write
remarkable
phenomenal
put on
don
wear
arrival
finish (race)
counter for suits of clothing
literary work
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョ
チャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あらわ.す
いちじる.しい
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person writes notable book about plants
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #849 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 著 者   [ちょしゃ]  [K]
(n) author; writer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 著す   [あらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to write; to publish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 著   [ちゃく]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) counter for suits of clothing; (2) arriving at ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 著しい   [いちじるしい]  [K]
(adj) remarkable; considerable  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 書   [ちょしょ]  [K]
(n) literary work; book  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 名   [ちょめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) well-known; noted; celebrated  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 共 著   [きょうちょ]  [K]
(n) collaboration; co-authorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 著   [きんちょ]  [K]
(n) recent work  [D] [Jisho]
- 顕 著   [けんちょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) remarkable; striking; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 著わす   [あらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to write; to publish  [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]
- 編 著   [へんちょ]  [K]
(n) compilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 著   [めいちょ]  [K]
(n) famous book; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貯
Back: Find more details for 貯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
savings
store
lay in
keep
wear mustache
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.める
たくわ.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: stored wealth fits exactly under roof
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1100 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貯 金   [ちょきん]  [K]
(n,vs) (bank) savings  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 貯 蔵   [ちょぞう]  [K]
(n) storage; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貯 蓄   [ちょちく]  [K]
(n) savings  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貯 水   [ちょすい]  [K]
(n) storage of water  [D] [Jisho]
- 貯 水 池   [ちょすいち]  [K]
(n) reservoir  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 貯   [ゆうちょ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) postal (post-office) savings (deposit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 預 貯 金   [よちょきん]  [K]
(n) deposits and savings; bank account  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貝

Kanji: 丁
Back: Find more details for 丁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
street
ward
town
counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something
even number
4th calendar sign
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョウ
テイ
チン
トウ
チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひのと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: block is exact to a t
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1312 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 丁 度   [ちょうど]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) just; right; exactly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 丁 寧   [ていねい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 包 丁   [ほうちょう]  [K]
(n) kitchen knife; carving knife  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 丁 目   [ちょうめ]  [K]
(n) district of a town; city block (of irregular size)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 丁   [いっちょう]  [K]
(n-adv) (1) one block (city); (2) piece; an order  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 丁   [そうてい]  [K]
(n) binding; format  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 丁   [はっちょう]  [K]
(n) skillfulness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 一

Kanji: 兆
Back: Find more details for 兆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
portent
10**12
trillion
sign
omen
symptoms
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きざ.す
きざ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
冫 (にすい) – water drops
Henshall Mnemonic: two cracked turtle shells show trillion signs
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1174 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 兆   [ちょう]  [K]
(num) sign; omen; indication; portent; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion (American); billion (British)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 兆し   [きざし]  [K]
(n) signs; omen; symptoms  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吉 兆   [きっちょう]  [K]
(n) lucky omen  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 兆   [ぜんちょう]  [K]
(n) omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger  [D] [Jisho]
- 兆 候   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) sign; indication; omen; symptom  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 冫

Kanji: 帳
Back: Find more details for 帳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
notebook
account book
album
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とばり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: long cloth drape used as register
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1459 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 手 帳   [てちょう]  [K]
(n) notebook  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 帳   [つうちょう]  [K]
(n) passbook  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 几 帳 面   [きちょうめん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) methodical; punctual; steady  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蚊 帳   [かや]  [K]
(n) mosquito net  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 帳   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) registry; entry; book-keeping; signature  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 帳   [だいちょう]  [K]
(n) account book; ledger; register  [D] [Jisho]
- 帳 消し   [ちょうけし]  [K]
(n) cancellation; writing off  [D] [Jisho]
- 帳 簿   [ちょうぼ]  [K]
(n) account book; register  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 話 帳   [でんわちょう]  [K]
(n) telephone book; telephone directory  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 巾

Kanji: 庁
Back: Find more details for 庁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): government office
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョウ
テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): やくしょ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: government office is building of exactitude
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #793 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 官 庁   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) government office; authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 庁   [けんちょう]  [K]
(n) prefectural office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 庁   [ちょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) government office; agency; board  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沖 縄 開 発 庁 長 官   [おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 技 術 庁   [かがくぎじゅつちょう]  [K]
Science and Technology Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 保 安 庁   [かいじょうほあんちょう]  [K]
Maritime Safety Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 公 庁   [かんこうちょう]  [K]
(n) government administration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 境 庁   [かんきょうちょう]  [K]
Environment Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 庁   [きしょうちょう]  [K]
Meteorological Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 内 庁   [くないちょう]  [K]
Imperial Household Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 企 庁   [けいきちょう]  [K]
(abbr) Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 企 画 庁   [けいざいきかくちょう]  [K]
Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 察 庁   [けいさつちょう]  [K]
National Police Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 視 庁   [けいしちょう]  [K]
police headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 庁   [けんさつちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 庁   [こくぜいちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) National Tax Administration Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土 庁   [こくどちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) National Land Agency  [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]
- 社 会 保 険 庁   [しゃかいほけんちょう]  [K]
Social Insurance Agency  [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]
- 省 庁   [しょうちょう]  [K]
(n) ministries and government offices; the authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 糧 庁   [しょくりょうちょう]  [K]
food agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 庁   [すいさんちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Fisheries Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 庁   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n) government office  [D] [Jisho]
- 庁 舎   [ちょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) government office building  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 庁   [とちょう]  [K]
(n) Tokyo Government Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 許 庁   [とっきょちょう]  [K]
Patent Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 庁   [ふちょう]  [K]
(n) prefectural office  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 庁   [ぶんかちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs  [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]
- 防 衛 庁   [ぼうえいちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Defense Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 海 道 開 発 庁 長 官   [ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 林 野 庁   [りんやちょう]  [K]
Forest Service  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 弔
Back: Find more details for 弔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
condolences
mourning
funeral
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とむら.う
とぶら.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1840 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 慶 弔   [けいちょう]  [K]
(n) congratulations and condolences  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔う   [とむらう]  [K]
(v5u) to mourn for; to hold a memorial service for; to condole  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 意   [ちょうい]  [K]
(n) condolence; sympathy; mourning  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 辞   [ちょうじ]  [K]
(n) message of condolence; memorial address  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 電   [ちょうでん]  [K]
(n) telegram of condolence  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 問   [ちょうもん]  [K]
(n) condolence call  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: ｜ 弓

Kanji: 張
Back: Find more details for 張 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lengthen
counter for bows & stringed instruments
stretch
spread
put up (tent)
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.る
-は.り
-ば.り
はり
わり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: draw longbow to full stretch
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #403 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 頑 張る   [がんばる]  [K]
(v5r) to persist; to insist on; to stand firm; to try one's best  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 引っ張る   [ひっぱる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to pull; to draw; to stretch; to drag; (2) to pull the ball (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 張   [きんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; mental strain; nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 張   [しゅちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet  [D] [Jisho]
- 張る   [はる]  [K]
(v5r,vi,vt) to stick; to paste; to put; to affix; to stretch; to spread; to strain; to stick out; to slap; to be expensive; to tighten  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 張り   [やはり]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 威 張る   [いばる]  [K]
(v5r) to be proud; to swagger  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 張   [かくちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) expansion; extension; enlargement; escape (ESC)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 張   [しゅっちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) official tour; business trip  [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]
- 矢っ張り   [やっぱり]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course  [D] [Jisho]
- 欲 張り   [よくばり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) avarice; covetousness; greed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 誇 張   [こちょう]  [K]
(n) exaggeration  [D] [Jisho]
- 張り紙   [はりがみ]  [K]
(n) paper patch; paper backing; poster  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ張る   [つっぱる]  [K]
(v5r) to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨 張   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n) expansion; swelling; increase; growth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ガラス張り   [ガラスばり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) glass-sided; aboveboard; open to scrutiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ張り剪 断 強 度   [ひっぱりせんだんきょうど]  [K]
peel strength (conductor from substrate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 頑 張って   [がんばって]  [K]
(exp) Hold on; Go for it; Keep at it  [D] [Jisho]
- 頑 張り   [がんばり]  [K]
(n) tenacity; endurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 張る   [こわばる]  [K]
(v5r) to stiffen  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 張り   [みはり]  [K]
(n) watch-keeping; guard; lookout  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 張る   [みはる]  [K]
(v5r) to watch; to (stand) guard; to look out; to open one's eyes wide  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 張 所   [しゅっちょうじょ]  [K]
(n) branch office; agency; sub-branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 張り   [ばり]  [K]
(suf) (1) in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; (2) attached or stretched on  [D] [Jisho]
- 張り出す   [はりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to put up a notice; to project; to jut out  [D] [Jisho]
- 張 本 人   [ちょうほんにん]  [K]
(n) ringleader; originator; perpetrator  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏ん張る   [ふんばる]  [K]
(v5r) to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ張り   [つっぱり]  [K]
(n) prop; strut; support; bar; thrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 張り   [なわばり]  [K]
(n,vs) roping off; stretching rope; demarcation; one's turf  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 弓

Kanji: 彫
Back: Find more details for 彫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
carve
engrave
chisel
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほ.る
-ぼ.り
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1533 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 彫る   [ほる]  [K]
(v5r) to carve; to engrave; to sculpture; to chisel  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 刻   [ちょうこく]  [K]
(n) carving; engraving; sculpture  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 彫 金   [ちょうきん]  [K]
(n) metal carving; engraving  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 塑   [ちょうそ]  [K]
(n) carving and engraving  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 像   [ちょうぞう]  [K]
(n) sculpture; carved statue; graven image  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮き彫り   [うきぼり]  [K]
(n) relief; embossed carving  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 彫   [もくちょう]  [K]
(n) wood carving; woodcraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 彫り   [きぼり]  [K]
(n) wood carving; woodcraft  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 彡

Kanji: 徴
Back: Find more details for 徴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
indications
sign
omen
symptom
collect
seek
refer to
question
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョウ
チ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しるし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #850 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 特 徴   [とくちょう]  [K]
(n) feature; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 象 徴   [しょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) symbol  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 収   [ちょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection; levy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 課 徴 金   [かちょうきん]  [K]
(n) charges (i.e. fees)  [D] [Jisho]
- 象 徴 的   [しょうちょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) symbolic  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 候   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) sign; indication; omen; symptom  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 税   [ちょうぜい]  [K]
(n) tax collection; taxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 兵   [ちょうへい]  [K]
(n) conscription; recruitment; enlistment  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 徴   [ついちょう]  [K]
(n) supplementary charge  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 懲
Back: Find more details for 懲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
penal
chastise
punish
discipline
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.りる
こ.らす
こ.らしめる
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: #1303 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 懲りる   [こりる]  [K]
(v1) to learn by experience; to be disgusted with  [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]
- 懲 戒   [ちょうかい]  [K]
(n) discipline; punishment; reprimand  [D] [Jisho]
- 懲 罰   [ちょうばつ]  [K]
(n) discipline; punishment; reprimand  [D] [Jisho]
- 懲 役   [ちょうえき]  [K]
(n) penal servitude; imprisonment with hard 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 挑
Back: Find more details for 挑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
challenge
contend for
make love to
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いど.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #989 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 挑む   [いどむ]  [K]
(v5m) to challenge; to contend for; to make love to  [D] [Jisho]
- 挑 戦   [ちょうせん]  [K]
(n) challenge; defiance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 挑 発   [ちょうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) provocation; stirring up  [D] [Jisho]
- 挑 発 的   [ちょうはつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) provocative; suggestive; lascivious  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 暢
Back: Find more details for 暢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): stretch
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のび.る
いたる
のぶ
のぶる
なが
とうる
とおる
のり
まさ
みつる
よう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2144 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 暢 気   [のんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 暢   [りゅうちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fluent (language skill); flowing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 朝
Back: Find more details for 朝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
morning
dynasty
regime
epoch
period
(North) Korea
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あさ
あ
あそ
ささ
ちか
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: morning sun rises on plants, displacing moon
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #248 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 朝   [けさ]  [K]
(n-t) this morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝   [あさ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝ご飯   [あさごはん]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 御 飯   [あさごはん]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 朝   [まいあさ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every morning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 朝 寝 坊   [あさねぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) oversleeping; late riser  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 王 朝   [おうちょう]  [K]
(n) dynasty  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 朝   [こんちょう]  [K]
(ik) (n-t) this morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 朝   [そうちょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) early morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 霞   [ちょうか]  [K]
(arch) morning glow; morning mist (haze)  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 刊   [ちょうかん]  [K]
(n) morning newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 顔   [あさがお]  [K]
(n) (1) funnel shaped; bell (i.e. of a trumpet); (2) morning-glory (flower)  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 食   [ちょうしょく]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [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]
- 朝 日   [あさひ]  [K]
(n) morning sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 飯   [あさめし]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 晩   [あさばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning and evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 方   [あさがた]  [K]
(n-adv,n) toward morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 霧   [あさぎり]  [K]
(n) morning fog  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 夕   [ちょうせき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 礼   [ちょうれい]  [K]
(n) morning assembly (company); pep talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 朝 鮮   [きたちょうせん]  [K]
North Korea  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 朝   [ほんちょう]  [K]
(n) this land; our country; Imperial Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 朝   [みょうちょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tomorrow morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 翌 朝   [よくあさ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the next morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 翌 朝   [よくちょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the next morning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 月 肋 肉

Kanji: 潮
Back: Find more details for 潮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tide
salt water
opportunity
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しお
うしお
いた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: seawater rises with morning tide
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1231 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 潮   [しお]  [K]
(n) tide; ebb and flood; salt water; opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紅 潮   [こうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) flush; blush  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 潮   [くろしお]  [K]
(n) Japan Current  [D] [Jisho]
- 潮 時   [しおどき]  [K]
(n) tidal hour; psychological moment; favourable opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 潮 流   [ちょうりゅう]  [K]
(n) tide; tidal current; trend  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 潮   [ふうちょう]  [K]
(n) tide; current; tendency  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 潮   [まんちょう]  [K]
(n) high tide; high water; full tide  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 町
Back: Find more details for 町 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
village
town
block
street
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: town at t-junction of paths through fields
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #292 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 町   [まち]  [K]
(n) (1) town; (2) street; road  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 町   [したまち]  [K]
(n) Shitamachi; lower parts of town  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 市 町 村   [しちょうそん]  [K]
(n) cities, towns and villages; municipalities  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 町   [むろまち]  [K]
(n) Muromachi (era 1392-1573, or 1333-1573, or 1336-1573)  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 下 町   [じょうかまち]  [K]
(n) castle town; town around castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 外れ   [まちはずれ]  [K]
(n) outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 角   [まちかど]  [K]
(n) street corner  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 議 会   [ちょうぎかい]  [K]
(n) town council  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 人   [ちょうにん]  [K]
(n) merchant  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 村   [ちょうそん]  [K]
(n) towns and villages  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 中   [まちなか]  [K]
(n) downtown  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 長   [ちょうちょう]  [K]
(n) town headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 内   [ちょうない]  [K]
(n) neighborhood; street; block; town  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 並   [まちなみ]  [K]
(n-t) (look of) stores and houses on street; street (of stores and houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 並み   [まちなみ]  [K]
(n-t) (look of) stores and houses on street; street (of stores and houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 民   [ちょうみん]  [K]
(n) townspeople  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 役 場   [まちやくば]  [K]
(n) town hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 町   [どうちょう]  [K]
(n) the same town; that town  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 田

Kanji: 眺
Back: Find more details for 眺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stare
watch
look at
see
scrutinize
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なが.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1726 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 眺め   [ながめ]  [K]
(n) scene; view; prospect; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
- 眺める   [ながめる]  [K]
(v1) to view; to gaze at  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 眺 望   [ちょうぼう]  [K]
(n) prospect; view; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 目

Kanji: 聴
Back: Find more details for 聴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
listen
headstrong
naughty
careful inquiry
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョウ
テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.く
ゆる.す
きく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耳 (みみ) – ear
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #781 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 聴 覚   [ちょうかく]  [K]
(n) the sense of hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 講   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) lecture attendance; auditing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傾 聴   [けいちょう]  [K]
(n) listening closely  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 聴 会   [こうちょうかい]  [K]
(n) public hearing  [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]
- 聴 取   [ちょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) listening; hearing; audition; radio reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 衆   [ちょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) audience; attendance; hearers  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 聞   [ちょうもん]  [K]
(n) listening; hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 聴   [とうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) interception (email); wiretap; bug  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 聴   [なんちょう]  [K]
(n) deafness  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 聴 器   [ほちょうき]  [K]
(n) hearing aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 傍 聴   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) hearing; listening; attendance; auditing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 耳

Kanji: 脹
Back: Find more details for 脹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dilate
distend
bulge
fill out
swell
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.れる
ふく.らむ
ふく.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
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).
JLPT N1 Words
- 膨 脹   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n) expansion; swelling; increase; growth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 腸
Back: Find more details for 腸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intestines
guts
bowels
viscera
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
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: fleshy intestines exposed to rising sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1807 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 腸   [ちょう]  [K]
(n) guts; bowels; intestines  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胃 腸   [いちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stomach; gastrointestine  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 腸   [だいちょう]  [K]
(n) colon  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 腸 菌   [だいちょうきん]  [K]
(n) (1) Escherichia coli (E. coli); (2) colon bacterium  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 腸   [もうちょう]  [K]
(n) appendix; caecum  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 蝶
Back: Find more details for 蝶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): butterfly
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2011 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 蝶   [ちょう]  [K]
(n) butterfly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蝶々   [ちょうちょう]  [K]
(n) butterfly  [D] [Jisho]
- 蝶蝶   [ちょうちょう]  [K]
(n) butterfly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 虫

Kanji: 調
Back: Find more details for 調 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tune
tone
meter
key (music)
writing style
prepare
exorcise
investigate
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しら.べる
しら.べ
ととの.う
ととの.える
ぎ
つぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: investigate by talking around
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #87 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 調べる   [しらべる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to investigate; to check up  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 強 調   [きょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) emphasis; stress; stressed point  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 調   [じゅんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) favourable; doing well; O.K.; all right  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 査   [ちょうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) investigation; examination; inquiry; survey  [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]
JLPT N2 Words
- 調 整   [ちょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) regulation; adjustment; tuning  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 節   [ちょうせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) regulation; adjustment; control  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 味 料   [ちょうみりょう]  [K]
(n) condiment; seasoning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 下 調べ   [したしらべ]  [K]
(n) preliminary investigation; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 調   [きょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) cooperation; conciliation; harmony; (2) firm (market) tone  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 調   [こうちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) favourable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 調   [たんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) monotony; monotone; dullness  [D] [Jisho]
- 調べ   [しらべ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) preparation; investigation; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 印   [ちょういん]  [K]
(n) signature; sign; sealing  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 停   [ちょうてい]  [K]
(n) arbitration; conciliation; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 理   [ちょうり]  [K]
(n,vs) cooking  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 和   [ちょうわ]  [K]
(n) harmony  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 調   [どうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sympathy; agree with; alignment; tuning  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 調   [ふちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ト長 調   [トちょうちょう]  [K]
G major  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 失 調   [えいようしっちょう]  [K]
(n) malnutrition  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 調   [かいちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmony; excellent condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 調   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) basis; keynote  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 調   [くうちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) air conditioning  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 調   [けんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bullish; firm (market)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 調   [くちょう]  [K]
(n) tone; expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 勢 調 査   [こくせいちょうさ]  [K]
(n) (national) census  [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]
- 取り調べ   [とりしらべ]  [K]
(n) investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 調べ   [とりしらべ]  [K]
(n) investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 上っ調 子   [うわっちょうし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flippant; frivolous; shallow  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 調   [しきちょう]  [K]
(n) color tone  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 調   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) physical condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 調   [たんちょう]  [K]
(n) minor key (music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 調う   [ととのう]  [K]
(v5u) to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 教   [ちょうきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) training (animals); breaking (animals)  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 剤   [ちょうざい]  [K]
(n) compounding medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 書   [ちょうしょ]  [K]
(n) protocol; preliminary memo  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 達   [ちょうたつ]  [K]
(n) supply; provision; raising  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 調   [ちょうちょう]  [K]
(n) major key (music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 調   [ていちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 調   [ふくちょう]  [K]
(n) demodulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 調   [ほちょう]  [K]
(n) pace; step; cadence  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 調 子   [ほんちょうし]  [K]
(n) proper key; keynote; normal condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 調   [らんちょう]  [K]
(n) confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 調   [ろんちょう]  [K]
(n) comments  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 超
Back: Find more details for 超 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transcend
super-
ultra-
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.える
こ.す
まさる
わたる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #597 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 超える   [こえる]  [K]
(v1) to exceed; to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 超す   [こす]  [K]
(v5s) to cross; to pass; to tide over  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 過   [ちょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) excess; being more than  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 超   [ちょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf,pref) super-; ultra-; hyper-  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 超 越   [ちょうえつ]  [K]
(n) transcendental  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 音 速   [ちょうおんそく]  [K]
(n) supersonic speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 音 波   [ちょうおんぱ]  [K]
(n) ultrasonic waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 人   [ちょうじん]  [K]
(n) superman  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 電 導   [ちょうでんどう]  [K]
(n) superconductivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 党 派   [ちょうとうは]  [K]
(n) nonpartisan  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 特 急   [ちょうとっきゅう]  [K]
(n) super express  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 走

Kanji: 跳
Back: Find more details for 跳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hop
leap up
spring
jerk
prance
buck
splash
sputter
snap
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.ねる
と.ぶ
-と.び
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1716 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 跳ねる   [はねる]  [K]
(v1) to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop  [D] [Jisho]
- 跳ぶ   [とぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to jump; to fly; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 走り高 跳び   [はしりたかとび]  [K]
(n) running high jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り幅 跳び   [はしりはばとび]  [K]
(n) running long jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 跳ね上がる   [はねあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to jump up; to spring up  [D] [Jisho]
- 跳び上がる   [とびあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip  [D] [Jisho]
- 跳 躍   [ちょうやく]  [K]
(n,vs) jump; leap; skip; bound  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 跳び   [なわとび]  [K]
(n) (1) skipping rope; jump rope; (2) skipping; rope-jumping  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 長
Back: Find more details for 長 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
long
leader
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なが.い
おさ
お
おしゃ
たかし
たけ
な
は
ひさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 長 (ながい) – long
Henshall Mnemonic: long haired old man with stick is very senior
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #12 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 長い   [ながい]  [K]
(adj) long; lengthy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 課 長   [かちょう]  [K]
(n) section manager; section chief  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 長   [こうちょう]  [K]
(n) principal; headmaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 長   [しゃちょう]  [K]
(n) company president; manager; director  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 長   [ぶちょう]  [K]
(n) head of a section or department  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 議 長   [ぎちょう]  [K]
(n) chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 長   [しんちょう]  [K]
(n) height (of body); stature  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 長   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) growth; grow to adulthood  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期   [ちょうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long time period  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 延 長   [えんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 長   [せいちょう]  [K]
(n) growth; increment  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 引く   [ながびく]  [K]
(v5k) to be prolonged; to drag on  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 所   [ちょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (1) strong point; merit; (2) advantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 女   [ちょうじょ]  [K]
(n) eldest daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 短   [ちょうたん]  [K]
(n) (1) length; (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 男   [ちょうなん]  [K]
(n) eldest son  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 方 形   [ちょうほうけい]  [K]
(n) rectangle; oblong  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 長   [とくちょう]  [K]
(n) forte; merit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 長   [おさ]  [K]
(n) chief; head  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 官   [ちょうかん]  [K]
(n) chief; (government) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 閑   [のどか]  [K]
(adj-na) tranquil; calm; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 大   [ちょうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very long; great length  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 編   [ちょうへん]  [K]
(n) long (e.g. novel, film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 長   [ねんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seniority  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ト長 調   [トちょうちょう]  [K]
G major  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 長   [いいんちょう]  [K]
(n) committee chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 長   [いちょう]  [K]
(n) medical director; chief physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 院 長   [いんちょう]  [K]
(n) director  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 長   [えきちょう]  [K]
(n) station master  [D] [Jisho]
- 園 長   [えんちょう]  [K]
(n) kindergarten principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 沖 縄 開 発 庁 長 官   [おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 長   [かいちょう]  [K]
(n) president (of a society); chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 長   [がくちょう]  [K]
(n) university president  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 房 長 官   [かんぼうちょうかん]  [K]
Chief Cabinet Secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 長   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) superintendent priest; chief abbot  [D] [Jisho]
- 館 長   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 長   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) pilot  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 成 長   [きゅうせいちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) rapid growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 長   [きょくちょう]  [K]
(n) bureau director; office chief  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 長   [くちょう]  [K]
(n) ward headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 長   [かかりちょう]  [K]
(n) chief clerk  [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]
- 国 務 長 官   [こくむちょうかん]  [K]
Secretary of State  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 長   [ざちょう]  [K]
(n) chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 長   [さいちょう]  [K]
(n) the longest; the oldest  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 長い   [ほそながい]  [K]
(adj) long and narrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 長   [しちょう]  [K]
(n) mayor  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 店 長   [してんちょう]  [K]
(n) branch manager; manager of a branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 長   [じちょう]  [K]
(n) vice-; assistant director; vice-director  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 長   [しつちょう]  [K]
(n) room monitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 長   [しゅちょう]  [K]
(n) head (of organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塾 長   [じゅくちょう]  [K]
(n) principal of a private school  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 長   [しょちょう]  [K]
(n) chief; head  [D] [Jisho]
- 署 長   [しょちょう]  [K]
(n) chief (of police); head (of office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 長   [せんちょう]  [K]
(n) ship's captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 長   [ぜんちょう]  [K]
(n) over-all length; span  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 長   [くみちょう]  [K]
(n) boss (yakuza)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 長   [そうちょう]  [K]
(n) (college) president; secretary-general  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 長   [そんちょう]  [K]
(n) village headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 長   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) length of an animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 隊 長   [たいちょう]  [K]
(n) commanding officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 長   [だんちょう]  [K]
(n) leader of a delegation (body, party)  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 長   [ちょうちょう]  [K]
(n) town headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 長さ   [ながさ]  [K]
(n) length  [D] [Jisho]
- 長らく   [ながらく]  [K]
(adv) long; (for a) long time  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 雨   [ながあめ]  [K]
(n) long spell of rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 唄   [ながうた]  [K]
(n) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment; type of waka  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 屋   [ながや]  [K]
(n) tenement or row house  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期 的   [ちょうきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) long term  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 久   [ちょうきゅう]  [K]
(n) permanence; perpetuity  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 居   [ながい]  [K]
(n,vs) long visit; overstaying  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 距 離   [ちょうきょり]  [K]
(n) long distance; long haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 持ち   [ながもち]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 頂
Back: Find more details for 頂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
place on the head
receive
top of head
top
summit
peak
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いただ.く
いただき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: receive nail exactly through top of head
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1350 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 頂く   [いただく]  [K]
(v5k) (hum) to receive; to take food or drink; to be crowned with; to wear; to live under (a ruler); to install (a president); to accept; to buy; to take  [D] [Jisho]
- 頂 上   [ちょうじょう]  [K]
(n) top; summit; peak  [D] [Jisho]
- 頂 戴   [ちょうだい]  [K]
(int,vs) (1) please do for me (preceded by -te); (2) reception; being given; get  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 頂 点   [ちょうてん]  [K]
(n) top; summit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 頂   [いただき]  [K]
(n) (1) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; (2) easy win for one; (3) something received  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 山 頂   [さんちょう]  [K]
(n) summit (e.g. mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 頂   [ぜっちょう]  [K]
(n) summit; peak; climax  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 頂   [とうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) climbing to the summit  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 頂 天   [うちょうてん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ecstasy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 頁

Kanji: 鳥
Back: Find more details for 鳥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bird
chicken
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とり
か
と
とっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鳥 (とり) – bird
Henshall Mnemonic: bird with wings and talons
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1043 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 鳥   [とり]  [K]
(n) bird; fowl; poultry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 小 鳥   [ことり]  [K]
(n) small bird  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鳥 居   [とりい]  [K]
(n) torii (Shinto shrine archway)  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡り鳥   [わたりどり]  [K]
(n) migratory bird; bird of passage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 石 二 鳥   [いっせきにちょう]  [K]
(exp,n) killing two birds with one stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 鳥   [かちょう]  [K]
(n) "flowers and birds"  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き鳥   [やきとり]  [K]
(n) grilled chicken; roast fowl  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 鳥   [やきとり]  [K]
(n) grilled chicken; roast fowl  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 鳥   [すいちょう]  [K]
(n) waterfowl; water bird; shorebird  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 鳥   [ちどり]  [K]
(n) plover  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳥 獣   [ちょうじゅう]  [K]
(n) birds and wild animals; wildlife  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳥 渡   [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]
- 鳥 類   [ちょうるい]  [K]
(n) birds  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 鳥   [はくちょう]  [K]
(n) swan  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 鳥   [あすか]  [K]
name of historic, pre-Nara era  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 鳥   [やちょう]  [K]
(n) wild bird  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 勅
Back: Find more details for 勅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): imperial order
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いまし.める
みことのり
て
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2157 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 勅   [ちょく]  [K]
(n) imperial decree; imperial edict  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 力

Kanji: 直
Back: Find more details for 直 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
straightaway
honesty
frankness
fix
repair
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョク
ジキ
ジカ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ただ.ちに
なお.す
-なお.す
なお.る
なお.き
す.ぐ
すぐ
なお
のう
のお
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: ten eyes fixed directly on corner
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #246 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 真っ直ぐ   [まっすぐ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; honest; frank  [D] [Jisho]
- 直ぐ   [すぐ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) immediately; soon; easily; right (near); honest; upright  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 直す   [なおす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair  [D] [Jisho]
- 直る   [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]
JLPT N3 Words
- 正 直   [しょうじき]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) honesty; integrity; frankness  [D] [Jisho]
- 直   [じき]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) direct; in person; soon; at once; just; near by; honesty; frankness; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; night duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 直ちに   [ただちに]  [K]
(adv) at once; immediately; directly; in person  [D] [Jisho]
- 直に   [じかに]  [K]
(adv) (uk) directly; in person; headlong  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接   [ちょくせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) direct; immediate; personal; firsthand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見 直す   [みなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to look again; to get a better opinion of  [D] [Jisho]
- 垂 直   [すいちょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vertical; perpendicular  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 直   [すなお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obedient; meek; docile; unaffected  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 直り   [なかなおり]  [K]
(n,vs) reconciliation; make peace with  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 角   [ちょっかく]  [K]
(n) right angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 径   [ちょっけい]  [K]
(n) diameter  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 後   [ちょくご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) immediately following  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 線   [ちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 前   [ちょくぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) just before  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 通   [ちょくつう]  [K]
(n) direct communication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 出 直し   [でなおし]  [K]
(n) adjustment; touch up  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 感   [ちょっかん]  [K]
(n) intuition; instinct; insight; hunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 面   [ちょくめん]  [K]
(n,vs) confrontation  [D] [Jisho]
- 率 直   [そっちょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frankness; candour; openheartedness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- やり直し   [やりなおし]  [K]
(n) redoing  [D] [Jisho]
- やり直す   [やりなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 直 線   [いっちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 開き直る   [ひらきなおる]  [K]
(v5r) to become defiant; to turn upon; to become serious  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 直し   [みなおし]  [K]
(n) review; reconsideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 直   [こうちょく]  [K]
(n) rigor  [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]
- 持ち直す   [もちなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 直す   [もちなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 直し   [てなおし]  [K]
(n) later adjustment  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き直す   [かきなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to write out; to make a fair copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 直   [ちょく]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) direct; in person; soon; at once; just; near by; honesty; frankness; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight; night duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 直し   [なおし]  [K]
(n) correction; repair  [D] [Jisho]
- 直に   [じきに]  [K]
(adv) immediately; readily; directly  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 営   [ちょくえい]  [K]
(n) direct management  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 下   [ちょっか]  [K]
(n,vs) directly under; price cut; fall perpendicularly  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 轄   [ちょっかつ]  [K]
(n) direct control  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 観   [ちょっかん]  [K]
(n) intuition; instinct; insight; hunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 球   [ちょくきゅう]  [K]
(n) straight ball (pitch)  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 系   [ちょっけい]  [K]
(n) direct descent; direct line  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 撃   [ちょくげき]  [K]
(n) direct hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 行   [ちょっこう]  [K]
(n) through; non-stop  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 視   [ちょくし]  [K]
(n,vs) looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 進   [ちょくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) going right on; going straight ahead  [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]
- 直 属   [ちょくぞく]  [K]
(n) direct control; direct supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 列   [ちょくれつ]  [K]
(n) series (e.g. electrical)  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 直   [とうちょく]  [K]
(n,vs) on duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち直り   [たちなおり]  [K]
(n) recovery; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち直る   [たちなおる]  [K]
(v5r) to regain one's footing; to recover; (of the market) to improve  [D] [Jisho]
- 立て直す   [たてなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to rally; to make over; to rearrange; to reorganize  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十 目

Kanji: 朕
Back: Find more details for 朕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
majestic plural
imperial we
On-Yomi Reading(s): チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): チンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
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: 月 肋 肉

Kanji: 沈
Back: Find more details for 沈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sink
be submerged
subside
be depressed
aloes
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チン
ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しず.む
しず.める
しん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1271 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沈む   [しずむ]  [K]
(v5m) to sink; to feel depressed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沈める   [しずめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to sink; to submerge  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 没   [ちんぼつ]  [K]
(n) sinking; foundering  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 黙   [ちんもく]  [K]
(n) silence; reticence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 撃 沈   [げきちん]  [K]
(n,vs) sinking (ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 下   [ちんか]  [K]
(n) sinking; subsidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 静   [ちんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stillness; tranquility; dullness  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 滞   [ちんたい]  [K]
(n) stagnation; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 着   [ちんちゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) composure; calmness  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 沈   [ふちん]  [K]
(n,vs) floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 珍
Back: Find more details for 珍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rare
curious
strange
On-Yomi Reading(s): チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
めずら.しい
たから
じん
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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1330 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 珍しい   [めずらしい]  [K]
(adj) unusual; rare  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 珍   [ちん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rare; curious; strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 重   [ちんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) prize; value highly  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 品   [ちんぴん]  [K]
(n) curio; rare article  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 紛 漢 紛   [ちんぷんかんぷん]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) (uk) unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 味   [ちんみ]  [K]
(n) delicacy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 王 玉

Kanji: 賃
Back: Find more details for 賃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fare
fee
hire
rent
wages
charge
On-Yomi Reading(s): チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: entrust with wages money
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #961 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 家 賃   [やちん]  [K]
(n) rent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 運 賃   [うんちん]  [K]
(n) freight rates; shipping expenses; fare  [D] [Jisho]
- 賃 金   [ちんぎん]  [K]
(n) wages  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 賃 借   [ちんしゃく]  [K]
(n) hiring; renting; leasing  [D] [Jisho]
- 賃 上げ   [ちんあげ]  [K]
(n) wage increase  [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: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 鎮
Back: Find more details for 鎮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tranquilize
ancient peace-preservation centers
On-Yomi Reading(s): チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しず.める
しず.まる
おさえ
しげ
じん
ちか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1617 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
- 重 鎮   [じゅうちん]  [K]
(n) leader; authority; mainstay  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮まる   [しずまる]  [K]
(v5r) to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮める   [しずめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to appease; to suppress; to calm  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 圧   [ちんあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) suppression; subjugation  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 魂   [ちんこん]  [K]
(n) repose of souls  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 守   [ちんじゅ]  [K]
(n) local Shinto deity; tutelary god  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 痛 剤   [ちんつうざい]  [K]
(n) painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 陳
Back: Find more details for 陳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exhibit
state
relate
explain
On-Yomi Reading(s): チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ.ねる
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1323 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 陳 列   [ちんれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibition; display; show  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 新 陳 代 謝   [しんちんたいしゃ]  [K]
(n) renewal; replacement; metabolism  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 謝   [ちんしゃ]  [K]
(n) apology  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 述   [ちんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) statement; declaration  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 情   [ちんじょう]  [K]
(n) petition; appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 陳 腐   [ちんぷ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stale  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 津
Back: Find more details for 津 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
haven
port
harbor
ferry
On-Yomi Reading(s): シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ
ず
ち
と
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1036 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 津 波   [つなみ]  [K]
(n) tsunami; tidal wave  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 天 津   [てんしん]  [K]
(zh:) Tientsin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 墜
Back: Find more details for 墜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crash
fall (down)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ツイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ツイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1466 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 墜 落   [ついらく]  [K]
(n,vs) falling; crashing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 撃 墜   [げきつい]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting down (aircraft)  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 墜   [しっつい]  [K]
(n,vs) abasement; fall; forfeit; sink (in men's estimation)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 椎
Back: Find more details for 椎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
oak
mallet
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ツイ
スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つち
う.つ
しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1911 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: 追
Back: Find more details for 追 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chase
drive away
follow
pursue
meanwhile
On-Yomi Reading(s): ツイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.う
おい
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: pursue moving buttocks
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #411 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 追い付く   [おいつく]  [K]
(v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 追う   [おう]  [K]
(v5u) to chase; to run after  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 追い越す   [おいこす]  [K]
(v5s) to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い掛ける   [おいかける]  [K]
(v1) to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 加   [ついか]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; supplement; appendix  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 追い込む   [おいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to herd; to corner; to drive  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い出す   [おいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to expel; to drive out  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 及   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) gaining on; carrying out; solving (crime)  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 跡   [ついせき]  [K]
(n) pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 放   [ついほう]  [K]
(n,vs) exile; banishment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 訴 追   [そつい]  [K]
(n) legal action  [D] [Jisho]
- 追いつく   [おいつく]  [K]
(v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い込み   [おいこみ]  [K]
(n) final stage; last spurt  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い上げる   [おいあげる]  [K]
(v1) to gain on; to put pressure on  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い打ち   [おいうち]  [K]
(n) final blow; attacking while pursuing; attacking the routed enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い抜く   [おいぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to pass (a car); to outdistance; to outsail; to outstrip  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い風   [おいかぜ]  [K]
(n) tailwind; fair or favorable wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 追っ掛ける   [おっかける]  [K]
(v1) to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 求   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) investigation; close enquiry; pursuing (goal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 究   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n) enquiry; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 撃   [ついげき]  [K]
(n) pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 伸   [ついしん]  [K]
(n) postscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 随   [ついずい]  [K]
(n,vs) follow  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 徴   [ついちょう]  [K]
(n) supplementary charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 悼   [ついとう]  [K]
(n) mourning; memorial  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 突   [ついとつ]  [K]
(n,vs) rear-end collision  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 痛
Back: Find more details for 痛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pain
hurt
damage
bruise
On-Yomi Reading(s): ツウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いた.い
いた.む
いた.ましい
いた.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Henshall Mnemonic: pain passes through sick body
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #903 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 痛い   [いたい]  [K]
(adj) painful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 苦 痛   [くつう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pain; agony  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛み   [いたみ]  [K]
(n) pain; ache; sore; grief; distress  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 痛   [ずつう]  [K]
(n) headache  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 痛む   [いたむ]  [K]
(v5m) to hurt; to feel a pain; to be injured  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 感   [つうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) feeling keenly; fully realizing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 腰 痛   [ようつう]  [K]
(n) pain in the hip; lumbago  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 痛い   [ていたい]  [K]
(adj) severe; hard  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 痛   [じんつう]  [K]
(n) labour (birth) pains  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 痛 剤   [ちんつうざい]  [K]
(n) painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛ましい   [いたましい]  [K]
(adj) pitiful; heartbreaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 恨   [つうこん]  [K]
(n) regretful  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 手   [いたで]  [K]
(n) serious wound; hard blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 烈   [つうれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) severe; bitter; scathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 痛   [ひつう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bitterness; pathos  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 痛   [はらいた]  [K]
(n) stomach ache; abdominal pain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 疔

Kanji: 通
Back: Find more details for 通 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
traffic
pass through
avenue
commute
counter for letters
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ツウ
ツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とお.る
とお.り
-とお.り
-どお.り
とお.す
とお.し
-どお.し
かよ.う
とん
どうし
どおり
みち
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: bent figure uses extra movement to pass
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #80 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 交 通   [こうつう]  [K]
(n) communication; transportation; traffic; intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
- 通う   [かよう]  [K]
(v5u) (1) to go back and forth; to ply between; (2) to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 通る   [とおる]  [K]
(v5r) to pass (by); to go through; to walk along; to pass exams  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通   [ふつう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (1) generally; ordinarily; usually; (2) train that stops at every station  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 共 通   [きょうつう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n,vs) commonness; community  [D] [Jisho]
- 通じる   [つうじる]  [K]
(v1) to run to; to lead to; to communicate; to understand; to be well-informed  [D] [Jisho]
- 通す   [とおす]  [K]
(v5s) to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in  [D] [Jisho]
- 通り   [とおり]  [K]
(n-adv,n) avenue; street; way  [D] [Jisho]
- 通り過ぎる   [とおりすぎる]  [K]
(v1) to pass; to pass through  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 過   [つうか]  [K]
(n,vs) passage through; passing  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 学   [つうがく]  [K]
(n) commuting to school  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 行   [つうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) passage; passing  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信   [つうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) correspondence; communication; news; signal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 通り   [ひととおり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ordinary; usual; in general; briefly  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 通   [かいつう]  [K]
(n,vs) opening; open  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 機 関   [こうつうきかん]  [K]
(n) transportation facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 通り   [ひとどおり]  [K]
(n) pedestrian traffic  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 通り   [おおどおり]  [K]
(n) main street  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 通   [ちょくつう]  [K]
(n) direct communication  [D] [Jisho]
- 通り掛かる   [とおりかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to happen to pass by  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 貨   [つうか]  [K]
(n) currency  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 勤   [つうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) commuting to work  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 知   [つうち]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; notification  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 帳   [つうちょう]  [K]
(n) passbook  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 訳   [つうやく]  [K]
(n,vs) interpretation  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 用   [つうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) popular use; circulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 路   [つうろ]  [K]
(n) passage; pathway  [D] [Jisho]
- 透き通る   [すきとおる]  [K]
(v5r) to be(come) transparent  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 通   [ふつう]  [K]
(n) suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 見 通し   [みとおし]  [K]
(n) perspective; unobstructed view; outlook; forecast; prospect; insight  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 通う   [にかよう]  [K]
(v5u) to resemble closely  [D] [Jisho]
- 通   [つう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) connoisseur; counter for letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 常   [つうじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) common; general; normal; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 融 通   [ゆうずう]  [K]
(n,vs) lending (money); accommodation; adaptability; versatility; finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 通   [りゅうつう]  [K]
(n) circulation of money or goods; flow of water or air; distribution  [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]
- 一 通   [いっつう]  [K]
(n) one copy (of a document)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 方 通 行   [いっぽうつうこう]  [K]
one-way traffic  [D] [Jisho]
- 貫き通す   [つらぬきとおす]  [K]
(v5s) to enforce (one's) will  [D] [Jisho]
- 貫 通   [かんつう]  [K]
(n,vs) pierce; penetrate; perforate  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 通 語   [きょうつうご]  [K]
(n) common term; common (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 事 故   [こうつうじこ]  [K]
traffic accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 費   [こうつうひ]  [K]
(n) traveling expenses; carfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 網   [こうつうもう]  [K]
(n) traffic network  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 通   [せいつう]  [K]
(n,vs) acquaintance; having knowledge; being expert; being versed in; conversant  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 通   [そつう]  [K]
(n) drainage; mutual understanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 通い   [かよい]  [K]
(n) coming and going; commuting  [D] [Jisho]
- 通し   [とおし]  [K]
(n) direct; right through; straight  [D] [Jisho]
- 通じ   [つうじ]  [K]
(n) passage; evacuation; movement of the bowels  [D] [Jisho]
- 通り   [どおり]  [K]
(n-suf) (1) in accordance with ..; following ..; (2) .. Street; .. Avenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 院   [つういん]  [K]
(n) commuting to hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 関   [つうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) customs clearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 行 止め   [つうこうどめ]  [K]
(n) No Thoroughfare!; Road Blocked!  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 告   [つうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) announcement; notice  [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]
- 通 算   [つうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) total  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 商   [つうしょう]  [K]
(n) commerce; trade  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 称   [つうしょう]  [K]
(n) popular name; nickname; alias  [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]
- 通 俗 的   [つうぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) plain and popular  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 達   [つうたつ]  [K]
(n) notification  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 年   [つうねん]  [K]
(n) all year; year round  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 念   [つうねん]  [K]
(n) common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 販   [つうはん]  [K]
(n,vs) mail order  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 報   [つうほう]  [K]
(n) report; tip; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 夜   [つや]  [K]
(n) all-night vigil over a body; a wake  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 例   [つうれい]  [K]
(adv,n) usually; customarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 話   [つうわ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) telephone call; talking; calling; (2) counter for telephone calls  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 通 大   [でんつうだい]  [K]
(abbr) University of Electro-Communications  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 通り   [おもてどおり]  [K]
(n) main street  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 士 通   [ふじつう]  [K]
Fujitsu  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 選 挙   [ふつうせんきょ]  [K]
universal suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 預 金   [ふつうよきん]  [K]
ordinary bank account  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 通し   [かざとおし]  [K]
(n) ventilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 字 通り   [もじどおり]  [K]
(n-adv) literally  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 通   [ぶんつう]  [K]
(n) correspondence; exchange of letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 融 通   [ゆうづう]  [K]
(n,vs) lending (money); accommodation; adaptability; versatility; finance  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 通り   [うらどおり]  [K]
(n) side street (often parallel to a main street); back street  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 塚
Back: Find more details for 塚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hillock
mound
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つか
-づか
ずか
つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #869 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 塊   [かたまり]  [K]
(n) lump; mass; clod; cluster  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 里 塚   [いちりづか]  [K]
(n) milestone (1 ri apart)  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 塊   [きんかい]  [K]
(n) nugget; gold bullion; gold bar  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 塊   [だんかい]  [K]
(n) mass; lump  [D] [Jisho]
- 塚   [つか]  [K]
(n) mound  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 槻
Back: Find more details for 槻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Zelkova tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2008 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: 漬
Back: Find more details for 漬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pickling
soak
moisten
steep
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ける
つ.かる
-づ.け
-づけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1818 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 漬ける   [つける]  [K]
(v1) to soak; to moisten; to pickle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漬かる   [つかる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be pickled; to be well seasoned; (2) to be submerged; to be soaked  [D] [Jisho]
- 漬け物   [つけもの]  [K]
(n) pickles; pickled vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 漬 物   [つけもの]  [K]
(n) pickles; pickled 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 蔦
Back: Find more details for 蔦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vine
ivy
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つた
たつ
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 9
Frequency: #2215 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 椿
Back: Find more details for 椿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): camellia
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チン
チュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つばき
つば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1829 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 椿   [つばき]  [K]
(n) camellia  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 坪
Back: Find more details for 坪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
two-mat area
~36 sq ft
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つぼ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1823 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 坪   [つぼ]  [K]
(n) unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square meters  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 紬
Back: Find more details for 紬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つむぎ
つむ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
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: 糸

Kanji: 釣
Back: Find more details for 釣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
angling
fish
catch
allure
ensnare
On-Yomi Reading(s): チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.る
つ.り
つ.り-
つり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1542 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お釣り   [おつり]  [K]
(n) change (money); balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣る   [つる]  [K]
(v5r) to fish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 釣り合う   [つりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to balance; to be in harmony; to suit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 釣り   [つり]  [K]
(n) fishing; angling  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 釣り合い   [つりあい]  [K]
(n) balance; equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り針   [つりばり]  [K]
(n) fish hook  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り銭   [つりせん]  [K]
(n) change (e.g. for dollar)  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り堀   [つりぼり]  [K]
(n) fish pond  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣 合   [つりあい]  [K]
(n) balance; equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣 合い   [つりあい]  [K]
(n) balance; equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鶴
Back: Find more details for 鶴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 21 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crane
stork
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つる
たず
ず
か
つ
づ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鳥 (とり) – bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1369 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鶴   [つる]  [K]
(n) crane (bird)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鳥

Kanji: 亭
Back: Find more details for 亭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pavilion
restaurant
mansion
arbor
cottage
vaudeville
music hall
stage name
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テイ
チン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
チンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1627 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 亭 主   [ていしゅ]  [K]
(n) master; host; landlord; innkeeper; husband  [D] [Jisho]
- 料 亭   [りょうてい]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) restaurant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 低
Back: Find more details for 低 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lower
short
humble
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひく.い
ひく.める
ひく.まる
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 scoops low, down to baseline
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #435 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 低い   [ひくい]  [K]
(adj) short; low; humble; low (voice)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 最 低   [さいてい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (1) least; lowest; worst; (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 低 下   [ていか]  [K]
(n,vs) fall; decline; lowering; deterioration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 高 低   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) high and low; rise and fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 低 限   [さいていげん]  [K]
(n) minimum  [D] [Jisho]
- 低める   [ひくめる]  [K]
(v1) to lower; to be lowered  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 温   [ていおん]  [K]
(n) low temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 音   [ていおん]  [K]
(n) low tone; bass; low voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 価 格   [ていかかく]  [K]
low price  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 学 年   [ていがくねん]  [K]
(n) lower grades in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 気 圧   [ていきあつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low (atmospheric) pressure; cyclone; bad temper; tense situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 減   [ていげん]  [K]
(n) decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 水 準   [ていすいじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na) substandard  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 地   [ていち]  [K]
(n) depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 調   [ていちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone; dullness; (market) weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 迷   [ていめい]  [K]
(n,vs) hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 落   [ていらく]  [K]
(n) fall; decline; slump  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 利   [ていり]  [K]
(n) low interest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 停
Back: Find more details for 停 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
halt
stopping
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.める
と.まる
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 stops at inn
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #733 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 停 留 所   [ていりゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) bus or tram stop  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 停 止   [ていし]  [K]
(n,vs) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 車   [ていしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) stopping (e.g. train)  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 電   [ていでん]  [K]
(n,vs) failure of electricity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 調 停   [ちょうてい]  [K]
(n) arbitration; conciliation; mediation  [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
- バス停   [バスてい]  [K]
(n) bus stop  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 学   [ていがく]  [K]
(n) suspension from school  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 戦   [ていせん]  [K]
(n) armistice; ceasefire  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 泊   [ていはく]  [K]
(n) anchorage; moorings  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 偵
Back: Find more details for 偵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): spy
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイ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: #1857 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 探 偵   [たんてい]  [K]
(n) detective work  [D] [Jisho]
- 偵 察   [ていさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) scout out; reconnaissance  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 偵   [ないてい]  [K]
(n) secret investigation; private enquiry; reconnaissance; scouting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 貞
Back: Find more details for 貞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
upright
chastity
constancy
righteousness
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さだ
さざ
ただし
りょう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1389 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: 卜 貝

Kanji: 呈
Back: Find more details for 呈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
display
offer
present
send
exhibit
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1571 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 進 呈   [しんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 贈 呈   [ぞうてい]  [K]
(n) presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 露 呈   [ろてい]  [K]
(n) exposure; disclosure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 堤
Back: Find more details for 堤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dike
bank
embankment
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つつみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1658 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 堤 防   [ていぼう]  [K]
(n) bank; weir  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 堤   [つつみ]  [K]
(n) bank; embankment; dike  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 波 堤   [ぼうはてい]  [K]
(n) breakwater; mole  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 定
Back: Find more details for 定 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
determine
fix
establish
decide
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テイ
ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さだ.める
さだ.まる
さだ.か
さた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: fix roof correctly
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #48 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 予 定   [よてい]  [K]
(n,vs) plans; arrangement; schedule; program; expectation; estimate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 安 定   [あんてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) stability; equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 勘 定   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; counting; consideration; reckoning; settlement of an account; allowance  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 定   [けってい]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期   [ていき]  [K]
(n) fixed term  [D] [Jisho]
- 否 定   [ひてい]  [K]
(n,vs) negation; denial; repudiation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 定   [いってい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) fixed; settled; definite; uniform; regularized; defined; standardized; certain; prescribed  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 定   [かてい]  [K]
(n,vs) assumption; supposition; hypothesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 肯 定   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) positive; affirmation  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 定   [してい]  [K]
(n,vs) designation; specification; assignment; pointing at  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 定   [すいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) presumption; assumption; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 定   [そくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) measurement  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 定   [だんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) conclusion; decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 員   [ていいん]  [K]
(n) fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 価   [ていか]  [K]
(n) established price  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 券   [ていきけん]  [K]
(n) commuter pass; season ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 規   [じょうぎ]  [K]
(n) (measuring) ruler  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 休 日   [ていきゅうび]  [K]
(n) regular holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 定   [とくてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) specific; special; particular  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 案の定   [あんのじょう]  [K]
(adv,exp,n) sure enough; as usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 定   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 定   [かくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) decision; settlement; (2) (math) definition  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 定   [きてい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) regulation; provisions  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 定   [きょうてい]  [K]
(n) arrangement; pact; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 定   [げんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) limit; restriction  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定   [こてい]  [K]
(n,vs) fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital)  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 定   [しょてい]  [K]
(n) fixed; prescribed  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 定   [せいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) enactment; establishment; creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 定   [せってい]  [K]
(n,vs) establishment; creation  [D] [Jisho]
- 定まる   [さだまる]  [K]
(v5r) to become settled; to be fixed  [D] [Jisho]
- 定める   [さだめる]  [K]
(v1) to decide; to establish; to determine  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 義   [ていぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) definition  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 食   [ていしょく]  [K]
(n) set meal; special (of the day)  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 年   [ていねん]  [K]
(n) retirement age  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 定   [はんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) judgement; decision; award; verdict  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 定   [みてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) not yet fixed; undecided; pending  [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]
- 鑑 定   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) judgement; expert opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 定   [きてい]  [K]
(n) default; established  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 定 書   [ぎていしょ]  [K]
(n) protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 定 的   [けっていてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) definite; final; decisive; conclusive  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 定   [けんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) official certification; approval; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定 資 産   [こていしさん]  [K]
fixed assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定 費   [こていひ]  [K]
(n) fixed cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 定   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) official (rate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 定 歩 合   [こうていぶあい]  [K]
(n) official discount (bank) rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 定   [さてい]  [K]
(n) assessment; investigation; audit; revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 定   [さいてい]  [K]
(n) decision; ruling; award; arbitration  [D] [Jisho]
- 策 定   [さくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) decision; settling on  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 定   [さんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; estimation; computation  [D] [Jisho]
- 暫 定   [ざんてい]  [K]
(n) tentative  [D] [Jisho]
- 紳 士 協 定   [しんしきょうてい]  [K]
gentlemen's agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 定   [せんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 想 定   [そうてい]  [K]
(n,vs) hypothesis; supposition; assumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 定か   [さだか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) definite; sure  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 額   [ていがく]  [K]
(n) ration; fixed amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 款   [ていかん]  [K]
(n) articles of incorporation; company statute  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 的   [ていきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) periodic  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 便   [ていきびん]  [K]
(n) regular service  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 預 金   [ていきよきん]  [K]
fixed deposit  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 休   [ていきゅう]  [K]
(n) regular holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 型   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) fixed form; regular shape; stereotyped  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 形   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) fixed form; regular shape; stereotyped  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 刻   [ていこく]  [K]
(n) appointed time; timetable; schedule  [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]
- 定 住   [ていじゅう]  [K]
(n) settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 数   [ていすう]  [K]
(n) constant  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 説   [ていせつ]  [K]
(n) established theory  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 着   [ていちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) establishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 評   [ていひょう]  [K]
(n) established opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 率   [ていりつ]  [K]
(n) fixed rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 量   [ていりょう]  [K]
(n) fixed quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 例   [ていれい]  [K]
(n) regularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 定   [ないてい]  [K]
(n) unofficial offer; tentative decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 定   [にんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) authorization; acknowledgment; certification; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 安 定   [ふあんてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) instability; insecurity; crankiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 定   [ふじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 定   [ほうてい]  [K]
(n) legal; designated by 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: 宀

Kanji: 帝
Back: Find more details for 帝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sovereign
the emperor
god
creator
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みかど
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1276 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 皇 帝   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝   [みかど]  [K]
(n) emperor (of Japan); Mikado  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 京   [ていきょう]  [K]
(n) the capital  [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]
- 帝 政   [ていせい]  [K]
(n) imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 巾

Kanji: 底
Back: Find more details for 底 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bottom
sole
depth
bottom price
base
kind
sort
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): そこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: scoop out base of building
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #867 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 底   [そこ]  [K]
(n) bottom; sole  [D] [Jisho]
- 徹 底   [てってい]  [K]
(n,vs) thoroughness; completeness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 根 底   [こんてい]  [K]
(n) root; basis; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 到 底   [とうてい]  [K]
(adv) (cannot) possibly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 海 底   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) bottom of the ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 底   [たにそこ]  [K]
(n) bottom of valley or ravine  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 打ち   [そこうち]  [K]
(n) bottoming out  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 値   [そこね]  [K]
(n) bottom price  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 入れ   [そこいれ]  [K]
(n) bottoming out (of prices)  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 辺   [ていへん]  [K]
(n) base (geometry, society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 流   [ていりゅう]  [K]
(n) bottom current; undercurrent  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 力   [そこぢから]  [K]
(n) latent energy; reserve strength; potentiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 徹 底 的   [てっていてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thoroughness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 庭
Back: Find more details for 庭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
courtyard
garden
yard
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にわ
ば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: palace courtyard is fine garden
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #816 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 庭   [かてい]  [K]
(n) home; family; household  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭   [にわ]  [K]
(n) garden  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 校 庭   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) campus  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 庭 科   [かていか]  [K]
(n) home economics  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 教 師   [かていきょうし]  [K]
tutor; coach  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 内   [かていない]  [K]
domestic; in the family  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 庭   [ぜんてい]  [K]
(n) front garden; front yard  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 庭   [なかにわ]  [K]
(n) courtyard; quadrangle; middle court  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭 園   [ていえん]  [K]
(n) garden; park  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭 球   [ていきゅう]  [K]
(n) tennis  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭 木   [にわき]  [K]
(n) garden tree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 廷
Back: Find more details for 廷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
courts
imperial court
government office
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 廴 (いんにょう) – long stride
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1439 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 法 廷   [ほうてい]  [K]
(n) courtroom  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 廷   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) court session; trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 廷   [きゅうてい]  [K]
(n) the Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 廷   [しゅってい]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance in court  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 廴

Kanji: 弟
Back: Find more details for 弟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
younger brother
faithful service to elders
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テイ
ダイ
デ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おとうと
て
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: young brothers put in order as binding on stake
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1161 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 兄 弟   [きょうだい]  [K]
(n) (hum) siblings  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟   [おとうと]  [K]
(n) (hum) younger brother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 従 兄 弟   [いとこ]  [K]
(n) (uk) male cousin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 弟 子   [でし]  [K]
(n) pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 弟   [ぎてい]  [K]
(n) younger brother-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 弟   [してい]  [K]
(n) young(er) people  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 弟   [してい]  [K]
(n) teacher and student  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 弟   [じってい]  [K]
(n) one's (biological) younger brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 子 入り   [でしいり]  [K]
(n) apprenticeship; enrolling  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 妹   [ていまい]  [K]
(n) younger brother and sister  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八 弓

Kanji: 悌
Back: Find more details for 悌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): serving our elders
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テイ
ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とも
やす
やすし
よし
ちか
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: #2474 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: 抵
Back: Find more details for 抵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
resist
reach
touch
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1182 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 大 抵   [たいてい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) usually; generally  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 抵 抗   [ていこう]  [K]
(n,vs) electrical resistance; resistance; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 抵 触   [ていしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) collision; conflict; (2) being contrary or incompatible  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 当   [ていとう]  [K]
(n) mortgage; hypothec; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 当 権   [ていとうけん]  [K]
(n) mortgage; a lien on one's mortgage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 提
Back: Find more details for 提 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
propose
take along
carry in hand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テイ
チョウ
ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さ.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hold properly in hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #254 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 提 案   [ていあん]  [K]
(n,vs) proposal; proposition; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 出   [ていしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation; submission; filing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 前 提   [ぜんてい]  [K]
(n) preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 供   [ていきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) offer; tender; program sponsoring; furnishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 携   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 示   [ていじ]  [K]
(n,vs) presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 手 提げ   [てさげ]  [K]
(n) handbag  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 前 提   [だいぜんてい]  [K]
(n) major premise; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 提げる   [さげる]  [K]
(v1) to take along; to hold in the hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 起   [ていき]  [K]
(n) bring suit; file a claim; raise a question  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 供 者   [ていきょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) (blood) donor  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 言   [ていげん]  [K]
(n) proposal; motion  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 唱   [ていしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) advocacy; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 訴   [ていそ]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting a case; suing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 汀
Back: Find more details for 汀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
water's edge
shore
bank
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みぎわ
なぎさ
て
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
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: 水

Kanji: 禎
Back: Find more details for 禎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): happiness
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さいわ.い
ただ.しい
さだ
ただし
よし
さち
とも
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2083 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: 示

Kanji: 程
Back: Find more details for 程 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
extent
degree
law
formula
distance
limits
amount
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほど
-ほど
ほと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: to an extent, rice ends up in king's mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #514 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 程   [なるほど]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) I see; That's right!; indeed  [D] [Jisho]
- 其れ程   [それほど]  [K]
(adv) (uk) to that degree; extent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 程   [ほど]  [K]
(n-adv,n) degree; extent; bounds; limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 程 度   [ていど]  [K]
(n-adv,n,n-suf) degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 課 程   [かてい]  [K]
(n) course; curriculum  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 程   [かてい]  [K]
(n) process  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 程   [さきほど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) some time ago  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 程   [にってい]  [K]
(n) agenda  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 程 式   [ほうていしき]  [K]
(n) equation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 余 程   [よほど]  [K]
(adv) very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 程   [おんてい]  [K]
(n) musical interval; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 程   [きてい]  [K]
(n) official regulations; inner rules  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 程   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) manufacturing process; work schedule; amount of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 程   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) distance; path length  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 程   [しゃてい]  [K]
(n) rifle range  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士 課 程   [しゅうしかてい]  [K]
master's course  [D] [Jisho]
- 程なく   [ほどなく]  [K]
(adv) soon; before long; shortly thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 程   [どうてい]  [K]
(n) distance; process; journey; itinerary  [D] [Jisho]
- 余っ程   [よっぽど]  [K]
(adv) very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 禾

Kanji: 締
Back: Find more details for 締 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tighten
tie
shut
lock
fasten
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.まる
し.まり
し.める
-し.め
-じ.め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #797 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 締める   [しめる]  [K]
(v1) to tie; to fasten  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 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 締り   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め切り   [しめきり]  [K]
(n) closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 握り締める   [にぎりしめる]  [K]
(v1) to grasp tightly  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き締まる   [ひきしまる]  [K]
(v5r) to become tense; to be tightened  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き締め   [ひきしめ]  [K]
(n) tightening  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き締める   [ひきしめる]  [K]
(v1) to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き締る   [ひきしまる]  [K]
(v5r) to become tense; to be tightened  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 締め   [ひきしめ]  [K]
(n) tightening  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 締める   [ひきしめる]  [K]
(v1) to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 締まり   [とじまり]  [K]
(n) closing up; fastening the doors  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り締り   [とりしまり]  [K]
(n) control; management; supervision  [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]
- 取 締 役   [とりしまりやく]  [K]
(n) company director; board member  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締 役 会   [とりしまりやくかい]  [K]
(n) (1) board of directors; (2) board of directors' meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 締まる   [しまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be shut; to be locked; to become sober  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め   [しめ]  [K]
(n) summing up; judo choking (strangling) techniques  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め出す   [しめだす]  [K]
(v5s) to shut out; to bar; to lock out  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め付け   [しめつけ]  [K]
(n) pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 結   [ていけつ]  [K]
(n) conclusion; contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 切り   [しめきり]  [K]
(n) closing; cut-off; end; deadline; Closed; No Entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 約   [ていやく]  [K]
(n) conclusion of a treaty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 艇
Back: Find more details for 艇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rowboat
small boat
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1433 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 艦 艇   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) war fleet  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 艇   [きょうてい]  [K]
(n) boat race  [D] [Jisho]
- 舟 艇   [しゅうてい]  [K]
(n) boat; watercraft  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 舟

Kanji: 訂
Back: Find more details for 訂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
revise
correct
decide
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テイ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: #1690 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 改 訂   [かいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 訂 正   [ていせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; revision  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 訂 版   [かいていばん]  [K]
(n) revised edition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 逓
Back: Find more details for 逓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
relay
in turn
sending
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ.る
たがいに
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: #1957 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 逓 信   [ていしん]  [K]
(n) communications (e.g. post, tele.)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 邸
Back: Find more details for 邸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
residence
mansion
On-Yomi Reading(s): テイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やしき
むら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
邦 (ホウ, くに) – home country; country; Japan
邑 (ユウ, うれ.える, くに, むら, お, おう, おお, おお) – village; rural community; right village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #905 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 邸 宅   [ていたく]  [K]
(n) mansion; residence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 官 邸   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 用 邸   [ごようてい]  [K]
(n) imperial villa  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 邸   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 邸   [してい]  [K]
(n) private residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 邸   [やしき]  [K]
(n) mansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 邸 内   [ていない]  [K]
(n) grounds; premises  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 泥
Back: Find more details for 泥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mud
mire
adhere to
be attached to
On-Yomi Reading(s):
デイ
ナイ
デ
ニ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
どろ
ひじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1589 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
- 泥 棒   [どろぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) thief; burglar; robber; theft  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 泥   [どろ]  [K]
(n) mud  [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]
- 泥 沼   [どろぬま]  [K]
(n) bog; marsh  [D] [Jisho]
- 泥 酔   [でいすい]  [K]
(n,vs) dead drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 泥 炭   [でいたん]  [K]
(n) peat  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 摘
Back: Find more details for 摘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pinch
pick
pluck
trim
clip
summarize
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.む
つむ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #564 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 摘む   [つむ]  [K]
(v5m) to pluck; to pick; to trim  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 指 摘   [してき]  [K]
(n,vs) pointing out; identification  [D] [Jisho]
- 摘む   [つまむ]  [K]
(v5m) to pinch; to hold; to pick up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 摘 出   [てきしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) picking out; exposing; taking out  [D] [Jisho]
- 摘 発   [てきはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) exposing; unmasking; laying bare  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 敵
Back: Find more details for 敵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
enemy
foe
opponent
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたき
かな.う
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: old emperor strikes suitably matched enemy
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1205 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 素 敵   [すてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lovely; dreamy; beautiful; great; fantastic; superb; cool; capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵   [てき]  [K]
(n) enemy; rival  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 敵   [かたき]  [K]
(n) enemy; rival  [D] [Jisho]
- 匹 敵   [ひってき]  [K]
(n,vs) comparing with; match; rival; equal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 強 敵   [きょうてき]  [K]
(n) formidable enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 敵   [しゅくてき]  [K]
(n) old enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 敵   [せいてき]  [K]
(n) political opponent  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 意   [てきい]  [K]
(n) hostility; animosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 国   [てきこく]  [K]
(n) enemy nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 失   [てきしつ]  [K]
(n) error made by the enemy or opposing team  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 対   [てきたい]  [K]
(n) hostility; antagonism; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 敵   [ふてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 滴
Back: Find more details for 滴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drip
drop
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しずく
したた.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2019 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 水 滴   [すいてき]  [K]
(n) drop of water  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 滴   [しずく]  [K]
(n) drop (of water); drip  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 滴   [てんてき]  [K]
(n) falling drop of water; raindrops; intravenous drip  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 的
Back: Find more details for 的 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bull's eye
mark
target
object
adjective ending
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まと
いくは
ゆくは
Bushu (Radical) Info: 白 (しろ) – white
Henshall Mnemonic: white ladle makes good target
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #105 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 積 極 的   [せっきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) positive; active; proactive  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 的   [もくてき]  [K]
(n) purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 極 的   [しょうきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) passive  [D] [Jisho]
- 的 確   [てきかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 較 的   [ひかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) comparatively; relatively  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 先 天 的   [せんてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 的   [ちてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intellectual  [D] [Jisho]
- 的   [てき]  [K]
(adj-na,suf) -like; typical  [D] [Jisho]
- 的   [まと]  [K]
(n) mark; target  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 圧 倒 的   [あっとうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) overwhelming  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 識 的   [いしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) consciously; deliberately  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 図 的   [いとてき]  [K]
(adj-na) intentional; on purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 的   [いちじてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) temporary  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 般 的   [いっぱんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) popular; typical; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 方 的   [いっぽうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象 的   [いんしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) impressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 衛 生 的   [えいせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) hygienic; sanitary  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 期 的   [かっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 観 的   [らっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) optimistic; hopeful  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 天 的   [らくてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) optimistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 情 的   [かんじょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) emotional; sentimental  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接 的   [かんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) indirectly  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 本 的   [きほんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fundamental; standard; basic  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 録 的   [きろくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) record(-setting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 的   [ぎじゅつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) technical; practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 観 的   [きゃっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) objectivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 視 的   [きょしてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) macroscopic  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 的   [きょういくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) educational; instructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 欲 的   [きんよくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) abstemious  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 代 的   [きんだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modern  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 的   [ぐたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) concrete; tangible; definite  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 式 的   [けいしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) formal  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 的   [けいざいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) economic; economical  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 続 的   [けいぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 画 的   [けいかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) systematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 的   [げきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dramatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 定 的   [けっていてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) definite; final; decisive; conclusive  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 的   [けんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) constructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 代 的   [げんだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modernistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 的   [こじんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) individualistic; personal; self-centred  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 典 的   [こてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) classical  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 天 的   [こうてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a posteriori  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 的   [こうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果 的   [こうかてき]  [K]
(adj-na) effective; successful  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 率 的   [こうりつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) efficient  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 法 的   [ごうほうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) legal; lawful; legitimate; low-abiding; in order  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 理 的   [ごうりてき]  [K]
(adj-na) rational; reasonable; logical  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 的   [こくさいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) international  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 的   [こくみんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) national  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日 的   [こんにちてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modern; up-to-date  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 本 的   [こんぽんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fundamental; basic  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 終 的   [さいしゅうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) finally  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 配 的   [しはいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) dominant; ruling  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 的   [してき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) personal; private  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 的   [しけんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) experimental; provisional  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 的   [じむてき]  [K]
(adj-na) businesslike; practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 続 的   [じぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous; dynamic (as opposed to static)  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 主 的   [じしゅてき]  [K]
(adj-na) independent; autonomous  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 白

Kanji: 笛
Back: Find more details for 笛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flute
clarinet
pipe
whistle
bagpipe
piccolo
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふえ
う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: there's a reason for making flute from bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1928 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 笛   [ふえ]  [K]
(n) flute; pipe  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 汽 笛   [きてき]  [K]
(n) steam whistle  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 笛   [けいてき]  [K]
(n) horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 笛   [くちぶえ]  [K]
(n) whistle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 適
Back: Find more details for 適 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suitable
occasional
rare
qualified
capable
On-Yomi Reading(s): テキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かな.う
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: move in manner befitting old emperor
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #670 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 適 当   [てきとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fitness; suitability; adequacy; relevance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 快 適   [かいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pleasant; agreeable; comfortable  [D] [Jisho]
- 適する   [てきする]  [K]
(vs-s) to fit; to suit  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 切   [てきせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 度   [てきど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 用   [てきよう]  [K]
(n) applying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 適 確   [てきかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 適 応   [てきおう]  [K]
(n) adaptation; accommodation; conformity  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 宜   [てきぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) suitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 性   [てきせい]  [K]
(n) aptitude  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 適   [さいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) optimum; the most suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 格   [てきかく]  [K]
(n) eligible; qualified; competent  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 確   [てっかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 合   [てきごう]  [K]
(n) conform; compatible; adaptable  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 時   [てきじ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) timely; opportune  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 正   [てきせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reasonable; suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 法   [てきほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) legality  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 量   [てきりょう]  [K]
(n) proper quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 齢   [てきれい]  [K]
(n) suitable age  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 齢 期   [てきれいき]  [K]
(n) marriageable age  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 適 当   [ふてきとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辷 込

Kanji: 哲
Back: Find more details for 哲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
philosophy
clear
On-Yomi Reading(s): テツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
あきら
さと
さとし
さとる
てっ
てつん
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1093 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 哲 学   [てつがく]  [K]
(n) philosophy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 哲 人   [てつじん]  [K]
(n) wise man; philosopher; sage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 徹
Back: Find more details for 徹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
penetrate
clear
pierce
strike home
sit up (all night)
On-Yomi Reading(s): テツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
つ
てっ
とおる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #968 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 徹 底   [てってい]  [K]
(n,vs) thoroughness; completeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 徹 夜   [てつや]  [K]
(n) all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 徹する   [てっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to sink in; to penetrate; to devote oneself; to believe in; to go through; to do intently and exclusively  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貫 徹   [かんてつ]  [K]
(n) accomplishment; realization; penetration  [D] [Jisho]
- 徹す   [とおす]  [K]
(v5s) to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in  [D] [Jisho]
- 徹 底 的   [てっていてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thoroughness  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 徹   [れいてつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cool-headedness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 撤
Back: Find more details for 撤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
remove
withdraw
disarm
dismantle
reject
exclude
On-Yomi Reading(s): テツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #811 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 撤 回   [てっかい]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal; revocation; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 去   [てっきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal; revocation; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 収   [てっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 退   [てったい]  [K]
(n,vs) evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 廃   [てっぱい]  [K]
(n) through and through; thoroughly; from start to finish; abolition  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 兵   [てっぺい]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal of troops  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 迭
Back: Find more details for 迭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transfer
alternation
On-Yomi Reading(s): テツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): テツ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: #1907 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 更 迭   [こうてつ]  [K]
(n) change; shake-up; reshuffle; exchanging places  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鉄
Back: Find more details for 鉄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): iron
On-Yomi Reading(s): テツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くろがね
けん
てっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: lost metal proves to be iron
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #672 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 地 下 鉄   [ちかてつ]  [K]
(n) underground train; subway  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 鉄   [てつ]  [K]
(n) iron  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 道   [てつどう]  [K]
(n) railroad  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 私 鉄   [してつ]  [K]
(n) private railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 橋   [てっきょう]  [K]
(n) railway bridge; iron bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 砲   [てっぽう]  [K]
(n) gun  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 製 鉄   [せいてつ]  [K]
(n) iron manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 鋼   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) iron and steel  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 棒   [てつぼう]  [K]
(n) iron rod; crowbar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 近 鉄   [きんてつ]  [K]
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 鉄   [こうてつ]  [K]
(n) steel  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 鉄   [こくてつ]  [K]
national railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 鉄 所   [せいてつしょ]  [K]
(n) ironworks; steelworks  [D] [Jisho]
- 銑 鉄   [せんてつ]  [K]
(n) pig iron  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 筋   [てっきん]  [K]
(n) rebar; (concrete) iron reinforcing bar  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 工   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) ironworking; ironworker  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 鉱   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) iron ore  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 骨   [てっこつ]  [K]
(n) steel frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 製   [てっせい]  [K]
(n) made from iron  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 板   [てっぱん]  [K]
(n) iron plate  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 鉄   [でんてつ]  [K]
(n) electric railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 鉄 金 属   [ひてつきんぞく]  [K]
(n) nonferrous metals  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 典
Back: Find more details for 典 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
code
ceremony
law
rule
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テン
デン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すけ
つね
の
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: bend six rules
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1055 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 辞 典   [じてん]  [K]
(n) dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 典 型   [てんけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) type; pattern; archetypal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 古 典   [こてん]  [K]
(n) old book; classics; classic  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 百 科 事 典   [ひゃっかじてん]  [K]
(n) encyclopedia  [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
- 古 典 的   [こてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) classical  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語 辞 典   [こくごじてん]  [K]
Japanese-language dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 典   [さいてん]  [K]
(n) festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 典   [じてん]  [K]
(n) cyclopedia; encyclopedia  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 典   [しきてん]  [K]
(n) ceremony; rites  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 典   [しゅってん]  [K]
(n) source (e.g. quotation); authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 典 型 的   [てんけいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) typical; representative; model; ideal  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 典   [とくてん]  [K]
(n) special favor; privilege  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八

Kanji: 天
Back: Find more details for 天 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heavens
sky
imperial
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あまつ
あめ
あま-
あき
あも
た
たかし
て
なま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: person's head is closest part to heaven
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #512 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 天 気   [てんき]  [K]
(n) weather; the elements; fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 天 気 予 報   [てんきよほう]  [K]
weather forecast; weather report  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 天 候   [てんこう]  [K]
(n) weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然   [てんねん]  [K]
(n) nature; spontaneity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 天 皇   [てんのう]  [K]
(n) Emperor of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雨 天   [うてん]  [K]
(n) rainy weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 晴 天   [せいてん]  [K]
(n) fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 天 的   [せんてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary  [D] [Jisho]
- 天   [てん]  [K]
(n) heaven; sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 井   [てんじょう]  [K]
(n) ceiling; ceiling price  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 下   [てんか]  [K]
(n) the world; whole country; descent from heaven; having one's own way; the public; the ruling power  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 国   [てんごく]  [K]
(n) paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 才   [てんさい]  [K]
(n) genius; prodigy; natural gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 災   [てんさい]  [K]
(n) natural calamity; disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 体   [てんたい]  [K]
(n) heavenly body  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 地   [あめつち]  [K]
(n) heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 辺   [てっぺん]  [K]
(n) top; summit; apex; scalp  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 天 候   [あくてんこう]  [K]
(n) bad weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 炎 天   [えんてん]  [K]
(n) blazing heat; scorching sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 天 家   [らくてんか]  [K]
(n) optimist; easy-going person  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 天 的   [らくてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) optimistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 吉 祥 天   [きっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) (Buddh) goddess  [D] [Jisho]
- 仰 天   [ぎょうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 天 的   [こうてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a posteriori  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 天   [こうてん]  [K]
(n) fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 天の河   [あまのがわ]  [K]
(n) Milky Way  [D] [Jisho]
- 天の川   [あまのがわ]  [K]
(n) Milky Way  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 下り   [あまくだり]  [K]
(n) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 皇 制   [てんのうせい]  [K]
(n) the Emperor System  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 皇 陛 下   [てんのうへいか]  [K]
(n) His Majesty the Emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 使   [てんし]  [K]
(n) angel  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 寿   [てんじゅ]  [K]
(n) natural span of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 神   [あまつかみ]  [K]
(n) heavenly gods; Michizane's spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 性   [てんせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) nature; natural constitution; innate disposition  [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]
- 天 津   [てんしん]  [K]
(zh:) Tientsin  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文   [てんもん]  [K]
(n) astronomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 学   [てんもんがく]  [K]
(n) astronomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 台   [てんもんだい]  [K]
(n) astronomical observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 理   [てんり]  [K]
(n) natural laws; rule of heaven  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 天 堂   [にんてんどう]  [K]
Nintendo (video game company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 行 者 天 国   [ほこうしゃてんごく]  [K]
pedestrian mall; car-free mall  [D] [Jisho]
- 摩 天 楼   [まてんろう]  [K]
(n) skyscraper  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 頂 天   [うちょうてん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ecstasy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 大

Kanji: 展
Back: Find more details for 展 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
unfold
expand
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のぶ
のり
ひろ
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: slumped figure in shorts spread out on grass
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #352 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 展 覧 会   [てんらんかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 発 展   [はってん]  [K]
(n,vs) development; growth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 展 開   [てんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) develop; expansion (opposite of compression)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 進 展   [しんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) progress; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示   [てんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibition; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 望   [てんぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) view; outlook; prospect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 個 展   [こてん]  [K]
(n) personal exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 展   [しゅってん]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibit; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示 会   [てんじかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 展 途 上 国   [はってんとじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術 展   [びじゅつてん]  [K]
(n) art exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 店
Back: Find more details for 店 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
store
shop
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みせ
たな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: store occupies building
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #378 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 喫 茶 店   [きっさてん]  [K]
(n) coffee lounge  [D] [Jisho]
- 店   [みせ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) store; shop; establishment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 店 員   [てんいん]  [K]
(n) shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 支 店   [してん]  [K]
(n) branch store (office)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 書 店   [しょてん]  [K]
(n) bookshop; bookstore  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 店   [しょうてん]  [K]
(n) shop; business firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 店   [ばいてん]  [K]
(n) shop; stand  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 店   [てん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) store; shop; establishment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飲 食 店   [いんしょくてん]  [K]
(n) restaurant; shops serving food and drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 店   [かいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) (grand) opening of shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 店 長   [してんちょう]  [K]
(n) branch manager; manager of a branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 店   [さかだな]  [K]
(n) alcohol-selling shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 店   [でみせ]  [K]
(n) food stand; branch store  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売り店   [こうりてん]  [K]
retail store; retail shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売 店   [こうりてん]  [K]
retail store; retail shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 店   [せんもんてん]  [K]
(n) specialist shops  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 理 店   [だいりてん]  [K]
(n) agent; agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 店   [おおだな]  [K]
(n) large store  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 開き   [みせびらき]  [K]
(n,vs) opening a store; starting a business  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 主   [てんしゅ]  [K]
(n) shopkeeper  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 先   [みせさき]  [K]
(n) store front  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 長   [てんちょう]  [K]
(n) shop manager  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 頭   [てんとう]  [K]
(n) shop front; counter; shop; over-the-counter (financial)  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 内   [てんない]  [K]
(n) store interior  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 舗   [てんぽ]  [K]
(n) shop; store  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 店   [どうてん]  [K]
(n) the same store; the same shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 板 門 店   [はんもんてん]  [K]
Panmunjon  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 貨 店   [ひゃっかてん]  [K]
(n) (department) store(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 店   [へいてん]  [K]
(n) closing shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 店   [ほんてん]  [K]
(n) head office  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 店   [らいてん]  [K]
(n) coming to the store  [D] [Jisho]
- 量 販 店   [りょうはんてん]  [K]
(n) volume seller  [D] [Jisho]
- 露 店   [ろてん]  [K]
(n) street stall; stand; booth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 添
Back: Find more details for 添 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
annexed
accompany
marry
suit
meet
satisfy
attach
append
garnish
imitate
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そ.える
そ.う
も.える
も.う
そえ
ぞい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1501 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 添う   [そう]  [K]
(v5u) to accompany; to become married; to comply with  [D] [Jisho]
- 添える   [そえる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to add to; to attach; to append; to accompany; to garnish; to imitate; to annex  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巻き添え   [まきぞえ]  [K]
(n) getting involved (entangled) in; getting mixed up in; involvement; by-blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 添え   [まきぞえ]  [K]
(n) getting involved (entangled) in; getting mixed up in; involvement; by-blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品 添 加 物   [しょくひんてんかぶつ]  [K]
(n) food additive  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 加   [てんか]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; annexing  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 加 物   [てんかぶつ]  [K]
(n) addition; additive; appendix  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 削   [てんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) correction  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 乗   [てんじょう]  [K]
(n) accompanying; escorting  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 付   [てんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) appended; attached; attachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き添い   [つきそい]  [K]
(n) attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 添い   [つきそい]  [K]
(n) attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 添え   [ちからぞえ]  [K]
(n) help; assistance; service  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 転
Back: Find more details for 転 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
revolve
turn around
change
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ころ.がる
ころ.げる
ころ.がす
ころ.ぶ
まろ.ぶ
うたた
うつ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Henshall Mnemonic: vehicle rolls over two noses
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #327 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N4 Words
- 運 転 手   [うんてんしゅ]  [K]
(n) driver; chauffeur  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 運 転   [うんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) operation; motion; driving  [D] [Jisho]
- 転ぶ   [ころぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to fall down; to fall over  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 移 転   [いてん]  [K]
(n,vs) moving; transfer; demise  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 転   [かいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) rotation; revolution; turning  [D] [Jisho]
- 転々   [てんてん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) rolling about; moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 転がす   [ころがす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to roll  [D] [Jisho]
- 転がる   [ころがる]  [K]
(v5r) to roll; to tumble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 逆 転   [ぎゃくてん]  [K]
(n) (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 転じる   [てんじる]  [K]
(v1) to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 換   [てんかん]  [K]
(n) convert; divert  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 居   [てんきょ]  [K]
(n) moving; changing residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 勤   [てんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) transfer; transmission  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 任   [てんにん]  [K]
(n) change of post  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 落   [てんらく]  [K]
(n,vs) fall; degradation; slump; spill  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 運 転 士   [うんてんし]  [K]
(n) mate; (ship's) officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 転   [おうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) turning sideways; barrel roll  [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]
- 空 転   [くうてん]  [K]
(n) racing (an engine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 転   [こうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) changing for the better  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 運 転   [しうんてん]  [K]
(n) trial run; test run  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 転ぶ   [ねころぶ]  [K]
(v5b) (uk) to lie down; to throw oneself down  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 回 転   [だいかいてん]  [K]
(n) the giant slalom  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 移   [てんい]  [K]
(n) change; transference; metastasis  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 嫁   [てんか]  [K]
(n,vs) second marriage; remarriage; imputation; blame  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 機   [てんき]  [K]
(n) turning point  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 向   [てんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) conversion; shift; about-face; switch  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 出   [てんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) moving-out  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 職   [てんしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) change of occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 身   [てんしん]  [K]
(n) (job) turnover  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 戦   [てんせん]  [K]
(n) fighting in numerous battles  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 倒   [てんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) tumbling; falling down; inversion; reverse; upset; turn over; invert  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 売   [てんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) resale  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 覆   [てんぷく]  [K]
(n,vs) capsizing  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 用   [てんよう]  [K]
(n,vs) diversion; putting something to another use  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 転   [はんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) turning around; rolling over; turning from side to side; inversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 退 転   [ふたいてん]  [K]
(n) determination; conviction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 車

Kanji: 点
Back: Find more details for 点 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spot
point
mark
speck
decimal point
On-Yomi Reading(s): テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ける
つ.く
た.てる
さ.す
とぼ.す
とも.す
ぼち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: mark left after occupation by fire
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #165 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N4 Words
- 点   [てん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) spot; mark; point; dot  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 欠 点   [けってん]  [K]
(n) faults; defect; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 点   [ようてん]  [K]
(n) gist; main point  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 句 読 点   [くとうてん]  [K]
(n) punctuation marks  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 点   [さいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) marking; grading; looking over  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 点   [じゃくてん]  [K]
(n) weak point; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 点   [しゅうてん]  [K]
(n) terminus; last stop (e.g train)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 点   [じゅうてん]  [K]
(n) important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis  [D] [Jisho]
- 焦 点   [しょうてん]  [K]
(n) focus; point  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 点   [ちてん]  [K]
(n) site; point on a map  [D] [Jisho]
- 頂 点   [ちょうてん]  [K]
(n) top; summit  [D] [Jisho]
- 点く   [つく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to catch fire; (2) to be lit, e.g. electricity comes on  [D] [Jisho]
- 点ける   [つける]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to turn on; to switch on; to light up  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 数   [てんすう]  [K]
(n) marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 点   [まんてん]  [K]
(n) perfect score  [D] [Jisho]
- 零 点   [れいてん]  [K]
(n) zero; no marks  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 観 点   [かんてん]  [K]
(n) point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 点   [きてん]  [K]
(n) starting point  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 点   [げんてん]  [K]
(n) origin (coordinates); starting point  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 点   [げんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) subtract; give a demerit  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 点   [してん]  [K]
(n) opinion; point of view; visual point  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 火   [てんか]  [K]
(n,vs) ignition; lighting; set fire to  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 検   [てんけん]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; examination; checking  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 点   [とくてん]  [K]
(n) score; points made; marks obtained; runs  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 点   [もうてん]  [K]
(n) blind spot  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 点   [りてん]  [K]
(n) advantage; point in favor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 点   [いってん]  [K]
(n) speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 点   [おてん]  [K]
(n) stain; blot; flaw; disgrace  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 点   [かてん]  [K]
(n,vs) addition of points; scoring  [D] [Jisho]
- 拠 点   [きょてん]  [K]
(n) (mil) position; base; point  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 勝 点   [けっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) winning point (goal); finishing line  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 時 点   [げんじてん]  [K]
(n) the present point (i.e. in history)  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 点   [がてん]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 重 点   [さいじゅうてん]  [K]
very important point  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 点   [じてん]  [K]
(n) point in time; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 点   [じてん]  [K]
(n) runner-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 点   [しってん]  [K]
(n) run charged to the pitcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 点 的に   [じゅうてんてきに]  [K]
mainly  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 数 点   [しょうすうてん]  [K]
(n) decimal point  [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]
- 争 点   [そうてん]  [K]
(n) point at issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 点   [だてん]  [K]
(n) runs batted in; RBI  [D] [Jisho]
- 点す   [ともす]  [K]
(v5s) to light; to turn on  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 呼   [てんこ]  [K]
(n) roll-call; muster  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 差   [てんさ]  [K]
(n) point spread  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 在   [てんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) dotted with  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 字   [てんじ]  [K]
(n) Braille  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 滴   [てんてき]  [K]
(n) falling drop of water; raindrops; intravenous drip  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 滅   [てんめつ]  [K]
(n) switching on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 訳   [てんやく]  [K]
(n) translating into Braille  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 点   [どうてん]  [K]
(n) deadlock; tie; draw  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 点   [なんてん]  [K]
(n) fault; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 点   [ばってん]  [K]
(n) cross mark; demerit mark; an X  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 点   [びてん]  [K]
(n) virtue; charm; merit; good point  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 点 下   [ひょうてんか]  [K]
(n) below freezing  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 岐 点   [ぶんきてん]  [K]
(n) junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 均 点   [へいきんてん]  [K]
(n) average mark; mean point  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 得 点   [むとくてん]  [K]
(n) scoreless (game or competition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 点   [もんだいてん]  [K]
(n) the point at issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 点   [りきてん]  [K]
(n) leverage; emphasis; importance  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 点   [ろんてん]  [K]
(n) point in question (at issue)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 卜 火

Kanji: 伝
Back: Find more details for 伝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transmit
go along
walk along
follow
report
communicate
legend
tradition
On-Yomi Reading(s):
デン
テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つた.わる
つた.える
つた.う
つだ.う
-づた.い
つて
つたえ
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 nose to nose conveying something
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #416 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 伝う   [てつだう]  [K]
(v5u) to help; to assist; to take part in  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝える   [つたえる]  [K]
(v1) to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 手 伝い   [てつだい]  [K]
(n) help; helper; assistant  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 言   [でんごん]  [K]
(n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 統   [でんとう]  [K]
(n) tradition; convention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お手 伝いさん   [おてつだいさん]  [K]
(n) maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 伝   [せんでん]  [K]
(n,vs) propaganda; publicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝わる   [つたわる]  [K]
(v5r) to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 記   [でんき]  [K]
(n) biography; life story  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 染   [でんせん]  [K]
(n) contagion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 伝 説   [でんせつ]  [K]
(n) tradition; legend; folklore  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 達   [でんたつ]  [K]
(n) transmission (e.g. news); communication; delivery  [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]
- 遺 伝   [いでん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) heredity; inherent  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 伝 子   [いでんし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gene; genetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 伝   [えきでん]  [K]
(n) stagecoach; post horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 叙 伝   [じじょでん]  [K]
(n) autobiography  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 伝   [じでん]  [K]
(n) autobiography  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝う   [つたう]  [K]
(v5u) to go along; to walk along; to follow  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 承   [でんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) transmission; hand down (information); legend; tradition; folklore  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 染 病   [でんせんびょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; contagious disease; epidemic  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 送   [でんそう]  [K]
(n) transmission; communication; circulation; dissemination; diffusion; propagation; delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 統 的   [でんとうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) traditional; conventional  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 道   [でんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 票   [でんぴょう]  [K]
(n) chit; sales slip; voucher  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 伝   [ひょうでん]  [K]
(n) a critical biography  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 殿
Back: Find more details for 殿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Mr.
hall
mansion
palace
temple
lord
On-Yomi Reading(s):
デン
テン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
との
-どの
て
どん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1199 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 殿   [どの]  [K]
(pol) person; Mister (mostly in addressing someone on an envelope); Mr  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 宮 殿   [きゅうでん]  [K]
(n) palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 殿   [しんでん]  [K]
(n) temple; sacred place  [D] [Jisho]
- 殿 様   [とのさま]  [K]
(n) feudal lord  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 御 殿   [ごてん]  [K]
(n) palace; court  [D] [Jisho]
- 殿 下   [でんか]  [K]
(n) Your Highness; His (Her) Highness  [D] [Jisho]
- 殿 堂   [でんどう]  [K]
(n) palace; palatial building  [D] [Jisho]
- 妃 殿 下   [ひでんか]  [K]
(n) princess; Her Royal Highness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: ノ 殳

Kanji: 田
Back: Find more details for 田 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rice field
rice paddy
On-Yomi Reading(s): デン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た
いなか
おか
たん
で
とう
や
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: rice field crossed by paths
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #90 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 田   [た]  [K]
(n) rice field  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 田 植え   [たうえ]  [K]
(n) rice planting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 水 田   [すいでん]  [K]
(n) (water-filled) paddy field  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 園   [でんえん]  [K]
(n) country; rural districts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 田   [いなだ]  [K]
(n) paddy field; rice field  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 田   [はねだ]  [K]
Haneda (Tokyo airport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 田   [えんでん]  [K]
(n) saltpan; field for drying salt  [D] [Jisho]
- 桑 田   [そうでん]  [K]
(n) mulberry plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 沼 田   [ぬまた]  [K]
(n) marshy rice field or paddy  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 田   [じょうでん]  [K]
(n) high rice field; very fertile rice field  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 田   [しんでん]  [K]
(n) a new rice field  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 田 買い   [あおたがい]  [K]
(n) recruiting of students  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 田   [たんでん]  [K]
(n) coalfield; coal field  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 畑   [たはた]  [K]
(n) fields  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 圃   [たんぼ]  [K]
(n) paddy field; farm  [D] [Jisho]
- 票 田   [ひょうでん]  [K]
(n) (favorable voting) constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 油 田   [ゆでん]  [K]
(n) oil field  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 電
Back: Find more details for 電 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): electricity
On-Yomi Reading(s): デン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): デンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Henshall Mnemonic: lightning strikes field in electric rain storm
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #268 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 電 気   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electricity; (electric) light  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 車   [でんしゃ]  [K]
(n) electric train  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 話   [でんわ]  [K]
(n,vs) telephone  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 電 灯   [でんとう]  [K]
(n) electric light  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 報   [でんぽう]  [K]
(n) telegram  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 電 子   [でんし]  [K]
(n) (1) electron; (2) (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 乾 電 池   [かんでんち]  [K]
(n) dry cell; battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 電   [ていでん]  [K]
(n,vs) failure of electricity  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 球   [でんきゅう]  [K]
(n) light bulb  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 池   [でんち]  [K]
(n) battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 柱   [でんちゅう]  [K]
(n) telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 波   [でんぱ]  [K]
(n) electro-magnetic wave  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 流   [でんりゅう]  [K]
(n) electric current  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 力   [でんりょく]  [K]
(n) electric power  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電   [はつでん]  [K]
(n,vs) generation (e.g. power)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 電 源   [でんげん]  [K]
(n) source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 線   [でんせん]  [K]
(n) electric line  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 電   [かでん]  [K]
(n) consumer electronics  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐 中 電 灯   [かいちゅうでんとう]  [K]
electric torch; flashlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 電   [がいでん]  [K]
(n) foreign telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 電 話   [こうしゅうでんわ]  [K]
public telephone  [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 電   [こくでん]  [K]
(n) national railroad  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 電   [しゅうでん]  [K]
(n) last train  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 電   [じゅうでん]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) charging (electrically); (2) electrification  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 電   [しゅくでん]  [K]
(n) congratulatory telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 下 電 工   [まつしたでんこう]  [K]
Matsushita Electric Works  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 電   [そうでん]  [K]
(n) electric supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 陽 電 池   [たいようでんち]  [K]
solar battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 蓄 電 池   [ちくでんち]  [K]
(n) storage battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 電   [ちょうでん]  [K]
(n) telegram of condolence  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 電 導   [ちょうでんどう]  [K]
(n) superconductivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 圧   [でんあつ]  [K]
(n) voltage  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 化   [でんか]  [K]
(n,vs) electrification  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 器   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electric (goods)  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 機   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electrical machinery; appliances  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 気 製 品   [でんきせいひん]  [K]
electronic goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 極   [でんきょく]  [K]
(n) electrode  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 撃   [でんげき]  [K]
(n) electric shock  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 源 開 発   [でんげんかいはつ]  [K]
electric power resource development  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 光   [でんこう]  [K]
(n) lightning  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 磁 石   [でんじしゃく]  [K]
(n) electromagnet  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 信   [でんしん]  [K]
(n) telegraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 卓   [でんたく]  [K]
(n) calculator  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 通 大   [でんつうだい]  [K]
(abbr) University of Electro-Communications  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 鉄   [でんてつ]  [K]
(n) electric railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 動   [でんどう]  [K]
(n) electric  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 話 機   [でんわき]  [K]
(n) telephone instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 話 帳   [でんわちょう]  [K]
(n) telephone book; telephone directory  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 電   [はいでん]  [K]
(n) distribution of electricity  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電 機   [はつでんき]  [K]
(n) dynamo; power generator  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電 所   [はつでんしょ]  [K]
(n) power 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: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 雨

Kanji: 吐
Back: Find more details for 吐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spit
vomit
belch
confess
tell (lies)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.く
つ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1674 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 吐く   [はく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to breathe; (2) to tell (lies); (3) to vomit; to disgorge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 吐き気   [はきけ]  [K]
(n) nausea; sickness in the stomach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 吐く   [つく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to breathe; (2) to tell (lies); (3) to vomit; to disgorge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吐き出す   [はきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to vomit; to spit out  [D] [Jisho]
- 吐 露   [とろ]  [K]
(n,vs) express one's mind; speak 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: 口

Kanji: 塗
Back: Find more details for 塗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
paint
plaster
daub
smear
coating
On-Yomi Reading(s): ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬ.る
ぬ.り
まみ.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1414 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 塗る   [ぬる]  [K]
(v5r) to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漆 塗り   [うるしぬり]  [K]
(n) lacquering; lacquer ware  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗り替える   [ぬりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to repaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗 装   [とそう]  [K]
(n) coating  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗 布   [とふ]  [K]
(n,vs) application (of ointment)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗 料   [とりょう]  [K]
(n) paints; painting material  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 土

Kanji: 徒
Back: Find more details for 徒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
junior
emptiness
vanity
futility
uselessness
ephemeral thing
gang
set
party
people
On-Yomi Reading(s): ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いたずら
あだ
かち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: follower runs futilely along road
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #817 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 生 徒   [せいと]  [K]
(n) pupil  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 徒 歩   [とほ]  [K]
(n) walking; going on foot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 徒   [がくと]  [K]
(n) student; follower; students and pupils  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 徒   [きょうと]  [K]
(n) believer; adherent  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 徒   [しと]  [K]
(n) apostle; disciple  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 徒   [しんと]  [K]
(n) layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity  [D] [Jisho]
- 徒 労   [とろう]  [K]
(n) fruitless effort; abortive scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 徒   [ぼうと]  [K]
(n) insurgent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 斗
Back: Find more details for 斗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Big Dipper
10 sho (vol)
sake dipper
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ト
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ます
とます
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斗 (とます) – dipper
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1885 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 斗   [と]  [K]
(n) (a measure of volume) 18 litres  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 杜
Back: Find more details for 杜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
woods
grove
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ト
トウ
ズ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もり
ふさ.ぐ
やまなし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2062 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 杜 撰   [ずさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) careless; sloppy; faulty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 渡
Back: Find more details for 渡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transit
ford
ferry
cross
import
deliver
diameter
migrate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わた.る
-わた.る
わた.す
お
たり
わたな
わたら
わたり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #446 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 渡す   [わたす]  [K]
(v5s) to pass over; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡る   [わたる]  [K]
(v5r) to cross over; to go across  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 橋 渡し   [はしわたし]  [K]
(n) "bridge building"; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 渡す   [みわたす]  [K]
(v5s) to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡り鳥   [わたりどり]  [K]
(n) migratory bird; bird of passage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き渡し   [ひきわたし]  [K]
(n) delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き渡す   [ひきわたす]  [K]
(v5s) to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 渡   [かと]  [K]
(n) crossing; ferry; changing old to new  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 渡 期   [かとき]  [K]
(n) transition period  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い渡し   [いいわたし]  [K]
(n) sentence; judgment; pronouncement; order; command  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い渡す   [いいわたす]  [K]
(v5s) to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 渡り   [つなわたり]  [K]
(n) tightrope walking  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き渡る   [いきわたる]  [K]
(v5r) to diffuse; to spread through  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 渡る   [いきわたる]  [K]
(v5r) to diffuse; to spread through  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 渡す   [てわたす]  [K]
(v5s) to hand over; to surrender  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け渡し   [うけわたし]  [K]
(n) delivery  [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]
- 刃 渡り   [はわたり]  [K]
(n) length of a (sword) blade; walking on the edge of a sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳥 渡   [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]
- 渡し   [わたし]  [K]
(n) ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); (also suffix) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡し船   [わたしぶね]  [K]
(n) ferry; ferryboat  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡り   [わたり]  [K]
(n) ferry  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡 航   [とこう]  [K]
(n) voyage  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡 来   [とらい]  [K]
(n,vs) visit; introduction; importation  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 渡り   [ふわたり]  [K]
(n) non-payment; dishonouring (bill); bouncing (cheque)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 水

Kanji: 登
Back: Find more details for 登 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ascend
climb up
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
ト
ドウ
ショウ
チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のぼ.る
あ.がる
たか
のぼし
のぼり
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 癶 (はつがしら) – dotted tent
Henshall Mnemonic: two funny feet climb food vessel
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #566 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 登る   [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 N3 Words
- 登 山   [とざん]  [K]
(n,vs) mountain climbing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 登 校   [とうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) attendance (at school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 録   [とうろく]  [K]
(n,vs) registration; register; entry; record  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 山 登り   [やまのぼり]  [K]
(n) mountain climbing; mountaineering  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 記   [とうき]  [K]
(n,vs) registry; registration  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 載   [とうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) register; record; printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 頂   [とうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) climbing to the summit  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 板   [とうばん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking the plate; pitching a game  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 用   [とうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) appointment; assignment; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 竜 門   [とうりゅうもん]  [K]
(n) gateway to success; opening to honours  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 癶

Kanji: 途
Back: Find more details for 途 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
route
way
road
On-Yomi Reading(s): ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みち
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: #717 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 途 中   [とちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) on the way; en route; midway  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 途 端   [とたん]  [K]
(n) just (now, at the moment, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 中 途   [ちゅうと]  [K]
(n) in the middle; half-way  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 途   [ようと]  [K]
(n) use; usefulness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 前 途   [ぜんと]  [K]
(n) future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 上   [とじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) en route; half-way  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 切れる   [とぎれる]  [K]
(v1) to pause; to be interrupted  [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
- 一 途   [いちず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wholeheartedly; earnestly  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 途   [きと]  [K]
(n) on the way back; returning  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 途   [しと]  [K]
(n) purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 途 半 端   [ちゅうとはんぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves  [D] [Jisho]
- 途   [と]  [K]
(n) way  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 上 国   [とじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 方   [とほう]  [K]
(n) way; destination; reason  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 展 途 上 国   [はってんとじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 都
Back: Find more details for 都 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
metropolis
capital
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ト
ツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みやこ
くに
ず
ち
づめ
みや
Bushu (Radical) Info:
邦 (ホウ, くに) – home country; country; Japan
邑 (ユウ, うれ.える, くに, むら, お, おう, おお, おお) – village; rural community; right village
Henshall Mnemonic: metropolis is village of many persons
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #123 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 都 合   [つごう]  [K]
(adv,n) circumstances; condition; convenience  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 首 都   [しゅと]  [K]
(n) capital city  [D] [Jisho]
- 都   [みやこ]  [K]
(n) capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 会   [とかい]  [K]
(n) city  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市   [とし]  [K]
(n) town; city; municipal; urban  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 都 心   [としん]  [K]
(n) heart (of city)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 京 都   [きょうと]  [K]
Kyoto  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 都   [こと]  [K]
(n) ancient city; former capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 都 合   [こうつごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenient; favorable; expedient; expedience  [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]
- 州 都   [しゅうと]  [K]
(n) capital (city) of a state  [D] [Jisho]
- 遷 都   [せんと]  [K]
(n) relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 営   [とえい]  [K]
(n) operated by the metropolitan government  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 議   [とぎ]  [K]
(n) Metropolitan assemblyman  [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]
- 都 政   [とせい]  [K]
(n) the metropolitan government (of Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 庁   [とちょう]  [K]
(n) Tokyo Government Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 度   [つど]  [K]
(n) each (every) time; whenever  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 道 府 県   [とどうふけん]  [K]
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 内   [とない]  [K]
(n) metropolitan area  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 民   [とみん]  [K]
(n) city populace; resident of Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 立   [とりつ]  [K]
(n) metro; municipal  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 都   [とうと]  [K]
(n) the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 都 合   [ふつごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inconvenience; inexpedience; trouble; harm; impropriety; wrongdoing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 努
Back: Find more details for 努 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
toil
diligent
as much as possible
On-Yomi Reading(s): ド
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つと.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: try with slave-like effort
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #749 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 努 力   [どりょく]  [K]
(n,vs) great effort; exertion; endeavour; effort  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 努める   [つとめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to serve; to fill a post; to serve under; to work (for); (2) to exert oneself; to endeavor; to be diligent; (3) to play (the part of)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 努めて   [つとめて]  [K]
(adv,exp) make an effort!; work hard!  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 力

Kanji: 度
Back: Find more details for 度 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
degrees
occurrence
time
counter for occurrences
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ド
ト
タク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たび
-た.い
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: hand measures twenty-one degrees in building
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #110 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 丁 度   [ちょうど]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) just; right; exactly  [D] [Jisho]
- 度   [ど]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) (pref) very; totally  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 一 度   [いちど]  [K]
(n-adv) once; one time; on one occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 度   [こんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) now; this time; next time; another time  [D] [Jisho]
- 屹 度   [きっと]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) (uk) surely; undoubtedly; certainly; without fail; (2) sternly; severely  [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]
- 一 度に   [いちどに]  [K]
(adv) all at once  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 度   [おんど]  [K]
(n) temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 度   [したく]  [K]
(n,vs) preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 度   [せいど]  [K]
(n) system; institution; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 度   [そくど]  [K]
(n) speed; velocity; rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 態 度   [たいど]  [K]
(n) attitude; manner  [D] [Jisho]
- 程 度   [ていど]  [K]
(n-adv,n,n-suf) degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number)  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 度   [てきど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 度   [たび]  [K]
(n) times (three times, etc.); degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 度々   [たびたび]  [K]
(adv) often; repeatedly; frequently  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 緯 度   [いど]  [K]
(n) latitude (nav.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 角 度   [かくど]  [K]
(n) angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 度   [けいど]  [K]
(n) longitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 度   [げんど]  [K]
(n) limit; bounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 度   [こうど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) altitude; height; advanced  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 度   [しつど]  [K]
(n) level of humidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 度   [ねんど]  [K]
(n,n-suf) year; fiscal year; school year; term  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 度   [のうど]  [K]
(n) concentration; brightness  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 度   [まいど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) each time; common service-sector greeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 出 度い   [めでたい]  [K]
(adj) happy; simple soul; propitious; joyous  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 感 度   [かんど]  [K]
(n) sensitivity; severity (quake)  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 忘れ   [どわすれ]  [K]
(n,vs) lapse of memory; forget for a moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 度   [みつど]  [K]
(n) density  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引っ張り剪 断 強 度   [ひっぱりせんだんきょうど]  [K]
peel strength (conductor from substrate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 度   [なんど]  [K]
(n) how many times?; how often?  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 度   [かど]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) excess; immoderation  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 年 度   [かいけいねんど]  [K]
fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 度   [いくど]  [K]
(adv,n) (how) many times; (how) often  [D] [Jisho]
- 輝 度   [きど]  [K]
(n) brightness; clearness; luminance  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 度   [きょうど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strength; intensity  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 度   [きょくど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) maximum; extreme; utmost; curvature  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 度 額   [げんどがく]  [K]
(n) credit limit (on a credit card)  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 度   [こうど]  [K]
(n) hardness; solidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 度   [こうそくど]  [K]
(n) high speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 年 度   [こんねんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this year  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 度   [さいど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) twice; again; second time  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 年 度   [さくねんど]  [K]
(n-adv) previous fiscal year  [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 度   [さんど]  [K]
three times  [D] [Jisho]
- 尺 度   [しゃくど]  [K]
(n) linear measure; scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 度   [じゅうど]  [K]
(adj-no,n) heavy; severe  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 度   [じゅんど]  [K]
(n) purity (of a substance)  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 度   [しんど]  [K]
(n) depth  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 度   [しんど]  [K]
(n) Japanese earthquake scale (level 1: weak to level 7: devastation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 度   [せいど]  [K]
(n) precision; accuracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 度   [せつど]  [K]
(n) moderation; standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 度   [せんど]  [K]
(n) (degree of) freshness  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 年 度   [ぜんねんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 度   [つど]  [K]
(n) each (every) time; whenever  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 胸   [どきょう]  [K]
(n) courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 合   [どあい]  [K]
(n) degree; extent  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 合い   [どあい]  [K]
(n) degree; extent  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 数   [どすう]  [K]
(n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 度   [にど]  [K]
(n) (1) two times; (2) two degrees  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 八 十 度   [ひゃくはちじゅうど]  [K]
180 degrees; complete change  [D] [Jisho]
- 頻 度   [ひんど]  [K]
(n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち度   [おちど]  [K]
(n) mistake; error  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 土
Back: Find more details for 土 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
soil
earth
ground
Turkey
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ド
ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つち
つ
つく
は
ひじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: plant grows in earth
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #307 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 土 曜 日   [どようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Saturday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- お土 産   [おみやげ]  [K]
(n) present; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 土   [つち]  [K]
(n) earth; soil  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 産   [みやげ]  [K]
(n) present; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 地   [とち]  [K]
(n) plot of land; lot; soil  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 曜   [どよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Saturday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 郷 土   [きょうど]  [K]
(n) native place; birth-place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土   [こくど]  [K]
(n) realm  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 手   [どて]  [K]
(n) embankment; bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 台   [どだい]  [K]
(adv,n) foundation; base; basis  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 俵   [どひょう]  [K]
(n) arena  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 木   [どぼく]  [K]
(n) public works  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 土   [ふうど]  [K]
(n) natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 土   [りょうど]  [K]
(n) dominion; territory; possession  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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]
- 出 土   [しゅつど]  [K]
(n) appearance of an archeological find  [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]
- 全 土   [ぜんど]  [K]
(n) the whole nation (land, country)  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 間   [どま]  [K]
(n) dirt floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 器   [かわらけ]  [K]
(n) (1) earthenware; (2) unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 橋   [どばし]  [K]
(n) an earthen bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 建 屋   [どけんや]  [K]
(n) general (civil engineering and construction) contractor  [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]
- 土 壌   [どじょう]  [K]
(n) soil  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 人   [どじん]  [K]
(n) natives; aborigines  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 石   [どせき]  [K]
(n) earth and stones  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 足   [どそく]  [K]
(n) shoes  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 壇 場   [どたんば]  [K]
(n) scaffold; last moment; eleventh hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 地 柄   [とちがら]  [K]
(n) local colour  [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]
- 土 塀   [どべい]  [K]
(n) mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 土   [ねんど]  [K]
(n) clay  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 土   [ほんど]  [K]
(n) mainland; one's home country; the country proper  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 奴
Back: Find more details for 奴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guy
slave
manservant
fellow
On-Yomi Reading(s): ド
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やつ
やっこ
ぬ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1932 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奴   [やつ]  [K]
(n) (vulg) fellow; guy; chap  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 其 奴   [そいつ]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) (col) that person (guy, fellow); (2) that (one)  [D] [Jisho]
- 奴 隷   [どれい]  [K]
(n) slave; servant  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 国 奴   [ばいこくど]  [K]
(n) traitor (to one's country)  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 奴   [あいつ]  [K]
(n) (col) (uk) he; she; that guy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 怒
Back: Find more details for 怒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
angry
be offended
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ド
ヌ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いか.る
おこ.る
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 N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1221 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 怒る   [おこる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to get angry; to get mad; (2) to be angry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 怒 鳴る   [どなる]  [K]
(v5r) to shout; to yell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 怒り   [いかり]  [K]
(n) anger; hatred  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 喜 怒 哀 楽   [きどあいらく]  [K]
(n) human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 怒   [げきど]  [K]
(n) rage; indignation; exasperation  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒らせる   [いからせる]  [K]
(v1) to anger someone; to offend someone; to square one's shoulder  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 気   [どき]  [K]
(n) anger; wrath  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 号   [どごう]  [K]
(n) angry roar; bellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 鳴り込む   [どなりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to storm in with a yell  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 心 攸

Kanji: 倒
Back: Find more details for 倒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overthrow
fall
collapse
drop
break down
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たお.れる
-だお.れ
たお.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 N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #791 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 倒れる   [たおれる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to collapse; to break down; to go bankrupt; to fall; to drop; to die; to succumb to; to fall senseless; to be ruined; to have a bad debt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 倒す   [たおす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to throw down; to beat; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to trip up; to defeat; to ruin; to overthrow; to kill; to leave unpaid; to cheat  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 倒   [めんどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) trouble; difficulty; care; attention  [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
- 圧 倒   [あっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 産   [とうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 圧 倒 的   [あっとうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) overwhelming  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 辺 倒   [いっぺんとう]  [K]
(n) complete devotion to one side  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 倒れ   [ともだおれ]  [K]
(n) falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy  [D] [Jisho]
- 傾 倒   [けいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) admiration; adoration; concentration on; idolizing  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 棋 倒し   [しょうぎだおし]  [K]
(n) falling one after another  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 倒し   [まえだおし]  [K]
(n) acceleration (of payment schedule)  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 倒   [だとう]  [K]
(n,vs) knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 倒   [てんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) tumbling; falling down; inversion; reverse; upset; turn over; invert  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒さ   [さかさ]  [K]
(n) inverted; upside-down; reversed  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒しま   [さかしま]  [K]
reverse; inversion; upside down  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒れ   [たおれ]  [K]
(n) bad debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 閣   [とうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) overthrow of government  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 錯   [とうさく]  [K]
(n) perversion; inversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 置   [とうち]  [K]
(n,vs) turning upside down; placing nonessentials before essentials  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 党
Back: Find more details for 党 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
party
faction
clique
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なかま
むら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother's faction meets under fancy roof
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #39 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 党   [とう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) party (political); (2) faction; -ite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 政 党   [せいとう]  [K]
(n) (member of) political party  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 野 党   [やとう]  [K]
(n) opposition party  [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
- 一 党   [いっとう]  [K]
(n) party; clique  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 党   [きょとう]  [K]
(n,vs) entire (political) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 党   [きょうさんとう]  [K]
Communist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 党   [きょうわとう]  [K]
Republican Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 党   [けっとう]  [K]
(n) formation of a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 明 党   [こうめいとう]  [K]
Justice Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 民 党   [こうみんとう]  [K]
Imperialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 民 党   [じみんとう]  [K]
LDP; Liberal Democratic Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 党   [しゃかいとう]  [K]
Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 民 党   [しゃみんとう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Social Democratic Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 党   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) new (political) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 党 政 治   [せいとうせいじ]  [K]
party politics  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 党 派   [ちょうとうは]  [K]
(n) nonpartisan  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 員   [とういん]  [K]
(n) party member  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 議   [とうぎ]  [K]
(n) a party council; party conference  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 首   [とうしゅ]  [K]
(n) party leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 勢   [とうせい]  [K]
(n) strength of a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 籍   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) party register; membership in a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 内   [とうない]  [K]
(n) party-internal  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 派   [とうは]  [K]
(n) faction  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 務   [とうむ]  [K]
(n) party business  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 利   [とうり]  [K]
(n) party interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 略   [とうりゃく]  [K]
(n) party politics (tactics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 党   [どうとう]  [K]
(n) the same political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 党   [にゅうとう]  [K]
(n) joining a political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 偏 不 党   [ふへんふとう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) impartiality; neutrality; independence  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 党   [ふくとう]  [K]
(n) rejoining a political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 守 党   [ほしゅとう]  [K]
(n) Conservative Party; the Right; Tories  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 社 党   [みんしゃとう]  [K]
Democratic Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主 党   [みんしゅとう]  [K]
Democratic party  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 党 派 層   [むとうはそう]  [K]
(n) unaffiliated voters  [D] [Jisho]
- 与 野 党   [よやとう]  [K]
(n) (political) parties in and out of power; majority and minority parties  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 党   [りとう]  [K]
(n) secession from a political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 党   [りょうとう]  [K]
(n) both political parties  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 党   [ろうどうとう]  [K]
(n) Labour 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: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 儿 小 尚

Kanji: 冬
Back: Find more details for 冬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): winter
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冫 (にすい) – water drops
夂 (ふゆがしら) – descend
Henshall Mnemonic: sitting crosslegged on winter ice
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1090 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 冬   [ふゆ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) winter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 冬 眠   [とうみん]  [K]
(n,vs) hibernation; winter sleep  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 越 冬   [えっとう]  [K]
(n) passing the winter  [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]
- 真 冬   [まふゆ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midwinter  [D] [Jisho]
- 暖 冬   [だんとう]  [K]
(n) mild winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) winter; wintertime; winter term  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 季   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (season of) winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 休み   [ふゆやすみ]  [K]
(n) winter vacation  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 至   [とうじ]  [K]
(n) winter solstice  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 場   [ふゆば]  [K]
(n) the winter season  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 物   [ふゆもの]  [K]
(n) winter clothing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 冫 夂

Kanji: 凍
Back: Find more details for 凍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
frozen
congeal
refrigerate
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こお.る
こご.える
こご.る
い.てる
し.みる
こおり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冫 (にすい) – water drops
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1284 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凍る   [こおる]  [K]
(v5r) to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 凍える   [こごえる]  [K]
(v1) to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 凍   [れいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) freezing; cold storage; refrigeration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 凍 結   [とうけつ]  [K]
(n) frozen  [D] [Jisho]
- 凍 死   [とうし]  [K]
(n,vs) death from cold; freezing to 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: 2
Bushu: 冫

Kanji: 刀
Back: Find more details for 刀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sword
saber
knife
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたな
そり
き
ち
と
わき
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: broad-bladed sword
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1794 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 刀   [かたな]  [K]
(n) sword; blade  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 剃 刀   [かみそり]  [K]
(n) razor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 小 刀   [こがたな]  [K]
(n) small knife; short sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 刀   [たち]  [K]
(n) long sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 刀   [たいとう]  [K]
(n) long sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 刀   [たんとう]  [K]
(n) short sword; dagger; dirk  [D] [Jisho]
- 竹 刀   [しない]  [K]
(n) (bamboo) fencing stick  [D] [Jisho]
- 刀 剣   [とうけん]  [K]
(n) swords; cold steel  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 刀   [にほんとう]  [K]
(n) Japanese sword  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 1
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 唐
Back: Find more details for 唐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
T'ang
China
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
から
かろ
たん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1727 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 遣 唐 使   [けんとうし]  [K]
(n) envoy (to T'ang China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐   [とう]  [K]
(n) T'ang-Dynasty (China 618-907)  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐 辛 子   [とうがらし]  [K]
(n) red pepper; cayenne  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐 突   [とうとつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abrupt; sudden  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 广

Kanji: 塔
Back: Find more details for 塔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pagoda
tower
steeple
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1708 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 塔   [とう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) tower; pagoda  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- エッフェル塔   [エッフェルとう]  [K]
Eiffel Tower  [D] [Jisho]
- バベルの塔   [バベルのとう]  [K]
Tower of Babel  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 塔   [かんせいとう]  [K]
(n) control 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: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 島
Back: Find more details for 島 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): island
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
山 (やま) – mountain
Henshall Mnemonic: bird alights on mountainous island
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #245 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 島   [しま]  [K]
(n) island  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 半 島   [はんとう]  [K]
(n) peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
- 列 島   [れっとう]  [K]
(n) chain of islands  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 群 島   [ぐんとう]  [K]
(n) island group; archipelago  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 島   [ことう]  [K]
(n) solitary island  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 島   [こじま]  [K]
(n) small island; islet  [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]
- 中 島   [なかじま]  [K]
(n) island in a pond or river  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 半 島   [ちょうせんはんとう]  [K]
Korean peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
- 島々   [しまじま]  [K]
(n) islands  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 国   [しまぐに]  [K]
(n) island country (i.e. Japan)  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 根   [しまね]  [K]
(n) island country  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 内   [とうない]  [K]
(n) on the island  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 島   [ほんとう]  [K]
(n) main island; this island  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 島   [りとう]  [K]
(n) isolated (outlying) island; departure from an island  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ノ 山

Kanji: 悼
Back: Find more details for 悼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lament
grieve over
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いた.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: #1645 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 哀 悼   [あいとう]  [K]
(n) condolence; regret; sorrow; sympathy; lament  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 悼   [ついとう]  [K]
(n) mourning; memorial  [D] [Jisho]
- 悼む   [いたむ]  [K]
(v5m) to grieve over; to mourn; to lament  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 投
Back: Find more details for 投 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
throw
discard
abandon
launch into
join
invest in
hurl
give up
sell at a loss
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.げる
-な.げ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand strikes by throwing ax
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #236 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 投げる   [なげる]  [K]
(v1) to throw; to cast away  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 投 票   [とうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) voting; poll  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 投 書   [とうしょ]  [K]
(n) letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 投げ出す   [なげだす]  [K]
(v5s) to throw down; to abandon; to sacrifice; to throw out  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資   [とうし]  [K]
(n) investment  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 入   [とうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) throw (e.g. something into somewhere); (2) investment; (3) release of a product; (4) making (an electrical circuit)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 手 投げ   [したてなげ]  [K]
(baseball) an underhand throw; (sumo) an underarm throw  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 投   [かんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) going the whole distance; pitching a whole game  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 投   [けいとう]  [K]
(n) relieving the (starting) pitcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 選 投 票   [けっせんとうひょう]  [K]
final (decisive) vote; run-off ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 投   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) good (nice) pitching  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 投 票   [こくみんとうひょう]  [K]
national referendum  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 投 融 資   [ざいせいとうゆうし]  [K]
(n) treasury investment and loan  [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]
- 身 投げ   [みなげ]  [K]
(n,vs) drown oneself; throw oneself into water  [D] [Jisho]
- 投げ   [なげ]  [K]
(n) a throw; a fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 投げ込む   [なげこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to throw into  [D] [Jisho]
- 投じる   [とうじる]  [K]
(v1) to throw; to cast; to invest  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 影   [とうえい]  [K]
(n,vs) projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 下   [とうか]  [K]
(n,vs) throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 棄   [とうき]  [K]
(n,vs) abandonment; giving up; throwing away  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 機   [とうき]  [K]
(n) speculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 球   [とうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 稿   [とうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; submission  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 降   [とうこう]  [K]
(n) surrender  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 資 信 託   [とうししんたく]  [K]
(n) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 射   [とうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 手   [とうしゅ]  [K]
(n) (baseball) pitcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 手 戦   [とうしゅせん]  [K]
(n) pitching duel; pitchers' battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 信   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) investment trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 石   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) stone throwing  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 所   [とうひょうしょ]  [K]
(n) polling place  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 箱   [とうひょうばこ]  [K]
ballot box  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 薬   [とうやく]  [K]
(n) dosage  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 融 資   [とうゆうし]  [K]
(n) investment and lending  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 与   [とうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) prescribing medicine; administering (medicine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在 者 投 票   [ふざいしゃとうひょう]  [K]
(n) absentee ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 投 票   [むとうひょう]  [K]
(n) without a vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 投   [りきとう]  [K]
(n) powerful pitching  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 投   [れんとう]  [K]
(n) pitching in consecutive games  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 搭
Back: Find more details for 搭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
board
load (a vehicle)
ride
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1472 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 搭 載   [とうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) loading on board; embarkation  [D] [Jisho]
- 搭 乗   [とうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) embarkation; boarding (an airplane)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 東
Back: Find more details for 東 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): east
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひがし
あい
あがり
あずま
あづま
こ
さき
しの
とお
はる
ひが
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: sun rising through trees in east
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #37 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 東   [ひがし]  [K]
(n) east  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 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]
- 東 洋   [とうよう]  [K]
(n) Orient  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 極 東   [きょくとう]  [K]
(n) Far East  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 東   [かんとん]  [K]
Canton (China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 東   [ちゅうとう]  [K]
(n) Middle East  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 亜   [とうあ]  [K]
(n) East Asia; the Orient  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 欧   [とうおう]  [K]
Eastern Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 海   [とうかい]  [K]
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 宮   [とうぐう]  [K]
(n) crown prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 京   [とうきょう]  [K]
Tokyo (current capital of Japan)  [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]
- 東 経   [とうけい]  [K]
(n) east longitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 口   [ひがしぐち]  [K]
(n) east entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 芝   [とうしば]  [K]
Toshiba (company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 側   [ひがしがわ]  [K]
(n) east side; east bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 都   [とうと]  [K]
(n) the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 独   [とうどく]  [K]
East Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 南   [ひがしみなみ]  [K]
(n) south-east  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 部   [とうぶ]  [K]
(n) eastern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 宝   [とうほう]  [K]
Toho (Japanese film studio)  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 方   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) eastern direction; the Orient  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 邦   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) Oriental country; the Orient  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 北   [とうほく]  [K]
(n) (1) north-east; (2) Northern most six prefectures of Honshu  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 東   [なんとう]  [K]
(n) southeast  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 東   [ほくとう]  [K]
(n) northeast  [D] [Jisho]
- 北北 東   [ほくほくとう]  [K]
(n) north-north-east; nor-nor-east  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ノ 木

Kanji: 桃
Back: Find more details for 桃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): peach tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もも
み
もの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1784 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 桃   [もも]  [K]
(n) peach  [D] [Jisho]
- 桃 色   [ももいろ]  [K]
(n) pink 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: 木

Kanji: 棟
Back: Find more details for 棟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ridgepole
ridge
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むね
むな-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1406 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 棟   [とう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) place; section; building  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 病 棟   [びょうとう]  [K]
(n) (hospital) ward  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 棟   [べつむね]  [K]
(n) separate building; outbuilding; outhouse  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 盗
Back: Find more details for 盗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
steal
rob
pilfer
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬす.む
ぬす.み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1051 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 盗む   [ぬすむ]  [K]
(v5m) to steal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 強 盗   [ごうとう]  [K]
(n) robbery; burglary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 盗 難   [とうなん]  [K]
(n) theft; robbery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 盗み   [ぬすみ]  [K]
(n) stealing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 窃 盗   [せっとう]  [K]
(n) theft; stealing; larceny  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 作   [とうさく]  [K]
(n) plagiarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 賊   [とうぞく]  [K]
(n) thief; robber  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 聴   [とうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) interception (email); wiretap; bug  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 品   [とうひん]  [K]
(n) stolen goods; loot; spoils  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 用   [とうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 塁   [とうるい]  [K]
(n) (1) theft; (2) base stealing (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: 3
Bushu: 皿

Kanji: 湯
Back: Find more details for 湯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hot water
bath
hot spring
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: rising sun heats water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1356 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 湯   [ゆ]  [K]
(n) hot water  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 湯 飲み   [ゆのみ]  [K]
(n) teacup  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 気   [ゆげ]  [K]
(n) steam; vapour  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 茶の湯   [ちゃのゆ]  [K]
(n) tea ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 湯   [ねっとう]  [K]
(n) boiling water  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 銭 湯   [せんとう]  [K]
(n) bath-house; public bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 治   [とうじ]  [K]
(n) hot-spring cure; taking the baths  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 沸かし器   [ゆわかしき]  [K]
(n) water-heater; water-boiler  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 灯
Back: Find more details for 灯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lamp
a light
light
counter for lights
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ
ほ-
ともしび
とも.す
あかり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: lamp's flame is exact
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1605 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 電 灯   [でんとう]  [K]
(n) electric light  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 灯   [ひ]  [K]
(n) light  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 蛍 光 灯   [けいこうとう]  [K]
(n) fluorescent lamp; person who is slow to react  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯 台   [とうだい]  [K]
(n) lighthouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯 油   [とうゆ]  [K]
(n) lamp oil; kerosene  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懐 中 電 灯   [かいちゅうでんとう]  [K]
electric torch; flashlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 灯   [がいとう]  [K]
(n) street light  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 灯   [しょうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) putting out (switching off) the light; extinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯す   [ともす]  [K]
(v5s) to light; to turn on  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯 火   [とうか]  [K]
(n) lamplight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 当
Back: Find more details for 当 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hit
right
appropriate
himself
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.たる
あ.たり
あ.てる
あ.て
まさ.に
まさ.にべし
たい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: small hand appropriately hits mark
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #91 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 弁 当   [べんとう]  [K]
(n) box lunch  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 適 当   [てきとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fitness; suitability; adequacy; relevance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 見 当   [けんとう]  [K]
(n) be found; aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 当   [そうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) (1) suitable; fair; tolerable; proper; (2) extremely  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 当   [たんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) (in) charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 当たる   [あたる]  [K]
(v5r) to be hit; to be successful; to face (confront); to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to treat; to be equivalent to; to apply to; to be applicable; to be assigned  [D] [Jisho]
- 当てる   [あてる]  [K]
(v1) to hit; to apply a patch  [D] [Jisho]
- 当り   [あたり]  [K]
(n-adv,n) hit; success; reaching the mark; per ..; vicinity; neighborhood  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 時   [とうじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at that time; in those days  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 然   [とうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) naturally; as a matter of course  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 当   [ほんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 当に   [ほんとうに]  [K]
(adv) really; truly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 心 当たり   [こころあたり]  [K]
(n) having some knowledge of; happening to know  [D] [Jisho]
- 妥 当   [だとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) valid; proper; right; appropriate  [D] [Jisho]
- 当てはまる   [あてはまる]  [K]
(v5r) to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill  [D] [Jisho]
- 当てはめる   [あてはめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to apply; to adapt  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 日   [とうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) appointed day; very day  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 番   [とうばん]  [K]
(n) being on duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き当たり   [つきあたり]  [K]
(n) end (e.g. of street)  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き当たる   [つきあたる]  [K]
(v5r) to run into; to collide with  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 当たり   [ひあたり]  [K]
(n) exposure to the sun; sunny place  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 該 当   [がいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) corresponding; answering to; coming under  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り当て   [わりあて]  [K]
(n) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing  [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]
- 正 当   [せいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful  [D] [Jisho]
- 当たり   [あたり]  [K]
(n-adv,n) hit; success; reaching the mark; per ..; vicinity; neighborhood  [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]
- 当て   [あて]  [K]
(n) object; aim; end; hopes; expectations  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 人   [とうにん]  [K]
(n) the one concerned; the said person  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 選   [とうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) being elected; winning the prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 当   [ふとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穏 当   [おんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) proper; reasonable; right  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 当   [かとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excessive; exorbitant  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り当てる   [わりあてる]  [K]
(v1) to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 当て   [わりあて]  [K]
(n) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 当てる   [わりあてる]  [K]
(v1) to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 当たらない   [みあたらない]  [K]
not be found  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 当たる   [みあたる]  [K]
(v5r) to be found  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し当たり   [さしあたり]  [K]
(adv) for the time being; at present  [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]
- 事 務 当 局   [じむとうきょく]  [K]
officials in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 当   [じゅうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) allocation; appropriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 当   [じゅんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) proper; right; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 当 防 衛   [せいとうぼうえい]  [K]
self-defence; legitimate self-defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 当たり   [そうあたり]  [K]
(n) round-robin  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 当たり   [おおあたり]  [K]
(n) big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 当 者   [たんとうしゃ]  [K]
the one in charge; responsible party  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 当   [ていとう]  [K]
(n) mortgage; hypothec; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 当 権   [ていとうけん]  [K]
(n) mortgage; a lien on one's mortgage  [D] [Jisho]
- 当たり役   [あたりやく]  [K]
(n) successful role  [D] [Jisho]
- 当の   [とうの]  [K]
(adj-pn,pref) the .. in question  [D] [Jisho]
- 当り前   [あたりまえ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 確   [とうかく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) projected to win  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) current term (period)  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 局   [とうきょく]  [K]
(n) authorities  [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]
- 当 社   [とうしゃ]  [K]
(n) (this) shrine; (this) firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 初   [とうしょ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at first  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 地   [とうち]  [K]
(n) this place (locality); here  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 直   [とうちょく]  [K]
(n,vs) on duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n-adv) for the present  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 方   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) us; me; my (our) part  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 面   [とうめん]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t,vs) (1) urgent; pressing; impending; (2) confronting (an issue); facing (up to something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 落   [とうらく]  [K]
(n) election results  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 惑   [とうわく]  [K]
(n,vs) bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 当   [はいとう]  [K]
(n) dividend; share  [D] [Jisho]
- 八つ当たり   [やつあたり]  [K]
(n) outburst of anger  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 適 当   [ふてきとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 当たり   [かぜあたり]  [K]
(n) wind blowing against; being subject to outside pressures or criticism; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 当て   [めあて]  [K]
(n) object; purpose; guide; end; view  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 小 尚

Kanji: 痘
Back: Find more details for 痘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pox
smallpox
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウ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
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 種 痘   [しゅとう]  [K]
(n,vs) vaccination; inoculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然 痘   [てんねんとう]  [K]
(n) smallpox; variola  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 等
Back: Find more details for 等 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
etc.
and so forth
class (1st)
quality
equal
similar
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひと.しい
など
-ら
と
ひ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo tablets at temple are all equal
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #798 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 高 等 学 校   [こうとうがっこう]  [K]
senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 上 等   [じょうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) superiority; first-class; very good  [D] [Jisho]
- 等しい   [ひとしい]  [K]
(adj) equal; similar; like; equivalent  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 等   [びょうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality (a); impartiality; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 高 等   [こうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) division into equal parts  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 対 等   [たいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equivalent  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 級   [とうきゅう]  [K]
(n) grade; class  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 等   [どうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) equality; equal; same rights; same rank  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 等   [いっとう]  [K]
(n) first-class; first-rank; A1; the most; the best  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 等   [かとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 等   [きんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality; uniformity; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 等   [ちゅうとう]  [K]
(n) second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 等々   [とうとう]  [K]
(n-adv) and so on; at last; finally; after all  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 価   [とうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equivalence  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 閑   [なおざり]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) neglect; negligence; disregard; make light of  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 身   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) body proportions  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 平 等   [ふびょうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inequality; unequal (treaties); unfair  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 等 生   [ゆうとうせい]  [K]
(n) honor student  [D] [Jisho]
- 劣 等 感   [れっとうかん]  [K]
(n) inferiority complex  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 答
Back: Find more details for 答 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
solution
answer
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こた.える
こた.え
どう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo gives fitting answer
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #486 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 答える   [こたえる]  [K]
(v1) to answer; to r  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 答   [こたえ]  [K]
(n) answer; response  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 答 案   [とうあん]  [K]
(n) examination paper; examination script  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 解 答   [かいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) answer; solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 答   [かいとう]  [K]
(n) reply; answer  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 答   [もんどう]  [K]
(n) questions and answers; dialogue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 答え   [こたえ]  [K]
(n) answer; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 答   [へんとう]  [K]
(n) reply  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応 答   [おうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) reply; answer; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し問 答   [おしもんどう]  [K]
(n) dispute; heated questioning and answering  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 答え   [くちごたえ]  [K]
(n,vs) retort; back talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 問 答   [ぜんもんどう]  [K]
(n) Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 答   [ぞうとう]  [K]
(n) exchange of presents  [D] [Jisho]
- 答 申   [とうしん]  [K]
(n) report; reply; findings  [D] [Jisho]
- 答 弁   [とうべん]  [K]
(n,vs) response; reply; answer; defence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 筒
Back: Find more details for 筒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cylinder
pipe
tube
gun barrel
sleeve
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1631 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 封 筒   [ふうとう]  [K]
(n) envelope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 水 筒   [すいとう]  [K]
(n) canteen; flask; water bottle  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 筒   [つつ]  [K]
(n) pipe; tube  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 筒   [えんとう]  [K]
(n) cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 筒   [きとう]  [K]
(n) a cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 筒 井   [つつい]  [K]
(n) round well  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 煙 筒   [はつえんとう]  [K]
(n) smoke candle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 糖
Back: Find more details for 糖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sugar
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Henshall Mnemonic: rice from Tang China looks like sugar
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1471 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 血 糖   [けっとう]  [K]
(n) blood sugar  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 糖   [せいとう]  [K]
(n) sugar manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖   [とう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sugar  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 質   [とうしつ]  [K]
(n) sugariness; saccharinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 尿 病   [とうにょうびょう]  [K]
(n) diabetes  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n) amount of sugar; sugar content  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 米

Kanji: 統
Back: Find more details for 統 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overall
relationship
ruling
governing
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.べる
ほび.る
のり
むね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: supervise lineage full of threads
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #125 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 統 領   [だいとうりょう]  [K]
(n) president; chief executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 統   [でんとう]  [K]
(n) tradition; convention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 系 統   [けいとう]  [K]
(n) system; family line; geological formation; lineage; ancestry  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 一   [とういつ]  [K]
(n,vs) unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 計   [とうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) statistics  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 統 合   [とうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) integration; unification; synthesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 治   [とうち]  [K]
(n,vs) rule; reign; government; governing  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 制   [とうせい]  [K]
(n) regulation; control  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 正 統   [せいとう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) legitimate; orthodox; traditional  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 統   [そうとう]  [K]
(n) president; generalissimo  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 統 的   [でんとうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) traditional; conventional  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 括   [とうかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) unification  [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: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 到
Back: Find more details for 到 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
arrival
proceed
reach
attain
result in
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いた.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
至 (いたる) – climax
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1032 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 到 頭   [とうとう]  [K]
(adv) (uk) finally; at last; reaching a head  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 到 着   [とうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) arrival  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 到 達   [とうたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) reaching; attaining; arrival  [D] [Jisho]
- 到 底   [とうてい]  [K]
(adv) (cannot) possibly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 殺 到   [さっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) rush; flood  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 到   [しゅうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) scrupulous; meticulous; careful  [D] [Jisho]
- 到 来   [とうらい]  [K]
(n) arrival  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 刀 刈 至

Kanji: 藤
Back: Find more details for 藤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s): wistaria
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふじ
ぞう
と
ふじゅ
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 9
Frequency: #291 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 葛 藤   [かっとう]  [K]
(n) conflict; complication; troubles; discord  [D] [Jisho]
- 藤   [ふじ]  [K]
(n) wisteria  [D] [Jisho]
- 藤 本   [とうほん]  [K]
(n) climbing trees; liana  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 討
Back: Find more details for 討 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chastise
attack
defeat
destroy
conquer
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): う.つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: attack and defeat with measured words
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #528 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 討   [けんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 討つ   [うつ]  [K]
(v5t) to attack; to avenge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 討 議   [とうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) debate; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 討 論   [とうろん]  [K]
(n,vs) debate; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 再 検 討   [さいけんとう]  [K]
(n) re-examination; review; reappraisal  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 討   [そうとう]  [K]
(n) cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping 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: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 謄
Back: Find more details for 謄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mimeograph
copy
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2295 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 戸 籍 謄 本   [こせきとうほん]  [K]
(n) official copy of the family register  [D] [Jisho]
- 謄 本   [とうほん]  [K]
(n) exemplar  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 言

Kanji: 豆
Back: Find more details for 豆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beans
pea
midget
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
ズ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まめ
まめ-
ど
ま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 豆 (まめ) – bean
Henshall Mnemonic: one miniature box on stand, full of beans
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1422 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 豆   [まめ]  [K]
(n,pref) (1) beans; peas; (2) (as a prefix) miniature; tiny  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 枝 豆   [えだまめ]  [K]
(n) green soybeans  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 豆   [あずき]  [K]
(n) red beans  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 豆   [だいず]  [K]
(n) soya bean  [D] [Jisho]
- 豆 腐   [とうふ]  [K]
(n) tofu; bean-curd  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 豆   [なっとう]  [K]
(n) natto (fermented soybeans)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 踏
Back: Find more details for 踏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
step
trample
carry through
appraise
evade payment
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.む
ふ.まえる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #723 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 踏む   [ふむ]  [K]
(v5m) to step on; to tread on  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 踏 切   [ふみきり]  [K]
(n) railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 踏まえる   [ふまえる]  [K]
(v1) to be based on; to have origin in  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雑 踏   [ざっとう]  [K]
(n) congestion; traffic jam; throng; hustle and bustle  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 踏み   [あしぶみ]  [K]
(n,vs) stepping; stamping; marking time  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏み絵   [ふみえ]  [K]
(n) tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample  [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]
- 踏ん張る   [ふんばる]  [K]
(v5r) to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist  [D] [Jisho]
- 踏 切り   [ふみきり]  [K]
(n) railway crossing; level crossing; starting line; scratch; crossover  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 踏   [ぶとう]  [K]
(n) dancing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 逃
Back: Find more details for 逃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
escape
flee
shirk
evade
set free
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
に.げる
に.がす
のが.す
のが.れる
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 N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #931 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 逃げる   [にげる]  [K]
(v1) to escape; to run away  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 逃がす   [にがす]  [K]
(v5s) to let loose; to set free; to let escape  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 見 逃す   [みのがす]  [K]
(v5s) to miss; to overlook; to leave at large  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ出す   [にげだす]  [K]
(v5s) to run away; to escape from  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃す   [のがす]  [K]
(v5s) to let loose; to set free; to let escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃れる   [のがれる]  [K]
(v1) to escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃 走   [とうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) flight; desertion; escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃 亡   [とうぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) escape  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 逃げ   [にげ]  [K]
(n) escape; getaway; evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ切る   [にげきる]  [K]
(v5r) to get away; to manage to hold on  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ足   [にげあし]  [K]
(n) running away; escaping on foot  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ道   [にげみち]  [K]
(n) way out; means to escape; escape route  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃 避   [とうひ]  [K]
(n) escape; evasion; flight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 透
Back: Find more details for 透 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
transparent
permeate
filter
penetrate
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.く
す.かす
す.ける
とう.る
とう.す
とおる
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: #1035 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 透き通る   [すきとおる]  [K]
(v5r) to be(come) transparent  [D] [Jisho]
- 透 明   [とうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) transparency; cleanness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 浸 透   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) permeation; osmosis  [D] [Jisho]
- 透 視   [とうし]  [K]
(n,vs) seeing through; X-ray; clairvoyance  [D] [Jisho]
- 透 析   [とうせき]  [K]
(n) (chem.) dialysis  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 透 明   [ふとうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) opacity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 陶
Back: Find more details for 陶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pottery
porcelain
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す
すえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1680 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 陶 器   [とうき]  [K]
(n) pottery; ceramics  [D] [Jisho]
- 鬱 陶しい   [うっとうしい]  [K]
(oK) (adj) (uk) gloomy; depressing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 陶 芸   [とうげい]  [K]
(n) ceramic art; ceramics  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 工   [とうこう]  [K]
(n) potter  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 磁 器   [とうじき]  [K]
(n) ceramics and porcelain  [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: 阜

Kanji: 頭
Back: Find more details for 頭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
head
counter for large animals
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
ズ
ト
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あたま
かしら
-がしら
かぶり
かみ
がみ
ちゃん
つむり
づ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
豆 (まめ) – bean
頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: head is a bean-like vessel
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #433 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 頭   [あたま]  [K]
(n) head  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 到 頭   [とうとう]  [K]
(adv) (uk) finally; at last; reaching a head  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 頭 痛   [ずつう]  [K]
(n) headache  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 先 頭   [せんとう]  [K]
(n) head; lead; vanguard; first  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭   [とう]  [K]
counter for large animals  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 脳   [ずのう]  [K]
(n) head; brains; intellect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 街 頭   [がいとう]  [K]
(n) in the street  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 頭   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) oral  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭   [かしら]  [K]
(n) head  [D] [Jisho]
- 冒 頭   [ぼうとう]  [K]
(adv,n) beginning; start; outset  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 頭   [おんど]  [K]
(n) workmen's songs; marching songs  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 頭   [かいとう]  [K]
(n) society president  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 弾 頭   [かくだんとう]  [K]
(n) nuclear warhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 頭   [きょうとう]  [K]
(n) deputy head teacher; vice principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 頭 弁 論   [こうとうべんろん]  [K]
oral proceedings; oral pleadings  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 頭   [しゅっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance; presence  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 頭   [しょとう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 頭   [じんとう]  [K]
(n) head of an army  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 頭   [いしあたま]  [K]
(n) inflexible person  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 頭   [まえがしら]  [K]
(n) fifth grade sumo wrestler  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 頭   [たいとう]  [K]
(n) rise of; appearance of  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 頭   [だんとう]  [K]
(n) warhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 頭   [てんとう]  [K]
(n) shop front; counter; shop; over-the-counter (financial)  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 角   [とうかく]  [K]
(n) distinguishing oneself; standing out; top of the head  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 骨   [とうこつ]  [K]
(n) skull  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 取   [とうどり]  [K]
(n) (bank) president  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 上   [ずじょう]  [K]
(n) overhead; high in sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 打ち   [あたまうち]  [K]
(n) reaching a peak; reaching the limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 髪   [とうはつ]  [K]
(n) hair (of head)  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 部   [とうぶ]  [K]
(n) the head  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 文 字   [かしらもじ]  [K]
(n) initials; first letter of a word  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 頭   [ねんとう]  [K]
(n) the oldest person; beginning of the year  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 頭   [ねんとう]  [K]
(n) mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 頭   [ひっとう]  [K]
(n) brush tip; first on a list  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 頭   [ぼっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) immersing oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 頭   [めがしら]  [K]
(n) inner canthus; eyes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 豆 頁

Kanji: 騰
Back: Find more details for 騰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inflation
advancing
going
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1420 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沸 騰   [ふっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) boiling; seething  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 急 騰   [きゅうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden rise; jump; sharp rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 騰   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden price jump; steep price rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 騰 貴   [とうき]  [K]
(n) rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 騰   [ぼうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 馬

Kanji: 闘
Back: Find more details for 闘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fight
war
On-Yomi Reading(s): トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たたか.う
あらそ.う
と
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #751 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 戦 闘   [せんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) battle; fight; combat  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮 闘   [ふんとう]  [K]
(n) hard struggle; strenuous effort  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 格 闘   [かくとう]  [K]
(n,vs) hand-to-hand fighting; grappling  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 闘   [かんとう]  [K]
(n) fighting bravely  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 闘   [きょうとう]  [K]
(n) joint struggle; common (united) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 闘   [けんとう]  [K]
(n,vs,exp) fighting bravely; good luck!; good fight; strenuous efforts  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 闘   [しゅんとう]  [K]
(n) spring offensive (Japanese unions)  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘う   [たたかう]  [K]
(v5u) to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 士   [とうし]  [K]
(n) fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 志   [とうし]  [K]
(n) fighting spirit; (will to) fight  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 争   [とうそう]  [K]
(n) strife; conflict  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 病   [とうびょう]  [K]
(n) fighting against an illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 闘   [らんとう]  [K]
(n) fray  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 門

Kanji: 働
Back: Find more details for 働 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
work
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドウ
リュク
リキ
ロク
リョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はたら.く
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: working people on the move
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #417 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 働く   [はたらく]  [K]
(v5k) to work; to labor; to do; to act; to commit; to practise; to work on; to come into play; to be conjugated; to reduce the price  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 働き   [はたらき]  [K]
(n) work; workings; activity; ability; talent; function; labor; action; operation; movement; motion; conjugation; inflection; achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働   [ろうどう]  [K]
(n) manual labor; toil; work  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 共 働き   [ともばたらき]  [K]
(n) dual income  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稼 働   [かどう]  [K]
(n,vs) operation (of machine); actual work  [D] [Jisho]
- 稼 働 率   [かどうりつ]  [K]
(n) rate of operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 働かせる   [はたらかせる]  [K]
(v1) to put someone to work; to make someone work  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き掛ける   [はたらきかける]  [K]
(v1) to work on someone; to influence; to appeal to; to begin to work  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き口   [はたらきぐち]  [K]
(n) position; situation; employment; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き者   [はたらきもの]  [K]
(n) hard worker; hardworking person  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き手   [はたらきて]  [K]
(n) worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き盛り   [はたらきざかり]  [K]
(n) prime of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 運 動   [ろうどううんどう]  [K]
labour movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 基 準 法   [ろうどうきじゅんほう]  [K]
(n) Labor Standards Act  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 者   [ろうどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) labourer; worker; workman  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 省   [ろうどうしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Labor  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 条 件   [ろうどうじょうけん]  [K]
working conditions  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 組 合   [ろうどうくみあい]  [K]
labor union  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 党   [ろうどうとう]  [K]
(n) Labour 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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 動
Back: Find more details for 動 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
move
motion
change
confusion
shift
shake
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うご.く
うご.かす
るぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: strength moves heavy object
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #73 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 動 車   [じどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 物   [どうぶつ]  [K]
(n) animal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 動く   [うごく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to waver; to fluctuate; to vary; to change; to be transferred  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 物 園   [どうぶつえん]  [K]
(n) zoo; zoological gardens  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 移 動   [いどう]  [K]
(n,vs) removal; migration; movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 動   [うんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) motion; exercise  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 動   [かつどう]  [K]
(n,vs) action; activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 動   [かんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; impression; deep emotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 動   [こうどう]  [K]
(n,vs) action; conduct; behaviour; mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動   [じどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) automatic; self-motion  [D] [Jisho]
- 動かす   [うごかす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to move; to shift; to set in motion; to operate; to inspire; to rouse; to influence; to mobilize; to deny; to change  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 詞   [どうし]  [K]
(n) verb  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 動 作   [どうさ]  [K]
(n) action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; manners  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 異 動   [いどう]  [K]
(n) change  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 動   [しゅつどう]  [K]
(n) sailing; marching; going out  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 動   [しんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) oscillation; vibration  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 動   [そうどう]  [K]
(n) strife; riot; rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
- 動き   [うごき]  [K]
(n) movement; activity; trend; development; change  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 員   [どういん]  [K]
(n,vs) mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 機   [どうき]  [K]
(n) motive; incentive  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 向   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) trend; tendency; movement; attitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 揺   [どうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) disturbance; unrest; shaking; trembling; pitching; rolling; oscillation; agitation; excitement; commotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 力   [どうりょく]  [K]
(n) power; motive power; dynamic force  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産   [ふどうさん]  [K]
(n) real estate  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 動   [へんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) change; fluctuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 動   [ぼうどう]  [K]
(n) insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 運 動 会   [うんどうかい]  [K]
(n) athletic meet  [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]
- 活 動 家   [かつどうか]  [K]
(n) (anti-war) activist  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 動   [きどう]  [K]
(n) maneuver  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 動 隊   [きどうたい]  [K]
(n) riot police  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆 動   [くどう]  [K]
(n) driving force  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 自 動 車   [けいじどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) light motor vehicle (lt 550cc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 動   [げきどう]  [K]
(n) terrible shock; agitation; upheaval  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 動 力   [げんどうりょく]  [K]
(n) motive power  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 動   [げんどう]  [K]
(n) speech and conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 動   [こどう]  [K]
(n) beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 動   [さどう]  [K]
(n) operation; functioning; running  [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]
- 社 会 運 動   [しゃかいうんどう]  [K]
social movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 動   [しゅどう]  [K]
(n) manual  [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]
- 衝 動   [しょうどう]  [K]
(n) impulse; urge  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 動き   [みうごき]  [K]
(n,vs) moving about; stirring about  [D] [Jisho]
- 震 動   [しんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) shock; tremor; impact  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事 異 動   [じんじいどう]  [K]
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 動   [せんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) agitation; abetting  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 運 動   [せんきょうんどう]  [K]
participation in election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 動 員   [そうどういん]  [K]
(n) general mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 動   [たいどう]  [K]
(n) quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 動 脈   [だいどうみゃく]  [K]
(n) aorta  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 殻 変 動   [ちかくへんどう]  [K]
change in earth's crust  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 動   [でんどう]  [K]
(n) electric  [D] [Jisho]
- 動   [どう]  [K]
(n) motion; change; confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 動じる   [どうじる]  [K]
(v1) to be perturbed; to be agitated  [D] [Jisho]
- 動もすれば   [ややもすれば]  [K]
(adv) being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 画   [どうが]  [K]
(n) moving image  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 議   [どうぎ]  [K]
(n) a motion  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 植 物   [どうしょくぶつ]  [K]
(n) plants and animals; flora and fauna  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 静   [どうせい]  [K]
(n) state; condition; movements  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 態   [どうたい]  [K]
(n) movement; vital (statistics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈   [どうみゃく]  [K]
(n) artery  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈 硬 化   [どうみゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 乱   [どうらん]  [K]
(n) disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 動   [のうどう]  [K]
(n) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 動 的   [のうどうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 動   [はつどう]  [K]
(n,vs) invoke (law); put into operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 動   [はんどう]  [K]
(n) reaction; recoil; kick  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 動   [びどう]  [K]
(n) slight tremor or movement; a quiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動   [ふどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) immobility; firmness; fixed; steadfastness; motionless; idle  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産 屋   [ふどうさんや]  [K]
real estate agent; realtor  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 動 票   [ふどうひょう]  [K]
(n) swing vote  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 力

Kanji: 同
Back: Find more details for 同 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
same
agree
equal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おな.じ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冂 (まきがまえ) – display case
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: all hoops have same single opening
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #15 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 同じ   [おなじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 共 同   [きょうどう]  [K]
(n) cooperation; association; collaboration; joint  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 一   [どういつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 時   [どうじ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 様   [どうよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) identical; equal to; same (kind); like  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 僚   [どうりょう]  [K]
(n) coworker; colleague; associate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 合 同   [ごうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) combination; incorporation; union; amalgamation; fusion; congruence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 同   [いちどう]  [K]
(n) all present; all concerned; all of us  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 同   [こんどう]  [K]
(n) confusion; mixing; merger  [D] [Jisho]
- 同   [どう]  [K]
(n) the same; the said; ibid.  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 意   [どうい]  [K]
(n,vs) agreement; consent; same meaning; same opinion; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 感   [どうかん]  [K]
(n) agreement; same opinion; same feeling; sympathy; concurrence  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 級   [どうきゅう]  [K]
(n) the same grade; same class  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 居   [どうきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) living together  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 士   [どうし]  [K]
(n) fellow; companion; comrade  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 志   [どうし]  [K]
(n) same mind; comrade; kindred soul  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 情   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sympathy; compassion; sympathize; pity; feel for  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 調   [どうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sympathy; agree with; alignment; tuning  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 等   [どうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) equality; equal; same rights; same rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 封   [どうふう]  [K]
(n,vs) enclosure (e.g. in a letter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 盟   [どうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) alliance; union; league  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 口 同 音   [いくどうおん]  [K]
(n) in concert; with one voice; unanimously  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 同 体   [きょうどうたい]  [K]
(n) cooperative body; cooperative system  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 同   [きょうどう]  [K]
(n) cooperation; association; collaboration; joint  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 同 組 合   [きょうどうくみあい]  [K]
a cooperative; a partnership  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 賛 同   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) approval; endorsement  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 同   [だいどう]  [K]
(n) largely the same  [D] [Jisho]
- 同じく   [おなじく]  [K]
(adv,conj,vs) similarly; same (idea); same (name)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 音   [どうおん]  [K]
(n) the same sound; one voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 化   [どうか]  [K]
(n,vs) assimilation; absorption; adaptation  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 期   [どうき]  [K]
(n-adv) contemporary; corresponding period; synchronous; same period; same class  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 義 語   [どうぎご]  [K]
(n) synonym  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 級 生   [どうきゅうせい]  [K]
(n) classmate(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 郷   [どうきょう]  [K]
(n) same village; same town; same province  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 業   [どうぎょう]  [K]
(n) same trade; same business  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 局   [どうきょく]  [K]
(n) the said bureau; the same bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 月   [どうげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the same month  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 県   [どうけん]  [K]
(n) the same prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 好   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) similar tastes  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 校   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) same school  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 行   [どうぎょう]  [K]
(n) fellow pilgrim; fellow practicer of austerities  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 国   [どうこく]  [K]
(n) the same country; the same province; the said country  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 市   [どうし]  [K]
(n) same city  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 氏   [どうし]  [K]
(n) the said person; he; she; same person  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 時 代   [どうじだい]  [K]
the same age; same period  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 室   [どうしつ]  [K]
(n) the same room  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 社   [どうしゃ]  [K]
(n) the same firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 種   [どうしゅ]  [K]
(n) same kind (race); homogeneousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 省   [どうしょう]  [K]
(n) the said ministry; the same ministry  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 上   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n) same as above; ditto; ibid.  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 乗   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) riding together; riding with  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 人   [どうじん]  [K]
(n) literary group (coterie); same person; said person; clique; fraternity; kindred spirits; comrade; colleague  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 数   [どうすう]  [K]
(n) same number  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 姓   [どうせい]  [K]
(n) same surname  [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]
- 同 棲   [どうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) cohabitation; living together  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 席   [どうせき]  [K]
(n,vs) sit with; be with  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 船   [どうせん]  [K]
(n) the same ship; taking the same ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 然   [どうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural  [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]
- 同 地   [どうち]  [K]
(n) the same place; that place  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 町   [どうちょう]  [K]
(n) the same town; that town  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 店   [どうてん]  [K]
(n) the same store; the same shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 点   [どうてん]  [K]
(n) deadlock; tie; draw  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 党   [どうとう]  [K]
(n) the same political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 日   [どうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the same day  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 年   [どうねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) that year; same year; same 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: 冂 口

Kanji: 堂
Back: Find more details for 堂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
public chamber
hall
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ドウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: furthermore, hall is on raised ground
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1010 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 堂   [しょくどう]  [K]
(n) cafeteria; dining hall  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 講 堂   [こうどう]  [K]
(n) auditorium  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 議 事 堂   [ぎじどう]  [K]
(n) Diet building  [D] [Jisho]
- 堂々   [どうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) magnificent; grand; impressive  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 堂   [いちどう]  [K]
(n) one building (hall, temple, shrine, room)  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 堂   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 会 堂   [こうかいどう]  [K]
(n) town hall; public hall  [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]
- 聖 堂   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) (Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 殿 堂   [でんどう]  [K]
(n) palace; palatial building  [D] [Jisho]
- 堂   [どう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) prefix to building meaning "magnificent"  [D] [Jisho]
- 堂々と   [どうどうと]  [K]
without apology; without hesitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 天 堂   [にんてんどう]  [K]
Nintendo (video game company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 堂   [ほんどう]  [K]
(n) main temple building; nave  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 土 小 尚

Kanji: 導
Back: Find more details for 導 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guidance
leading
conduct
usher
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みちび.く
みち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 寸 (すん) – glue
Henshall Mnemonic: measured guiding hand leads along way
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #354 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 指 導   [しどう]  [K]
(n,vs) leadership; guidance; coaching  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 主 導   [しゅどう]  [K]
(n,vs) main leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 導く   [みちびく]  [K]
(v5k) to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 入   [どうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) introduction; bringing in; leading in  [D] [Jisho]
- 誘 導   [ゆうどう]  [K]
(n,vs) guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement  [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]
- 主 導 権   [しゅどうけん]  [K]
(n) hegemony; leadership; initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 導   [せんどう]  [K]
(n) guidance; leadership  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 電 導   [ちょうでんどう]  [K]
(n) superconductivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 火 線   [どうかせん]  [K]
(n) fuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 導 体   [はんどうたい]  [K]
(n) semiconductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 導 犬   [もうどうけん]  [K]
(n) seeing eye dog  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 寸

Kanji: 憧
Back: Find more details for 憧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
yearnafter
long for
aspire to
admire
adore
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショウ
トウ
ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あこが.れる
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
Frequency: #2259 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 憧れる   [あこがれる]  [K]
(v1) to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 憧れ   [あこがれ]  [K]
(n) yearning; longing; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 洞
Back: Find more details for 洞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
den
cave
excavation
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほら
とう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1618 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 空 洞   [くうどう]  [K]
(n) cave; hollow; cavity  [D] [Jisho]
- 鍾 乳 洞   [しょうにゅうどう]  [K]
(n) limestone cave  [D] [Jisho]
- 洞   [ほら]  [K]
(n) cave; den; grotto  [D] [Jisho]
- 洞 窟   [どうくつ]  [K]
(n) cave  [D] [Jisho]
- 洞 穴   [どうけつ]  [K]
(n) cave; den; grotto  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 瞳
Back: Find more details for 瞳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pupil
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドウ
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひとみ
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2069 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 瞳   [ひとみ]  [K]
(n) (1) pupil (of eye); (2) 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: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 目

Kanji: 童
Back: Find more details for 童 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
juvenile
child
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わらべ
ぱ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 立 (たつ) – stand
Henshall Mnemonic: child stands in village
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1138 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
- 童 謡   [どうよう]  [K]
(n) children's song; nursery rhyme  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 児 童   [じどう]  [K]
(n) children; juvenile  [D] [Jisho]
- 童 話   [どうわ]  [K]
(n) fairy-tale  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 童   [がくどう]  [K]
(n) school child; pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 童   [しんどう]  [K]
(n) prodigy; wonder child  [D] [Jisho]
- 童   [わらべ]  [K]
(n) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 童 顔   [どうがん]  [K]
(n) child-faced  [D] [Jisho]
- 童 心   [どうしん]  [K]
(n) child's mind; naivete  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 胴
Back: Find more details for 胴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
trunk
torso
hull (ship)
hub of wheel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ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: #1904 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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JLPT N1 Words
- 胴   [どう]  [K]
(n) trunk; body; frame  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胴 上げ   [どうあげ]  [K]
(n,vs) lifting a person high; carry someone on shoulders  [D] [Jisho]
- 胴 体   [どうたい]  [K]
(n) body; trunk; torso  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 道
Back: Find more details for 道 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
road-way
street
district
journey
course
moral
teachings
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドウ
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みち
さ
じ
ど
みつ
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: head moves, showing way along road
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #207 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 道   [みち]  [K]
(n) road; street; way; method  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 柔 道   [じゅうどう]  [K]
(n) judo  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 道   [すいどう]  [K]
(n) water service; water supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 具   [どうぐ]  [K]
(n) implement; tool; means  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 鉄 道   [てつどう]  [K]
(n) railroad  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 徳   [どうとく]  [K]
(n) morals  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 路   [どうろ]  [K]
(n) road; highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 道   [ほどう]  [K]
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 回り道   [まわりみち]  [K]
(n) detour; diversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 道   [しょどう]  [K]
(n) calligraphy  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 道   [せきどう]  [K]
(n) equator  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 順   [みちじゅん]  [K]
(n) itinerary; route  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 道   [かたみち]  [K]
(n) one-way (trip)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 街 道   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 軌 道   [きどう]  [K]
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い道   [つかいみち]  [K]
(n) use  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 場   [どうじょう]  [K]
(n) (arch) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; mandala  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道   [ほうどう]  [K]
(n,vs) information; report  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沿 道   [えんどう]  [K]
(n) route; course; roadside  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断 歩 道   [おうだんほどう]  [K]
pedestrian crossing  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 道   [よこみち]  [K]
(n) side street  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 水 道   [げすいどう]  [K]
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 道   [はなみち]  [K]
(n) passage through audience to stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 華 道   [かどう]  [K]
(n) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 道   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) sea route  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄り道   [よりみち]  [K]
(n,vs) dropping in on the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 弓 道   [きゅうどう]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) archery  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 道   [すじみち]  [K]
(n) reason; logic; thread; method; system  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 道   [ちかみち]  [K]
(n) short way; shortcut  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 道   [けんどう]  [K]
(n) kendo; swordmanship; fencing  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 道   [けんどう]  [K]
(n) prefectural road  [D] [Jisho]
- 坑 道   [こうどう]  [K]
(n) tunnel; (mine) level  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 道 路   [こうそくどうろ]  [K]
highway; freeway  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 道   [こくどう]  [K]
(n) national highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 坂 道   [さかみち]  [K]
(n) hill road  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 道   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) road approaching a shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 道   [さんどう]  [K]
(n) mountain road; mountain trail  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 道   [しどう]  [K]
(n) municipal roads  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 道   [しゃどう]  [K]
(n) roadway  [D] [Jisho]
- 邪 道   [じゃどう]  [K]
(n) evil course; heresy  [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]
- 小 道 具   [こどうぐ]  [K]
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 道   [しょくどう]  [K]
(n) esophageal  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 道   [しんとう]  [K]
(n) Shinto  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 道   [じんどう]  [K]
(n) humanity; sidewalk  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 道 主 義   [じんどうしゅぎ]  [K]
humanism; humanitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 道 的   [じんどうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) humane  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 道 水   [すいどうすい]  [K]
(n) tap-water  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 道   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) path of righteousness; path of duty; the right track; the correct path  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 道   [だいどう]  [K]
(n) main street; avenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 道   [だんどう]  [K]
(n) ballistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 道   [ちかどう]  [K]
(n) subterranean tunnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 道   [じみち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 道   [さどう]  [K]
(n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 道   [ちゃどう]  [K]
(ok) (n) tea ceremony; Way of Tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 道   [ちゅうどう]  [K]
(n) the middle road; middle of the road; mean; moderation  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 道   [でんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) proselytizing; evangelism; missionary work  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 道 府 県   [とどうふけん]  [K]
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃げ道   [にげみち]  [K]
(n) way out; means to escape; escape route  [D] [Jisho]
- 道のり   [みちのり]  [K]
(n) distance; way  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 義   [どうぎ]  [K]
(n) morality; moral principles  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 義 的 責 任   [どうぎてきせきにん]  [K]
(n) moral obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 筋   [みちすじ]  [K]
(n) path; route; itinerary  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 草   [みちくさ]  [K]
(n) wayside grass; loitering on the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 端   [みちばた]  [K]
(n) roadside; wayside  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 程   [どうてい]  [K]
(n) distance; process; journey; itinerary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 銅
Back: Find more details for 銅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): copper
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あかがね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: copper is same metal as red metal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1505 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
- 銅 貨   [どうか]  [K]
(n) copper coin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 銅   [どう]  [K]
(n) copper  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 青 銅   [せいどう]  [K]
(n) bronze  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 山   [どうざん]  [K]
(n) copper mine  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 像   [どうぞう]  [K]
(n) bronze statue  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 版 画   [どうはんが]  [K]
copperplate engraving; etching  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 峠
Back: Find more details for 峠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mountain peak
mountain pass
climax
crest
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): mountain peak
mountain pass
climax
crest
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とうげ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1941 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 峠   [とうげ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) ridge; (mountain) pass; difficult 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: 山

Kanji: 匿
Back: Find more details for 匿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hide
shelter
shield
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かくま.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2024 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 隠 匿   [いんとく]  [K]
(n) concealment  [D] [Jisho]
- 匿 名   [とくめい]  [K]
(n) anonymity; pseudonym  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 得
Back: Find more details for 得 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gain
get
find
earn
acquire
can
may
able to
profit
advantage
benefit
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
え.る
う.る
あつ
てろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: measure potential gains in movement over one day
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #175 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 得る   [うる]  [K]
(v5r) to obtain; to acquire  [D] [Jisho]
- 得る   [える]  [K]
(v1) to get; to gain; to win; to catch  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 意   [とくい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pride; triumph; prosperity; one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty; customer; client  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 得   [なっとく]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 止むを得ない   [やむをえない]  [K]
(exp) cannot be helped; unavoidable  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 得る   [こころえる]  [K]
(v1) to be informed; to have thorough knowledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 得   [そんとく]  [K]
(n) loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 獲 得   [かくとく]  [K]
(n,vs) acquisition; possession  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 得   [しょとく]  [K]
(n) income; earnings  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 得   [こころえ]  [K]
(n) knowledge; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 得   [せっとく]  [K]
(n) persuasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 点   [とくてん]  [K]
(n) score; points made; marks obtained; runs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 既 得 権   [きとくけん]  [K]
(n) vested rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 得   [しゅとく]  [K]
(n,vs) acquisition  [D] [Jisho]
- 拾 得   [しゅうとく]  [K]
(n,vs) picking up; finding  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 得   [しゅうとく]  [K]
(n,vs) learning; acquisition  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 得 税   [しょとくぜい]  [K]
(n) income tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 得   [たいとく]  [K]
(n,vs) mastery; knack; realization; experience; comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 得   [とく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) profit; gain; interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 得する   [とくする]  [K]
(vs-s) to make a profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 意 先   [とくいさき]  [K]
(n) favorite customer  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 策   [とくさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) profitable plan; good plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 失   [とくしつ]  [K]
(n) advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 票   [とくひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) number of votes polled; poll votes  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 得   [どくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) learning by oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 得 意   [ふとくい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) one's weak point  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 得 点   [むとくてん]  [K]
(n) scoreless (game or competition)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 徳
Back: Find more details for 徳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
benevolence
virtue
goodness
commanding respect
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ
なる
のり
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: move that virtuous heart is worth ten eyes
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1091 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 道 徳   [どうとく]  [K]
(n) morals  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 徳   [あくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vice; immorality; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 淑 徳   [しゅくとく]  [K]
(n) womanly virtues  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 徳   [ふとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 特
Back: Find more details for 特 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): special
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Henshall Mnemonic: special bull sent to temple
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #234 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 特に   [とくに]  [K]
(adv) particularly; especially  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 急   [とっきゅう]  [K]
(n) limited express (train, faster than an express)  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 別   [とくべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) special  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 特 徴   [とくちょう]  [K]
(n) feature; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 特   [どくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 特 殊   [とくしゅ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) special; unique  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 色   [とくしょく]  [K]
(n) characteristic; feature  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 長   [とくちょう]  [K]
(n) forte; merit  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 定   [とくてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) specific; special; particular  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 売   [とくばい]  [K]
(n,vs) special sale  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 特 技   [とくぎ]  [K]
(n) special skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 許   [とっきょ]  [K]
(n) special permission; patent  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 権   [とっけん]  [K]
(n) privilege; special right  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 産   [とくさん]  [K]
(n) specialty; special product  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 集   [とくしゅう]  [K]
(n) feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 有   [とくゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) characteristic (of); peculiar (to)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 超 特 急   [ちょうとっきゅう]  [K]
(n) super express  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 異   [とくい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unique; singular  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 許 庁   [とっきょちょう]  [K]
Patent Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 訓   [とっくん]  [K]
(n) special training; intensive training; crash course  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 効 薬   [とっこうやく]  [K]
(n) specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 攻 隊   [とっこうたい]  [K]
(n) suicide squad  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 使   [とくし]  [K]
(n) special envoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 質   [とくしつ]  [K]
(n) characteristic; special quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 赦   [とくしゃ]  [K]
(n) amnesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 殊 法 人   [とくしゅほうじん]  [K]
semigovernmental corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 需   [とくじゅ]  [K]
(n) emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 性   [とくせい]  [K]
(n) special characteristic; special quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 製   [とくせい]  [K]
(n) special make; deluxe  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 設   [とくせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) setting up specially; special installation  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 選   [とくせん]  [K]
(n) specially selected; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 捜   [とくそう]  [K]
(n) special investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 大   [とくだい]  [K]
(n) extra-large  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 段   [とくだん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) special  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 典   [とくてん]  [K]
(n) special favor; privilege  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 派 員   [とくはいん]  [K]
(n) correspondent  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 筆   [とくひつ]  [K]
(n) special mention  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 別 区   [とくべつく]  [K]
(n) special ward  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 約   [とくやく]  [K]
(n) special contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 例   [とくれい]  [K]
(n) special case; exception  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 牛

Kanji: 督
Back: Find more details for 督 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
coach
command
urge
lead
supervise
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ただ
ただし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #534 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 監 督   [かんとく]  [K]
(n,vs) supervision; control; superintendence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 総 督   [そうとく]  [K]
(n) governor-general  [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: 目

Kanji: 篤
Back: Find more details for 篤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fervent
kind
cordial
serious
deliberate
On-Yomi Reading(s): トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あつ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1942 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 危 篤   [きとく]  [K]
(n) critical illness; on the verge of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 篤 志 家   [とくしか]  [K]
(n) volunteer; self-sacrificing 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 毒
Back: Find more details for 毒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
poison
virus
venom
germ
harm
injury
spite
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ドクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
母 (ボ, はは, も) – mother
毋 (なかれ) – mother
Henshall Mnemonic: mother lives on, despite poison
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1419 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 気の毒   [きのどく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pitiful; a pity  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒   [どく]  [K]
(n) poison; toxicant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 毒   [しょうどく]  [K]
(n,vs) disinfection; sterilization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 中 毒   [ちゅうどく]  [K]
(n) poisoning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 食 中 毒   [しょくちゅうどく]  [K]
(n) food poisoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒ガス   [どくガス]  [K]
(n) poison gas  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 殺   [どくさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) poisoning; kill by poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 性   [どくせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) toxicity; toxic; virulence; virulent  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 舌   [どくぜつ]  [K]
(n) wicked tongue; abusive language  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 薬   [どくやく]  [K]
(n) poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 毒   [ゆうどく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poisonous; toxic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 母 毋

Kanji: 独
Back: Find more details for 独 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
single
alone
spontaneously
Germany
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドク
トク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひと.り
どいつ
どっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Henshall Mnemonic: insect-ridden German Shepherd dog is left alone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #365 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 独り   [ひとり]  [K]
(adv,n) alone; unmarried  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 身   [どくしん]  [K]
(n) bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 特   [どくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 立   [どくりつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) independence (e.g. Ind. Day); self-support  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 独りでに   [ひとりでに]  [K]
(adv) by itself; automatically; naturally  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り言   [ひとりごと]  [K]
(n) a soliloquy; a monologue; speaking to oneself  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 孤 独   [こどく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) isolation; loneliness; solitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 独   [たんどく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) sole; independence; single; solo (flight)  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 裁   [どくさい]  [K]
(n) dictatorship; despotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 自   [どくじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) original; peculiar; characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 占   [どくせん]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 創   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) originality  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 西 独   [せいどく]  [K]
West Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 独   [とうどく]  [K]
East Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 独りで   [ひとりで]  [K]
alone; by oneself; voluntarily; spontaneously; automatically  [D] [Jisho]
- 独りぼっち   [ひとりぼっち]  [K]
(n) alone; lonely; solitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り占め   [ひとりじめ]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り歩き   [ひとりあるき]  [K]
(n,vs) walking alone; walking unaided; going alone; standing on one's own  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 逸   [どいつ]  [K]
Germany  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 演   [どくえん]  [K]
(n) solo; solo performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 学   [どくがく]  [K]
(n,vs) self-study  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 楽   [こま]  [K]
(n) a top  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 禁 法   [どっきんほう]  [K]
(n) the Antimonopoly Act  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 唱   [どくしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) vocal solo  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 創 的   [どくそうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) creative; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 奏   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) a solo  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 走   [どくそう]  [K]
(n) running alone; doing things alone that should be done with others  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 断   [どくだん]  [K]
(n) one's own judgement; arbitrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 得   [どくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) learning by oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 房   [どくぼう]  [K]
(n) single cell; isolation cell  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 立 国   [どくりつこく]  [K]
(n) independent state or nation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 犬

Kanji: 読
Back: Find more details for 読 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): read
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ドク
トク
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.む
-よ.み
よみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: sell words to read
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #618 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 読む   [よむ]  [K]
(v5m) to read  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 読み   [よみ]  [K]
(n) reading  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 書   [どくしょ]  [K]
(n) reading  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 句 読 点   [くとうてん]  [K]
(n) punctuation marks  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 購 読   [こうどく]  [K]
(n,vs) subscription (e.g. magazine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み上げる   [よみあげる]  [K]
(v1) to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 者   [どくしゃ]  [K]
(n) reader  [D] [Jisho]
- 朗 読   [ろうどく]  [K]
(n,vs) reading aloud; recitation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 読   [あいどく]  [K]
(n,vs) reading with pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 読   [おんどく]  [K]
(n,vs) reading aloud  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 読み   [おんよみ]  [K]
(n) on (Chinese) reading of kanji  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 読   [かいどく]  [K]
(n,vs) deciphering; decoding  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 読み   [くんよみ]  [K]
(n) kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 積ん読   [つんどく]  [K]
buying books and not reading them  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み取り   [よみとり]  [K]
(n,vs) reading  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み書き   [よみかき]  [K]
(n) reading and writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み物   [よみもの]  [K]
(n) reading matter; reading material  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み返す   [よみかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to reread; to read again  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み方   [よみかた]  [K]
(n) way of reading; how to read  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 売   [よみうり]  [K]
(n) Yomiuri (newspaper)  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 本   [とくほん]  [K]
(n) reading-book  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 読   [ひつどく]  [K]
(n) should be read by all  [D] [Jisho]
- 秒 読み   [びょうよみ]  [K]
(n) countdown  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち読み   [たちよみ]  [K]
(n) reading while standing (in a bookstore)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 凸
Back: Find more details for 凸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
convex
beetle brow
uneven
On-Yomi Reading(s): トツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): でこ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
凵 (うけばこ) – open box enclosure
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2143 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凸 凹   [でこぼこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unevenness; roughness; ruggedness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お凸   [おでこ]  [K]
brow; forehead  [D] [Jisho]
- 凹 凸   [おうとつ]  [K]
(n) unevenness; roughness; ruggedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 版   [とっぱん]  [K]
(n) letterpress; relief 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ｜ 凵

Kanji: 突
Back: Find more details for 突 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stab
protruding
thrusting
thrust
pierce
prick
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トツ
カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #521 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 突 然   [とつぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv) abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly; all at once  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 煙 突   [えんとつ]  [K]
(n) chimney  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き当たり   [つきあたり]  [K]
(n) end (e.g. of street)  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き当たる   [つきあたる]  [K]
(v5r) to run into; to collide with  [D] [Jisho]
- 突く   [つく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to thrust; to strike; to attack; (2) to poke; to nudge; to pick at  [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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 突く   [つつく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to thrust; to strike; to attack; (2) to poke; to nudge; to pick at  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ張る   [つっぱる]  [K]
(v5r) to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 如   [とつじょ]  [K]
(adv) suddenly; all of a sudden  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 破   [とっぱ]  [K]
(n,vs) breaking through; breakthrough; penetration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 激 突   [げきとつ]  [K]
(n,vs) crash into; clash  [D] [Jisho]
- 楯 突く   [たてつく]  [K]
(v5k) to oppose; to resist; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 突   [ついとつ]  [K]
(n,vs) rear-end collision  [D] [Jisho]
- 唐 突   [とうとつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abrupt; sudden  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き   [つき]  [K]
(n) a thrust; a pass; a lunge; a stab  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き刺す   [つきさす]  [K]
(v5s) to stab; to pierce; to thrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き上げる   [つきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to push up; to toss  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き抜ける   [つきぬける]  [K]
(v1) to pierce through; to break through  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ掛ける   [つっかける]  [K]
(v1) to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 突っ張り   [つっぱり]  [K]
(n) prop; strut; support; bar; thrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 貫   [とっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) charge; rush; lightning attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 起   [とっき]  [K]
(n) protuberance  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 出   [とっしゅつ]  [K]
(n) projection; protrusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 進   [とっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) rush; charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 入   [とつにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) rushing; breaking into  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 風   [とっぷう]  [K]
(n) squall; sudden gust  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 穴

Kanji: 届
Back: Find more details for 届 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deliver
reach
arrive
report
notify
forward
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とど.ける
-とど.け
とど.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: deliver corpse and report reason
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #939 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 届ける   [とどける]  [K]
(v1) to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to file notice (to the authorities)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 届く   [とどく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) to reach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 届   [とどけ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) report; notification; registration  [D] [Jisho]
- 届け   [とどけ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) report; notification; registration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 見 届ける   [みとどける]  [K]
(v1) to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き届く   [いきとどく]  [K]
(v5k) to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough  [D] [Jisho]
- 届け出   [とどけで]  [K]
(n,vs) report; notification  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 届け   [むとどけ]  [K]
(n) without notice; without leave  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 寅
Back: Find more details for 寅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the tiger
3-5AM
third sign of Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とら
とも
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1975 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 寅   [とら]  [K]
(n) third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3a.m.-5a.m., east-northeast, January)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 酉
Back: Find more details for 酉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the bird
west (sake rad)
tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s): ユウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とり
なが
みのる
ひよみのとり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2468 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

Kanji: 屯
Back: Find more details for 屯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
barracks
police station
camp
On-Yomi Reading(s): トン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): トンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
屮 (てつ) – old grass
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1980 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 駐 屯   [ちゅうとん]  [K]
(n) stationing (troops); occupancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 屯   [とん]  [K]
(n) ton  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 乙 屮

Kanji: 惇
Back: Find more details for 惇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sincere
kind
considerate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュン
ジュン
トン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.い
あつし
あつ
まこと
とし
つとむ
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 9
Frequency: #2265 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: 敦
Back: Find more details for 敦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
industry
kindliness
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トン
タイ
ダン
チョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.い
あつ
あつし
つる
のぶ
のり
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1695 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 敦 煌   [とんこう]  [K]
simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 豚
Back: Find more details for 豚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pork
pig
On-Yomi Reading(s): トン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ぶた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
豕 (いのこ) – pig
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1864 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 豚 肉   [ぶたにく]  [K]
(n) pork  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 豚   [ぶた]  [K]
(n) pig  [D] [Jisho]
- 豚カツ   [とんカツ]  [K]
(n) pork cutlet  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 豚   [ようとん]  [K]
(n) pig-keeping; pig farming  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 豕

Kanji: 曇
Back: Find more details for 曇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cloudy weather
cloud up
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くも.る
ど
ずみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1899 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 曇り   [くもり]  [K]
(n) cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow  [D] [Jisho]
- 曇る   [くもる]  [K]
(v5r) to become cloudy; to become dim  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鈍
Back: Find more details for 鈍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dull
slow
foolish
blunt
On-Yomi Reading(s): ドン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にぶ.い
にぶ.る
にぶ-
なま.る
なまく.ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1574 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鈍い   [にぶい]  [K]
(adj) dull (e.g. a knife); thickheaded; slow (opposite of fast); stupid  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍い   [のろい]  [K]
(adj) dull (e.g. a knife); thickheaded; slow (opposite of fast); stupid  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鈍る   [にぶる]  [K]
(v5r) to become less capable; to grow dull; to become blunt; to weaken  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 感   [どんかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thickheadedness; stolidity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鈍 化   [どんか]  [K]
(n,vs) becoming dull; slowing down  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 間   [のろま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blockhead; dunce; gullible (person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 器   [どんき]  [K]
(n) blunt weapon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 金

Kanji: 奈
Back: Find more details for 奈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Nara
what?
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナ
ナイ
ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いかん
からなし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #841 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: 大

Kanji: 那
Back: Find more details for 那 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): what?
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナ
ダ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なに
なんぞ
いかん
とも
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
邦 (ホウ, くに) – home country; country; Japan
邑 (ユウ, うれ.える, くに, むら, お, おう, おお, おお) – village; rural community; right village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1621 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 旦 那   [だんな]  [K]
(n) master (of house); husband (informal)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 内
Back: Find more details for 内 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inside
within
between
among
house
home
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナイ
ダイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うち
いと
ただ
ち
のち
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
入 (いる) – enter
Henshall Mnemonic: person tries to get inside hoop
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #44 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 以 内   [いない]  [K]
(n,n-suf) within; inside of; less than  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 内   [かない]  [K]
(n) (hum) wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 内   [うち]  [K]
(n) inside  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- その内   [そのうち]  [K]
(adv) eventually; sooner or later; of the previously mentioned  [D] [Jisho]
- 案 内   [あんない]  [K]
(n,vs) information; guidance; leading  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 容   [ないよう]  [K]
(n) subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 内 科   [ないか]  [K]
(n) internist clinic; internal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 線   [ないせん]  [K]
(n) phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 内 閣   [ないかく]  [K]
(n) cabinet; (government) ministry  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 緒   [ないしょ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) secrecy; privacy; secret; internal evidence; one's circumstances  [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]
- 内 臓   [ないぞう]  [K]
(n) internal organs; intestines; viscera  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 蔵   [ないぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) involvement; internal (e.g. disk)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 部   [ないぶ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) interior; inside; internal  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 訳   [うちわけ]  [K]
(n) the items; breakdown; classification  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 乱   [ないらん]  [K]
(n) civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 陸   [ないりく]  [K]
(n) inland  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 域 内   [いきない]  [K]
(n) inside the area  [D] [Jisho]
- 院 内   [いんない]  [K]
(n) (1) inside the House (Diet); (2) inside the hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 影の内 閣   [かげのないかく]  [K]
shadow cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 園 内   [えんない]  [K]
(n) inside the garden (park)  [D] [Jisho]
- 屋 内   [おくない]  [K]
(n) indoor (court, pool, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 内   [かていない]  [K]
domestic; in the family  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 内   [はのい]  [K]
Hanoi  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 内   [かくない]  [K]
(n) (inside the) Cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 内   [がくない]  [K]
(n) within the school  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 内   [かんない]  [K]
(n) within the jurisdiction of  [D] [Jisho]
- 館 内   [かんない]  [K]
(n) in the building  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 内 庁   [くないちょう]  [K]
Imperial Household Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 内   [けいだい]  [K]
(n) compound; grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 内   [くない]  [K]
(n) in the ward or borough  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 内   [げつない]  [K]
(n) by the end of this month  [D] [Jisho]
- 圏 内   [けんない]  [K]
(n) within the sphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 内   [けんない]  [K]
(n) within the prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) within a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) premises; grounds; campus  [D] [Jisho]
- 港 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) inside the harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 内   [こくない]  [K]
(n) internal; domestic  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 内   [しない]  [K]
(n) (within a) city  [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]
- 社 内   [しゃない]  [K]
(n) within a company  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 内   [しゃない]  [K]
(n) inside a carriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 内   [しゅうない]  [K]
(n) by the end of this week  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 内   [じょうない]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) inside a castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 内   [じょうない]  [K]
(n) on the grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 内   [みうち]  [K]
(n) one's whole body; relatives; friends; followers  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 内   [たいない]  [K]
(n) inside the body  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 内   [ちょうない]  [K]
(n) neighborhood; street; block; town  [D] [Jisho]
- 邸 内   [ていない]  [K]
(n) grounds; premises  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 内   [てんない]  [K]
(n) store interior  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 内   [とない]  [K]
(n) metropolitan area  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 内   [とうない]  [K]
(n) party-internal  [D] [Jisho]
- 島 内   [とうない]  [K]
(n) on the island  [D] [Jisho]
- 内々   [うちうち]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) family circle; the inside; private; informal; secret; confidential  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 海   [うちうみ]  [K]
(n) inlet; bay; inland sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 外   [ないがい]  [K]
(n) inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; interior and exterior  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 角   [ないかく]  [K]
(n) interior angle; inside corner (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 閣 官 房   [ないかくかんぼう]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Secretariat  [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]
- 内 気   [うちき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bashfulness; shyness; reserve; timidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 規   [ないき]  [K]
(n) private regulations; bylaws; tradition  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 向   [ないこう]  [K]
(n) introvert  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 向 的   [ないこうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) introvert  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 示   [ないし]  [K]
(ok) (n,vs) unofficial announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 実   [ないじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the facts  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 入

Kanji: 凪
Back: Find more details for 凪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lull
calm
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): lull
calm
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なぎ
な.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 几 (つくえ) – table table enclosure
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: 几

Kanji: 捺
Back: Find more details for 捺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
press
print
affix a seal
stamp
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナツ
ダツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.す
お.す
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: 縄
Back: Find more details for 縄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
straw rope
cord
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なわ
ただ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1075 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 縄   [なわ]  [K]
(n) rope; hemp  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沖 縄   [おきなわ]  [K]
(n) Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands)  [D] [Jisho]
- 沖 縄 開 発 庁 長 官   [おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 張り   [なわばり]  [K]
(n,vs) roping off; stretching rope; demarcation; one's turf  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 跳び   [なわとび]  [K]
(n) (1) skipping rope; jump rope; (2) skipping; rope-jumping  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 文   [じょうもん]  [K]
(n) Jomon period; straw-rope pattern  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 南
Back: Find more details for 南 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): south
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナン
ナ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みなみ
なみ
は
みな
みまみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: get a hoop for ten yen down south
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #341 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 南   [みなみ]  [K]
(n,vs) South; proceeding south  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 南 極   [なんきょく]  [K]
(n) south pole; Antarctic  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 米   [なんべい]  [K]
(n) South America  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 北   [なんぼく]  [K]
(n) south and north  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 西 南   [せいなん]  [K]
(n) south-west  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 南 米   [ちゅうなんべい]  [K]
(n) Central and South America  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 南   [ひがしみなみ]  [K]
(n) south-east  [D] [Jisho]
- 南アフリカ   [みなみアフリカ]  [K]
South Africa  [D] [Jisho]
- 南シナ海   [みなみシナうみ]  [K]
South China Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 緯   [なんい]  [K]
(n) southern latitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 瓜   [かぼちゃ]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) squash; pumpkin  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 海   [なんかい]  [K]
(n) southern sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 京   [なんきん]  [K]
(n) Nanjing (city in China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 口   [みなみぐち]  [K]
(n) south entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 国   [なんこく]  [K]
(n) southern countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 西   [なんせい]  [K]
(n) southwest  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 側   [みなみがわ]  [K]
(n) south side  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 東   [なんとう]  [K]
(n) southeast  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 蛮   [なんばん]  [K]
(n) southern barbarians; red pepper  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 氷 洋   [なんひょうよう]  [K]
(n) Antarctic Ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 部   [なんぶ]  [K]
(n) southern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 方   [なんぽう]  [K]
(n) south; southern; southward  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 北 問 題   [なんぼくもんだい]  [K]
North-South problem  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十

Kanji: 楠
Back: Find more details for 楠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): camphor tree
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナン
ダン
ゼン
ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くす
くすのき
くず
な
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1927 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 楠   [くすのき]  [K]
(n) camphor tree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 軟
Back: Find more details for 軟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): soft
On-Yomi Reading(s): ナン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やわ.らか
やわ.らかい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1269 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 軟らかい   [やわらかい]  [K]
(adj) soft; tender; limp  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 柔 軟   [じゅうなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flexible; lithe  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 化   [なんか]  [K]
(n,vs) softening; mollification  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軟らか   [やわらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light); gentle; meek  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 禁   [なんきん]  [K]
(n) lenient confinement or house arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 骨   [なんこつ]  [K]
(n) cartilage  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 式   [なんしき]  [K]
(n) (tennis) played with a soft ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 弱   [なんじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 着 陸   [なんちゃくりく]  [K]
(n) soft-landing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 車

Kanji: 難
Back: Find more details for 難 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect
On-Yomi Reading(s): ナン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた.い
-がた.い
むずか.しい
むづか.しい
むつか.しい
-にく.い
な
なに
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Henshall Mnemonic: bird in trouble in waterless Han China
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #330 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 難しい   [むずかしい]  [K]
(adj) difficult  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 難い   [にくい]  [K]
(adj,suf) difficult; hard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 困 難   [こんなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) difficulty; distress  [D] [Jisho]
- 有り難う   [ありがとう]  [K]
(conj,exp,int) (uk) Thank you  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 災 難   [さいなん]  [K]
(n) calamity; misfortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 難   [とうなん]  [K]
(n) theft; robbery  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 難い   [ありがたい]  [K]
(adj) grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遭 難   [そうなん]  [K]
(n) disaster; shipwreck; accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 難   [なん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) difficulty; hardships; defect  [D] [Jisho]
- 難い   [かたい]  [K]
(adj,suf) difficult; hard  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 難   [ひなん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking refuge; finding shelter  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 難   [ひなん]  [K]
(n,vs) blame; attack; criticism  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 難   [ぶなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 難う   [ありがとう]  [K]
(io) (conj,exp,int) (uk) Thank you  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- どうも有 難う   [どうもありがとう]  [K]
(exp) Thank you  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 難   [かいなん]  [K]
(n) shipwreck  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 難しい   [きむずかしい]  [K]
(adj) hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 難   [くなん]  [K]
(n) trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 政 難   [ざいせいなん]  [K]
(n) economic difficulties  [D] [Jisho]
- 至 難   [しなん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) most difficult; next to impossible  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 難   [じゅなん]  [K]
(n) suffering; agony; passion  [D] [Jisho]
- 殉 難   [じゅんなん]  [K]
(n) martyrdom  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 難   [たなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) full of troubles, difficulties  [D] [Jisho]
- 難なく   [なんなく]  [K]
(adv) easily  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 易   [なんい]  [K]
(n) difficulty; relative difficulty  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 解   [なんかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) difficult  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 関   [なんかん]  [K]
(n) barrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 局   [なんきょく]  [K]
(n) difficult situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 航   [なんこう]  [K]
(n) stormy passage  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 色   [なんしょく]  [K]
(n) disapproval  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 題   [なんだい]  [K]
(n) difficult theme  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 聴   [なんちょう]  [K]
(n) deafness  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 点   [なんてん]  [K]
(n) fault; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 病   [なんびょう]  [K]
(n) incurable disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 民   [なんみん]  [K]
(n) refugees  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 問   [なんもん]  [K]
(n) perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 難 民   [ひなんみん]  [K]
(n) refugees; evacuees  [D] [Jisho]
- 有り難い   [ありがたい]  [K]
(adj) grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 隹

Kanji: 二
Back: Find more details for 二 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): two
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ニ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふた
ふた.つ
ふたた.び
おと
つぐ
にい
は
ふ
ふたつ
ふだ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 二 (に) – two
Henshall Mnemonic: two fingers
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #9 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 二 月   [じゅうにがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) December  [D] [Jisho]
- 二   [に]  [K]
(num) two  [D] [Jisho]
- 二つ   [ふたつ]  [K]
(n) two  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 月   [にがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) February  [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]
- 二 人   [ふたり]  [K]
(n) two persons; two people; pair; couple  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 日   [ふつか]  [K]
(n) second day of the month; two days  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 百   [にひゃく]  [K]
two hundred; 200  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 二 階 建て   [にかいだて]  [K]
(n) two-storied building  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 真っ二つ   [まっぷたつ]  [K]
(n) in two equal parts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 石 二 鳥   [いっせきにちょう]  [K]
(exp,n) killing two birds with one stone  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 二   [いちに]  [K]
(n) the first and second; a few  [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]
- 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]
- 二つ目   [ふたつめ]  [K]
(n) one after next; second  [D] [Jisho]
- 二の次   [にのつぎ]  [K]
(n) secondary; subordinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 院   [にいん]  [K]
(n) the two houses of legislature  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 階   [にかい]  [K]
(n) second floor; upstairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 期   [にき]  [K]
(n) two periods or terms  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 宮   [にぐう]  [K]
(n) the Two Ise Shrines  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 軍   [にぐん]  [K]
(n) second string players (sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 見   [ふたみ]  [K]
(adj-no) forked (road, river)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 号   [にごう]  [K]
number two; concubine  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 死   [にし]  [K]
(n) two out  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 次   [にじ]  [K]
(n) secondary; subordinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 七 日   [ふたなぬか]  [K]
(n) second week's memorial services  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 者 択 一   [にしゃたくいつ]  [K]
(n) alternatively  [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 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]
- 二 人 三 脚   [ににんさんきゃく]  [K]
(n) a three-legged race  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 人 前   [ふたりまえ]  [K]
(adj-no) for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two  [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]
- 二 度   [にど]  [K]
(n) (1) two times; (2) two degrees  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 番   [にばん]  [K]
second; number two; runner-up  [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]
- 二 部   [にぶ]  [K]
(n) two parts; two copies; the second part  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 分   [にぶん]  [K]
(n,vs,adj-no) halving; bisection  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 本 立て   [にほんだて]  [K]
(n) double feature (movie)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚   [にまい]  [K]
(n) two sheets (pieces) (of paper)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 舌   [にまいじた]  [K]
(adj-no,n) double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 目   [にまいめ]  [K]
(n) actor in a love scene  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 流   [にりゅう]  [K]
(n) second-rate; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 輪 車   [にりんしゃ]  [K]
(n) two wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 塁   [にるい]  [K]
(n) second base  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 塁 手   [にるいしゅ]  [K]
(n) second baseman  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 塁 打   [にるいだ]  [K]
(n) two-base hit; 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: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 尼
Back: Find more details for 尼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): nun
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1844 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 尼   [あま]  [K]
(n) (col) nun; bitch  [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: 尸

Kanji: 弐
Back: Find more details for 弐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
II
two
second
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ニ
ジ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふた.つ
そえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
貝 (かい) – shellfish
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 貝

Kanji: 肉
Back: Find more details for 肉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): meat
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ニクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: inside person there is meat
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #986 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 牛 肉   [ぎゅうにく]  [K]
(n) beef  [D] [Jisho]
- 豚 肉   [ぶたにく]  [K]
(n) pork  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉   [にく]  [K]
(n) meat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 筋 肉   [きんにく]  [K]
(n) muscle; sinew  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 皮 肉   [ひにく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 肉 親   [にくしん]  [K]
(n) blood relationship; blood relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 体   [にくたい]  [K]
(n) the body; the flesh  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魚 肉   [ぎょにく]  [K]
(n) fish meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 肉の策   [くにくのさく]  [K]
(n) last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity  [D] [Jisho]
- 鶏 肉   [けいにく]  [K]
(n) chicken meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 鯨 肉   [げいにく]  [K]
(n) whale meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き肉   [やきにく]  [K]
(n) yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat); Korean barbecue  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 肉   [やきにく]  [K]
(n) yakiniku (Japanese dish of fried meat); Korean barbecue  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 肉   [しょくにく]  [K]
(n) meat (for consumption)  [D] [Jisho]
- 太り肉   [ふとりじし]  [K]
(n) corpulent; fat; chubby  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 屋   [にくや]  [K]
(n) butcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 眼   [にくがん]  [K]
(n) naked eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 食   [にくしょく]  [K]
(n) meat diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 声   [にくせい]  [K]
(n) natural voice (without a microphone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 体 的   [にくたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) corporal  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 薄   [にくはく]  [K]
(n,vs) come close to; closing in upon; pressing hard (on the enemy); challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 筆   [にくひつ]  [K]
(n) one's own handwriting; autograph  [D] [Jisho]
- 挽 肉   [ひきにく]  [K]
(n) minced (ground) meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 羊 肉   [ようにく]  [K]
(n) mutton; lamb (meat)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 虹
Back: Find more details for 虹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rainbow
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): にじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2110 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 虹   [にじ]  [K]
(n) rainbow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 虫

Kanji: 日
Back: Find more details for 日 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
day
sun
Japan
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ニチ
ジツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ
-び
-か
あ
あき
いる
く
くさ
こう
す
たち
に
にっ
につ
へ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun with spot
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 日   [いちにち]  [K]
(n) (1) one day; (2) first of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 日   [ついたち]  [K]
(n) (1) first of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 曜 日   [かようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Tuesday  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 曜 日   [きんようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Friday  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 日   [ここのか]  [K]
nine days; the ninth day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 曜 日   [げつようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Monday  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 日   [いつか]  [K]
(n) five days; the fifth day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日   [きょう]  [K]
(n-t) today; this day  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 日   [きのう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 日   [みっか]  [K]
(n) three days; the third day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 日   [よっか]  [K]
(n) (1) 4th day of month; (2) four days  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 日   [なのか]  [K]
(n-adv) seven days; the seventh day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 日   [とおか]  [K]
ten days; the tenth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 曜 日   [すいようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Wednesday  [D] [Jisho]
- 誕 生 日   [たんじょうび]  [K]
(n) birthday  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 曜 日   [どようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Saturday  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 日   [はつか]  [K]
(n) twenty days; twentieth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 日   [ふつか]  [K]
(n) second day of the month; two days  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 曜 日   [にちようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Sunday  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 日   [ようか]  [K]
(n) eight days; the eighth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 日   [まいにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every day  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [あさって]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [あした]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [あす]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 曜 日   [もくようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Thursday  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 日   [むいか]  [K]
six days; sixth (day of month)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 日   [ひ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) sun; sunshine; day  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 記   [にっき]  [K]
(n) diary; journal  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [みょうにち]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 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]
- 先 日   [せんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the other day; a few days ago  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 光   [にっこう]  [K]
(n) sunlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 常   [にちじょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) ordinary; regular; everyday; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 中   [にっちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (1) daytime; during the day; (2) Sino-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 付   [ひづけ]  [K]
(n) date; dating  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本   [にほん]  [K]
Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 曜   [にちよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Sunday  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [みょうごにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 曜 日   [ようび]  [K]
(n) day of the week  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 昨 日   [いっさくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 日   [つきひ]  [K]
(n) time; years; days  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 日   [がんじつ]  [K]
(n) New Year's Day  [D] [Jisho]
- 祭 日   [さいじつ]  [K]
(n) national holiday; festival day  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 日 月   [みかづき]  [K]
(n) new moon; crescent moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 日   [しゅくじつ]  [K]
(n) national holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 年 月 日   [せいねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) birth date  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 休 日   [ていきゅうび]  [K]
(n) regular holiday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 日 中   [いちにちじゅう]  [K]
(n) throughout the day  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 日   [いくにち]  [K]
(n) how many days?; what day (of month)?  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 念 日   [きねんび]  [K]
(n) holiday; anniversary; memorial day  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 日   [きゅうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) holiday; day off  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 日   [きんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 日   [ごじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the future; another day; later  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 日   [こうにち]  [K]
(n) anti-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 日 的   [こんにちてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modern; up-to-date  [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 日   [ざいにち]  [K]
(n) in Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 日   [さくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 日   [みそか]  [K]
(n) last day of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 七七 日   [しちしちにち]  [K]
(n) 49th day after death  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 日   [しょにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first or opening day  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 日 本 製 鐵   [しんにっぽんせいてつ]  [K]
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 日   [しんにち]  [K]
(n) pro-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 日   [すうじつ]  [K]
(n) few days  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 日 本   [にしにっぽん]  [K]
western Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 日   [ぜんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before  [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]
- 即 日   [そくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) same day  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 日   [たいにち]  [K]
(n) staying in Japan; with Japan; with respect to Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 晦 日   [おおみそか]  [K]
(n-t) New Year's Eve  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 日   [ちゅうにち]  [K]
(n) China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day  [D] [Jisho]
- 駐 日   [ちゅうにち]  [K]
(n) resident in Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 日   [あさひ]  [K]
(n) morning sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 日   [どうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the same day  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 七 日   [ふたなぬか]  [K]
(n) second week's memorial services  [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]
- 日ごろ   [ひごろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) normally; habitually  [D] [Jisho]
- 日に日に   [ひにひに]  [K]
(adv) day by day; daily  [D] [Jisho]
- 日の目   [ひのめ]  [K]
(n) sunlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 日ソ   [にっソ]  [K]
Japanese-Soviet  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 刊   [にっかん]  [K]
(n) daily issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 韓   [にっかん]  [K]
(n) Japan and Korea  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 給   [にっきゅう]  [K]
(n) daily wages  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 系   [にっけい]  [K]
(n) (of) Japanese descent  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 経   [にっけい]  [K]
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 光 浴   [にっこうよく]  [K]
(n) sunbathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 航   [にっこう]  [K]
Japan Airlines  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 差し   [ひざし]  [K]
(n) sunlight; rays of the sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 傘   [ひがさ]  [K]
(n) sunshade; parasol  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 産   [にっさん]  [K]
(n) daily output  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 誌   [にっし]  [K]
(n) diary  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 出   [にっしゅつ]  [K]
(n) sunrise  [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: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 乳
Back: Find more details for 乳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
milk
breasts
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちち
ち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 乙 (おつ) – fish hook
Henshall Mnemonic: child reaches for breast swollen with milk
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1289 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 牛 乳   [ぎゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) (cow's) milk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 乳   [ちち]  [K]
(n) milk; breast; loop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 搾 乳   [さくにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) milking (a cow)  [D] [Jisho]
- 鍾 乳 洞   [しょうにゅうどう]  [K]
(n) limestone cave  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 児   [にゅうじ]  [K]
(n) infant; suckling baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 首   [ちくび]  [K]
(n) nipple; teat  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 製 品   [にゅうせいひん]  [K]
(n) dairy products  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 母 車   [うばぐるま]  [K]
(n) baby carriage; perambulator  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 房   [にゅうぼう]  [K]
(n) breast; nipple; udder  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 幼 児   [にゅうようじ]  [K]
(n) infants; babies  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 乳   [ぼにゅう]  [K]
(n) mother's milk  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 乙

Kanji: 入
Back: Find more details for 入 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
enter
insert
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ニュウ
ニッ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.る
-い.る
-い.り
い.れる
-い.れ
はい.る
いり
いる
に
の
りり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 入 (いる) – enter
Henshall Mnemonic: enter through inverted v opening
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #56 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 入る   [はいる]  [K]
(v5r) to enter; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold; to accommodate; to have (an income of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れる   [いれる]  [K]
(v1) to put in; to take in; to bring in; to let in; to admit; to introduce; to commit (to prison); to usher in; to insert; to set (jewels); to employ; to listen to; to tolerate; to comprehend; to include; to pay (interest); to cast (votes)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 口   [いりぐち]  [K]
(n) entrance; gate; approach; mouth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 押し入れ   [おしいれ]  [K]
(n) closet  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 院   [にゅういん]  [K]
(n,vs) hospitalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 学   [にゅうがく]  [K]
(n,vs) entry to school or university; matriculation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 気に入る   [きにいる]  [K]
(v5r) to be pleased with; to suit  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 入   [きにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry; filling in of forms  [D] [Jisho]
- 収 入   [しゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) income; receipts; revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 場   [にゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) entrance; admission; entering  [D] [Jisho]
- 輸 入   [ゆにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) importation; import; introduction  [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]
- 取り入れる   [とりいれる]  [K]
(v1) to harvest; to take in; to adopt  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 入れ   [ていれ]  [K]
(n) repairs; maintenance  [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]
- 侵 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) penetration; invasion; raid; aggression; trespass  [D] [Jisho]
- 日の入り   [ひのいり]  [K]
(n) sunset  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ物   [いれもの]  [K]
(n) container; case; receptacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 社   [にゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) entry to a company  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 加 入   [かにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing  [D] [Jisho]
- 介 入   [かいにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) intervention  [D] [Jisho]
- 購 入   [こうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) purchase; buy  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 入れる   [しいれる]  [K]
(v1) to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure  [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]
- 出 入り口   [でいりぐち]  [K]
(n) exit and entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し入れる   [もうしいれる]  [K]
(v1) to propose; to suggest  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 入   [せんにゅう]  [K]
(n) infiltration; sneaking in  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 入   [とうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) throw (e.g. something into somewhere); (2) investment; (3) release of a product; (4) making (an electrical circuit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 入   [どうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) introduction; bringing in; leading in  [D] [Jisho]
- 入る   [いる]  [K]
(v5r) to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 手   [にゅうしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) obtaining; coming to hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 賞   [にゅうしょう]  [K]
(n) winning a prize or place (in a contest)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 浴   [にゅうよく]  [K]
(n,vs) bathe; bathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 入   [のうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) payment; supply  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お気に入り   [おきにいり]  [K]
(n) favorite; pet  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し入り   [おしいり]  [K]
(n) breaking into; burglar  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し入る   [おしいる]  [K]
(v5r) to push in  [D] [Jisho]
- 押 入   [おしいれ]  [K]
(n) closet  [D] [Jisho]
- 押 入れ   [おしいれ]  [K]
(n) closet  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫁 入り   [よめいり]  [K]
(n,vs) marriage; wedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り入れ   [かりいれ]  [K]
(n) harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 気に入り   [きにいり]  [K]
(n) favorite; pet  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 輸 入   [ぎゃくゆにゅう]  [K]
(n) reimportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸 入   [きゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) inhalation  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り入れ   [くりいれ]  [K]
(n) transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 入る   [みいる]  [K]
(v5r) to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 入   [こんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) mixing; adding; adulteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 入   [さいにゅう]  [K]
(n) annual revenue or income  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 入   [さんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) coming; visiting; going  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 入れ   [しいれ]  [K]
(n) stocking; buying up  [D] [Jisho]
- 借り入れ   [かりいれ]  [K]
(n) debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 入 金   [かりいれきん]  [K]
(n) loan; debt  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 入   [しゅつにゅう]  [K]
(n) in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n) newly arrived; joined; newly-entered  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し入れ   [もうしいれ]  [K]
(n) proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 入   [しんにゅう]  [K]
(n) penetration; entry  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 入らず   [みずいらず]  [K]
(n) with no outsiders present  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 入 観   [せんにゅうかん]  [K]
(n) preconception; prejudice; preoccupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 挿 入   [そうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) insertion; incorporation; infixing  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 間 入り   [なかまいり]  [K]
(n) joining a group  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 入   [ちゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pouring; injection  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 入れ   [そこいれ]  [K]
(n) bottoming out (of prices)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 子 入り   [でしいり]  [K]
(n) apprenticeship; enrolling  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 入   [とつにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) rushing; breaking into  [D] [Jisho]
- 入   [にゅう]  [K]
go in  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り   [いり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) entering; setting (of the sun); audience; capacity; income; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り口   [いりぐち]  [K]
(n) entrance; gate; approach; mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り江   [いりえ]  [K]
(n) inlet; cove; creek; bay  [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]
- 入れ歯   [いれば]  [K]
(n) false tooth; denture  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ替え   [いれかえ]  [K]
(n) replacement; substitution; change  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ墨   [いれずみ]  [K]
(n,vs) tattoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 園   [にゅうえん]  [K]
(n) enrollment in kindergarten  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 荷   [にゅうか]  [K]
(n,vs) arrival of goods; goods received  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 閣   [にゅうかく]  [K]
(n) joining the cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 館 料   [にゅうかんりょう]  [K]
(n) admission fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 居   [にゅうきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) moving into (house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 金   [にゅうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) deposit; payment; money received; money due  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 江   [いりえ]  [K]
(n) inlet; cove; creek; bay  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 港   [にゅうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry into port  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 如
Back: Find more details for 如 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
likeness
like
such as
as if
better
best
equal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ジョ
ニョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ごと.し
き
ね
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1704 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 如 何   [いかが]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) how; in what way  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 何   [どう]  [K]
(adv) (uk) how; in what way; how about  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 何して   [どうして]  [K]
(adv,int) (uk) why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 如 何しても   [どうしても]  [K]
(adv) (uk) by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 突 如   [とつじょ]  [K]
(adv) suddenly; all of a sudden  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 何に   [いかに]  [K]
(adv,int) how?; in what way?; how much?; however; whatever  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 何にも   [いかにも]  [K]
(adv,int) (uk) indeed; really; phrase meaning agreement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 欠 如   [けつじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) lack; privation; deficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 如し   [ごとし]  [K]
(oK) (n) (uk) like; as if; the same as  [D] [Jisho]
- 如 実   [にょじつ]  [K]
(n) reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 躍 如   [やくじょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vivid; lifelike; graphic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 尿
Back: Find more details for 尿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): urine
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ニョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1672 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 尿   [にょう]  [K]
(n) urine  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 糖 尿 病   [とうにょうびょう]  [K]
(n) diabetes  [D] [Jisho]
- 尿 酸   [にょうさん]  [K]
(n) uric acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 泌 尿 器   [ひにょうき]  [K]
(n) urinary 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 任
Back: Find more details for 任 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
responsibility
duty
term
entrust to
appoint
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まか.せる
まか.す
さ
とう
ひで
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: entrust jewels to person on duty
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #217 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
- 責 任   [せきにん]  [K]
(n) duty; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 任せる   [まかせる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to entrust to another; to leave to; (2) to do something at one's leisure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 就 任   [しゅうにん]  [K]
(n,vs) inauguration; assumption of office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 主 任   [しゅにん]  [K]
(n) person in charge; responsible official  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 任   [しんにん]  [K]
(n,vs) trust; confidence; credence  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 任   [てんにん]  [K]
(n) change of post  [D] [Jisho]
- 任す   [まかす]  [K]
(v5s) to entrust; to leave to a person  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 務   [にんむ]  [K]
(n) duty; function; office; mission; task  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 命   [にんめい]  [K]
(n) appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation  [D] [Jisho]
- 赴 任   [ふにん]  [K]
(n,vs) (proceeding to) new appointment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 委 任   [いにん]  [K]
(n) charge; trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 任   [いちにん]  [K]
(n,vs) entrusting  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 任   [かいにん]  [K]
(n,vs) dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事 責 任   [けいじせきにん]  [K]
criminal liability  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 任   [けんにん]  [K]
(n) concurrent post  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 任   [こうにん]  [K]
(n) successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 任   [さいにん]  [K]
(n) reappointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 任   [ざいにん]  [K]
(n) being in office  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 任   [じにん]  [K]
(n,vs) self-appointment; pretension  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 任   [じにん]  [K]
(n,vs) resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 任 給   [しょにんきゅう]  [K]
(n) initial salary  [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]
- 新 任   [しんにん]  [K]
(n) inaugural; new  [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]
- 専 任   [せんにん]  [K]
(n) full-time service  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 任   [せんにん]  [K]
(n) election  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 任   [たいにん]  [K]
(n,vs) retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 身 赴 任   [たんしんふにん]  [K]
(n) (1) solo assignment; (2) transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 任   [たんにん]  [K]
(n) in charge (of something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 義 的 責 任   [どうぎてきせきにん]  [K]
(n) moral obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 任   [にん]  [K]
(n) obligation; duty; charge; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 意   [にんい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) any; arbitrary; optional; pleasure; discretion; free will  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 期   [にんき]  [K]
(n) term of office  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 天 堂   [にんてんどう]  [K]
Nintendo (video game company)  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 任   [はいにん]  [K]
(n) breach of trust (law)  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 信 任   [ふしんにん]  [K]
(n) non-confidence; lack of confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 任   [ほうにん]  [K]
(n,vs) noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 責 任   [むせきにん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irresponsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 任   [りゅうにん]  [K]
(n,vs) remaining (staying) in office; remaining at one's post  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 任   [れきにん]  [K]
(n,vs) successive jobs; consecutive jobs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 妊
Back: Find more details for 妊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): pregnancy
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ニン
ジン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はら.む
みごも.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1413 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 妊 産 婦   [にんさんぷ]  [K]
(n) expectant and nursing mothers  [D] [Jisho]
- 妊 婦   [にんぷ]  [K]
(n) pregnant woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 妊   [ひにん]  [K]
(n,vs) contraception  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 妊   [ふにん]  [K]
(n) infertility; sterility; barrenness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 忍
Back: Find more details for 忍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
endure
bear
put up with
conceal
secrete
spy
sneak
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しの.ぶ
しの.ばせる
おし
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: #1700 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 残 忍   [ざんにん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; atrocity; brutality  [D] [Jisho]
- 忍ぶ   [しのぶ]  [K]
(v5b) (1) to conceal oneself; to hide; (2) to endure  [D] [Jisho]
- 忍 者   [にんじゃ]  [K]
(n) Ninja; Japanese secret agent of old (very good at hiding)  [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: 心 攸

Kanji: 認
Back: Find more details for 認 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
acknowledge
witness
discern
recognize
appreciate
believe
On-Yomi Reading(s): ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みと.める
したた.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: words of appreciation as blade reaches heart!?
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #198 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 認   [かくにん]  [K]
(n,vs) affirmation; confirmation  [D] [Jisho]
- 承 認   [しょうにん]  [K]
(n) recognition; acknowledgement; approval; consent; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 認める   [みとめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) (1) to recognize; to appreciate; (2) to observe; to notice; (3) to admit; to approve  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 公 認   [こうにん]  [K]
(n) official recognition; authorization; licence; accreditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 識   [にんしき]  [K]
(n,vs) recognition; cognizance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誤 認   [ごにん]  [K]
(n,vs) misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 是 認   [ぜにん]  [K]
(n) approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 認め   [みとめ]  [K]
(n) approval; final seal (of approval)  [D] [Jisho]
- 認め印   [みとめいん]  [K]
(n) unregistered (informal) seal; a signet (ring)  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 可   [にんか]  [K]
(n) approval; license; permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 証   [にんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) certification; attestation; Imperial attestation  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 知   [にんち]  [K]
(n) acknowledgement; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 認 定   [にんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) authorization; acknowledgment; certification; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 否 認   [ひにん]  [K]
(n,vs) denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 認   [もくにん]  [K]
(n,vs) connivance; tacit consent; toleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 認   [ようにん]  [K]
(n,vs) 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: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 寧
Back: Find more details for 寧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rather
preferably
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むし.ろ
あき
やす
やすし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1697 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 丁 寧   [ていねい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 寧ろ   [むしろ]  [K]
(adv) rather; better; instead  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 猫
Back: Find more details for 猫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cat
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ねこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1702 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 猫   [ねこ]  [K]
(n) cat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 山 猫   [やまねこ]  [K]
(n) wildcat; lynx  [D] [Jisho]
- 猫 舌   [ねこじた]  [K]
(n) unable to take (thermally) hot food  [D] [Jisho]
- 猫 背   [ねこぜ]  [K]
(n) a bent back; stoop  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 犬

Kanji: 熱
Back: Find more details for 熱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heat
temperature
fever
mania
passion
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.い
あた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: earthen mounds round fire become hot
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #700 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 熱い   [あつい]  [K]
(adj) hot (thing)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 熱   [ねつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) fever; temperature  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 熱 心   [ねっしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) zeal; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 帯   [ねったい]  [K]
(n) tropics  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 中   [ねっちゅう]  [K]
(n) nuts!; enthusiasm; zeal; mania  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 加 熱   [かねつ]  [K]
(n,vs) heating  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱する   [ねっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to heat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 光 熱 費   [こうねつひ]  [K]
(n) cost of fuel and light  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 熱   [じょうねつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) passion; enthusiasm; zeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 意   [ねつい]  [K]
(n) zeal; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 湯   [ねっとう]  [K]
(n) boiling water  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 亜 熱 帯   [あねったい]  [K]
(n) subtropics  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 熱   [かねつ]  [K]
(n,vs) superheating; overheating  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 熱   [げねつ]  [K]
(n) alleviation of fever  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 熱   [こうねつ]  [K]
(n,pref) (1) high fever; (2) pyro-  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 熱   [たいねつ]  [K]
(n) heat-resisting  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 熱   [だんねつ]  [K]
(n) insulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 気   [ねっき]  [K]
(n) heat; hot air; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 狂   [ねっきょう]  [K]
(n) wild enthusiasm; being crazy about  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 戦   [ねっせん]  [K]
(n) fierce fighting; close contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 帯 魚   [ねったいぎょ]  [K]
(n) tropical fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 病   [ねつびょう]  [K]
(n) fever; febrile disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 弁   [ねつべん]  [K]
(n) fervent speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 烈   [ねつれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ardent; passionate; vehement  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 熱   [はくねつ]  [K]
(n) white heat; incandescence; climax  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 熱   [はつねつ]  [K]
(n) get a fever; generation of heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 熱   [びねつ]  [K]
(n) slight fever  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 年
Back: Find more details for 年 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): year
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とし
ね
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: person visits well every year
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #6 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 年   [おととし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
- 去 年   [きょねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last year  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 年   [ことし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this year  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 来 年   [さらいねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year after next  [D] [Jisho]
- 年   [とし]  [K]
(n-adv,n) year; age  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 年   [まいとし]  [K]
(n-t) every year; yearly; annually  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 年   [まいねん]  [K]
(n-t) every year; yearly; annually  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 年 筆   [まんねんひつ]  [K]
(n) fountain pen  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 年   [らいねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next year  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 少 年   [しょうねん]  [K]
(n) boys; juveniles  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 年   [せいねん]  [K]
(n) youth; young man  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 間   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n-t) year  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 月   [としつき]  [K]
(n) months and years  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 月   [ねんげつ]  [K]
(n) months and years  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 上   [としうえ]  [K]
(n) older; senior  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 代   [ねんだい]  [K]
(n) age; era; period; date  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 中   [ねんじゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) whole year; always; everyday  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 齢   [ねんれい]  [K]
(n) age; years  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 昨 年   [いっさくねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 年   [がくねん]  [K]
(n) year in school; grade in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 年 月 日   [せいねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) birth date  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 少 年   [せいしょうねん]  [K]
(n) youth; young person  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 年   [ちゅうねん]  [K]
(n) middle-aged  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 度   [ねんど]  [K]
(n,n-suf) year; fiscal year; school year; term  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 元 年   [がんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first year (of a specific reign)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 年   [せいねん]  [K]
(n) majority; adult age  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 年   [ていねん]  [K]
(n) retirement age  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 賀   [ねんが]  [K]
(n) New Year's greetings; New Year's card  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 鑑   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n) yearbook  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 寄り   [としより]  [K]
(n) old people; the aged  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 号   [ねんごう]  [K]
(n) name of an era; year number  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 頃   [としごろ]  [K]
(adv,n) age; marriageable age; age of puberty; adolescence; for some years  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 生   [ねんせい]  [K]
pupil in .. year; student in .. year  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 長   [ねんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seniority  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 輪   [ねんりん]  [K]
(n) annual tree ring  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 年   [ばんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (one's) last years  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お年 玉   [おとしだま]  [K]
(n) New Year's present  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 周 年   [いっしゅうねん]  [K]
(n) one full year  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 一 年 中   [いちねんじゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) all year round  [D] [Jisho]
- 閏 年   [うるうどし]  [K]
(n) (uk) leap year  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 年   [えつねん]  [K]
(n,vs) ring out the old year; hibernation  [D] [Jisho]
- 往 年   [おうねん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) former; one-time; years ago  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 年 度   [かいけいねんど]  [K]
fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 謹 賀 新 年   [きんがしんねん]  [K]
(int) Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 年   [きんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) recent years  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 年   [こうねん]  [K]
(n) light year  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 年 金   [こうせいねんきん]  [K]
welfare pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 年 期   [こうねんき]  [K]
(n) menopause; change of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 学 年   [こうがくねん]  [K]
(n) upper grade or classes (in schools)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 年 金   [こくみんねんきん]  [K]
national pension; government pension system  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 年 度   [こんねんど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this year  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 年 少   [さいねんしょう]  [K]
(adj-no) youngest  [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]
- 若 年   [じゃくねん]  [K]
(n) youth  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 年   [しゅうねん]  [K]
(n) whole year; anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 年   [しょねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first year; early years (of a reign or era)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 年   [しんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 億 年   [すうおくねん]  [K]
several hundreds of million of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 年 団   [せいねんだん]  [K]
(n) young persons' association  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 九 百 年 代   [せんきゅうひゃくねんだい]  [K]
the 1900s  [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]
- 壮 年   [そうねん]  [K]
(n) prime of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 年   [ながねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long time; many years  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 年   [つうねん]  [K]
(n) all year; year round  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 学 年   [ていがくねん]  [K]
(n) lower grades in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 年   [どうねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) that year; same year; same age  [D] [Jisho]
- 年々   [ねんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) years; year by year; annually; considering his age  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 下   [としした]  [K]
(n) younger; junior  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 賀 状   [ねんがじょう]  [K]
(n) New Year's card  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 会   [ねんかい]  [K]
(n) conference; annual convention  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 額   [ねんがく]  [K]
(n) yearly amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 刊   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n) annual publication; year of publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 金   [ねんきん]  [K]
(n) annuity; pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 月 日   [ねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) date  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 功   [ねんこう]  [K]
(n) long service  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 功 序 列   [ねんこうじょれつ]  [K]
(n) seniority by length of service  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 産   [ねんさん]  [K]
(n) annual production  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 始   [ねんし]  [K]
(n-t) New Year's call; beginning of the year; New Year's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 次   [ねんじ]  [K]
(n) chronological  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 取った   [としとった]  [K]
aged  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 収   [ねんしゅう]  [K]
(n) annual income  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 干

Kanji: 念
Back: Find more details for 念 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wish
sense
idea
thought
feeling
desire
attention
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ネン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
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 thoughts in heart even now
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #390 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 残 念   [ざんねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 記 念   [きねん]  [K]
(n) commemoration; memory  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 観 念   [かんねん]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) idea; notion; conception; (2) sense (e.g. of duty); (3) resignation; preparedness; acceptance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 概 念   [がいねん]  [K]
(n) general idea; concept; notion  [D] [Jisho]
- 念   [ねん]  [K]
(n) sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 願   [ねんがん]  [K]
(n) one's heart's desire; earnest petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 念   [むねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) chagrin; regret  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 祈 念   [きねん]  [K]
(n) prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 念 日   [きねんび]  [K]
(n) holiday; anniversary; memorial day  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 念 碑   [きねんひ]  [K]
(n) monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 念   [ぎねん]  [K]
(n) doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 念   [けねん]  [K]
(n,vs) worry; fear; anxiety; concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 念   [しゅうねん]  [K]
(n) tenacity; implacability  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 念   [しんねん]  [K]
(n) belief; faith; conviction  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 念 場   [しょうねんば]  [K]
(n) critical moment; do-or-die situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 念   [せんねん]  [K]
(n,vs) absorption; give undivided attention; devote oneself to  [D] [Jisho]
- 丹 念   [たんねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) assiduity; diligence; application  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 念   [だんねん]  [K]
(n,vs) abandoning (hope, plans); giving up  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 念   [つうねん]  [K]
(n) common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然 記 念 物   [てんねんきねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) natural monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 念   [にゅうねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) careful; elaborate; scrupulous  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 書   [ねんしょ]  [K]
(n) memorandum  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 頭   [ねんとう]  [K]
(n) mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 入り   [ねんいり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 仏   [ねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) Buddhist prayer; prayer to Amitabha  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 力   [ねんりき]  [K]
(n) will-power; faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 念   [よねん]  [K]
(n) another idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 念   [りねん]  [K]
(n) 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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个 心 攸

Kanji: 燃
Back: Find more details for 燃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
burn
blaze
glow
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
も.える
も.やす
も.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: dog meat duly burns with extra fire
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #948 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 燃える   [もえる]  [K]
(v1) to burn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 燃やす   [もやす]  [K]
(v5s) to burn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 燃 焼   [ねんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) burning; combustion  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃 料   [ねんりょう]  [K]
(n) fuel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 可 燃 性   [かねんせい]  [K]
(n) combustibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 燃 物   [かねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) combustible(s); inflammables; inflammability  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 燃 料   [かくねんりょう]  [K]
(n) atomic fuel  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 燃   [さいねん]  [K]
(n) recurrence; revival; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃え上がる   [もえあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to flare up; to burst into flames  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃す   [もす]  [K]
(v5s) to burn  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃す   [もやす]  [K]
(v5s) to burn  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃 費   [ねんぴ]  [K]
(n) fuel consumption; gas mileage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 燃 物   [ふねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) non-inflammables  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 火

Kanji: 粘
Back: Find more details for 粘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sticky
glutinous
greasy
persevere
On-Yomi Reading(s): ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ねば.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1410 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 粘り   [ねばり]  [K]
(n) stickiness; viscosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘る   [ねばる]  [K]
(v5r) to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 粘り強い   [ねばりづよい]  [K]
(adj) tenacious; persevering; persistent  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 着   [ねんちゃく]  [K]
(n) cohesion; adhesion  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 土   [ねんど]  [K]
(n) clay  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘粘   [ねばねば]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n,vs) stickiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 膜   [ねんまく]  [K]
(n) mucous membrane  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 乃
Back: Find more details for 乃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
from
possessive particle
whereupon
accordingly
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ナイ
ダイ
ノ
アイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の
すなわ.ち
なんじ
おさむ
お
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1978 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 乃 至   [ないし]  [K]
(conj) from .. to; between .. and; or  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ノ

Kanji: 之
Back: Find more details for 之 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
of
this
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の
これ
おいて
ゆく
この
ゆき
いたる
あき
つな
ゆみ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1318 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: 丶 亠

Kanji: 悩
Back: Find more details for 悩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
trouble
worry
in pain
distress
illness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なや.む
なや.ます
なや.ましい
なやみ
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: #1084 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 悩む   [なやむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be worried; to be troubled  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悩ます   [なやます]  [K]
(v5s) to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest  [D] [Jisho]
- 悩み   [なやみ]  [K]
(n) trouble(s); worry; distress; anguish; agony; problem  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 苦 悩   [くのう]  [K]
(n,vs) suffering; distress; affliction; anguish; agony; trouble  [D] [Jisho]
- 伸び悩む   [のびなやむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be sluggish (business)  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 悩   [ぼんのう]  [K]
(n) earthly desires; passions; lusts; carnal desires  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 濃
Back: Find more details for 濃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
concentrated
thick
dark
undiluted
On-Yomi Reading(s): ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.い
の
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1200 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 濃い   [こい]  [K]
(adj) thick (as of color, liquid); dense; strong  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 濃 度   [のうど]  [K]
(n) concentration; brightness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 濃 厚   [のうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) density; richness; concentration; tension  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 紺   [のうこん]  [K]
(n) dark blue  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 縮   [のうしゅく]  [K]
(n) concentrated  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 淡   [のうたん]  [K]
(n) light and shade; shade (of colour)  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 霧   [のうむ]  [K]
(n) heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 納
Back: Find more details for 納 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
settlement
obtain
reap
pay
supply
store
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ノウ
ナッ
ナ
ナン
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさ.める
-おさ.める
おさ.まる
の
ろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: store obtained threads inside, ready to resupply
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #987 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 納 得   [なっとく]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 納める   [おさめる]  [K]
(v1) to obtain; to reap; to pay; to supply; to accept  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 滞 納   [たいのう]  [K]
(n) non-payment; default  [D] [Jisho]
- 納まる   [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]
- 納 入   [のうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) payment; supply  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 収 納   [しゅうのう]  [K]
(n,vs) crop; harvest; receipts; putting or stowing away  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 納   [すいとう]  [K]
(n) receipts and expenditure (disbursements)  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 屋   [なや]  [K]
(n) shed; barn; outhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 金   [のうきん]  [K]
(n) payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 税   [のうぜい]  [K]
(n) payment of taxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 豆   [なっとう]  [K]
(n) natto (fermented soybeans)  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 付   [のうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) payment; supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 納   [ほうのう]  [K]
(n) dedication; offering; presentation; oblation  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 納   [みのう]  [K]
(n) payment default; overdue on a 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: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 能
Back: Find more details for 能 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ability
talent
skill
capacity
On-Yomi Reading(s): ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.く
たか
の
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厶 (む) – myself
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: fleshy bear with claws and nose can perform Noh
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #273 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 能   [かのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) possible; practicable; feasible  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 能   [きのう]  [K]
(n) function; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
- 才 能   [さいのう]  [K]
(n) talent; ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 能   [ちのう]  [K]
(n) intelligence; brains  [D] [Jisho]
- 能   [のう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) talent; gift; function; Noh play  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 力   [のうりょく]  [K]
(n) ability; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 能   [ゆうのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) able; capable; efficient; skill  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 芸 能   [げいのう]  [K]
(n) public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 能   [せいのう]  [K]
(n) ability; efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 率   [のうりつ]  [K]
(n) efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 技 能   [ぎのう]  [K]
(n) technical skill; ability; capacity  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 能   [ほうしゃのう]  [K]
(n) radioactivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 能   [ほんのう]  [K]
(n) instinct  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 能   [ばんのう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) all-purpose; almighty; omnipotent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 能   [むのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inefficiency; incompetence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 可 能 性   [かのうせい]  [K]
(n) potentiality; likelihood; possibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 堪 能   [かんのう]  [K]
(ok) (adj-na,n) (1) proficient; skillful; (2) satisfied; (3) (Buddh) fortitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 能 人   [げいのうじん]  [K]
(n) performer  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 能   [こうのう]  [K]
(n) effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 性 能   [こうせいのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high efficiency; high fidelity; high power  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 能   [しょくのう]  [K]
(n) function; work ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 能く   [よく]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) being skilled in; nicely; properly; well; skillfully; thoroughly  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 楽   [のうがく]  [K]
(n) Noh play  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 動   [のうどう]  [K]
(n) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 動 的   [のうどうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 面   [のうめん]  [K]
(n) Noh mask  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 能   [ふかのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impossible  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 能   [ふのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) incompetency; inefficiency; impossibility; weak point; imbecility  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厶 肋 肉

Kanji: 脳
Back: Find more details for 脳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brain
memory
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ノウ
ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): のうずる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: body's brain-box marked by cross and hairs
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #459 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 頭 脳   [ずのう]  [K]
(n) head; brains; intellect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 首 脳   [しゅのう]  [K]
(n) head; brains  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳   [のう]  [K]
(n) brain; memory  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 首 脳 部   [しゅのうぶ]  [K]
(n) executives; top management  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 脳   [せんのう]  [K]
(n) brainwashing  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 脳   [だいのう]  [K]
(n) brain; cerebrum  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 炎   [のうえん]  [K]
(n) brain inflammation; encephalitis; nephritis  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 死   [のうし]  [K]
(n) brain death  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 出 血   [のうしゅっけつ]  [K]
(n) cerebral hemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 卒 中   [のうそっちゅう]  [K]
(n) stroke; cerebral haemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 波   [のうは]  [K]
(n) brain waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 裏   [のうり]  [K]
(n) one's mind  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 農
Back: Find more details for 農 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
agriculture
farmers
On-Yomi Reading(s): ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な
の
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 辰 (しんのたつ) – sign of the dragon
Henshall Mnemonic: farming unearths bent clam shell
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #385 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 農 家   [のうか]  [K]
(n) farmer; farm family  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 業   [のうぎょう]  [K]
(n) agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 民   [のうみん]  [K]
(n) farmers; peasants  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 農 産 物   [のうさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) agricultural produce  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 村   [のうそん]  [K]
(n) agricultural community; farm village; rural  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 薬   [のうやく]  [K]
(n) agricultural chemicals  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 農 耕   [のうこう]  [K]
(n) farming; agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 場   [のうじょう]  [K]
(n) farm (agriculture)  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 地   [のうち]  [K]
(n) agricultural land  [D] [Jisho]
- 酪 農   [らくのう]  [K]
(n) dairy (farm)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 営 農   [えいのう]  [K]
(n,vs) farming; agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 農   [のう]  [K]
(n) farming; agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 園   [のうえん]  [K]
(n) plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 学 部   [のうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 閑 期   [のうかんき]  [K]
(n) slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 協   [のうきょう]  [K]
(n) agricultural cooperative  [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]
- 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]
- 農 産   [のうさん]  [K]
(n) agricultural products  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 政   [のうせい]  [K]
(n) agricultural administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 相   [のうしょう]  [K]
(n) Agriculture Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 地 改 革   [のうちかいかく]  [K]
agrarian reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 法   [のうほう]  [K]
(n) farming methods  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 林   [のうりん]  [K]
(n) agriculture and forestry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辰

Kanji: 巴
Back: Find more details for 巴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): comma-design
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ともえ
うずまき
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
已 (おのれ) – snake
巳 (シ, み) – sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11 AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2082 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 巴   [ともえ]  [K]
(n) huge comma design  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 乙 已 巳

Kanji: 把
Back: Find more details for 把 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grasp
faggot
bunch
counter for bundles
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハ
ワ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1569 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 把 握   [はあく]  [K]
(n,vs) grasp; catch; understanding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 把   [わ]  [K]
(n) counter for bundles  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 覇
Back: Find more details for 覇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hegemony
supremacy
leadership
champion
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハ
ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はたがしら
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1173 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 制 覇   [せいは]  [K]
(n) conquest; domination; mastery  [D] [Jisho]
- 覇 気   [はき]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 覇 権   [はけん]  [K]
(n) hegemony  [D] [Jisho]
- 覇 者   [はしゃ]  [K]
(n) supreme ruler; champion; titleholder  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 覇   [れんぱ]  [K]
(n) successive championships  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 襾 西

Kanji: 波
Back: Find more details for 波 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
waves
billows
Poland
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なみ
ひら
みな
みなみ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: waves form skin of water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #740 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 波   [なみ]  [K]
(n) wave  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 電 波   [でんぱ]  [K]
(n) electro-magnetic wave  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 短 波   [たんぱ]  [K]
(n) short wave  [D] [Jisho]
- 津 波   [つなみ]  [K]
(n) tsunami; tidal wave  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 伊 呂 波   [いろは]  [K]
(n) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 波   [かんぱ]  [K]
(n) cold wave  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 波   [いわなみ]  [K]
Iwanami (publisher)  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 波   [あらなみ]  [K]
(n) stormy seas; raging waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 波   [たかなみ]  [K]
(n) high waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 波 数   [しゅうはすう]  [K]
(n) frequency (of waves)  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 音 波   [ちょうおんぱ]  [K]
(n) ultrasonic waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 波   [のうは]  [K]
(n) brain waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 及   [はきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) spread; extension; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 止 場   [はとば]  [K]
(n) wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 長   [はちょう]  [K]
(n) wavelength  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 紋   [はもん]  [K]
(n) ripple; ring on the water  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 乱   [はらん]  [K]
(n) troubles; ups and downs; stormy, uproarious (i.e. relationship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 浪   [はろう]  [K]
(n) waves; surge  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 波 堤   [ぼうはてい]  [K]
(n) breakwater; mole  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 波   [よは]  [K]
(n) after-effect; secondary effect; sequel; consequence; aftermath; trail (of a storm)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 派
Back: Find more details for 派 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
faction
group
party
clique
sect
school
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: faction is like tributary relative to river
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #164 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 立 派   [りっぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; legal; legitimate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 派 手   [はで]  [K]
(adj-na,n) showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 派   [は]  [K]
(n,n-suf) clique; faction; school  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 遣   [はけん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispatch; send  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 派   [いっぱ]  [K]
(n) school; sect; party  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 派   [うは]  [K]
(n) right wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 派   [きゅうは]  [K]
(n) the old school  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 派   [こうは]  [K]
(n) tough elements; hard-liners; stalwart(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 派   [さは]  [K]
(n) left wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 派   [しゅうは]  [K]
(n) sect; denomination  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 派   [しんぱ]  [K]
(n) new school (of thought, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 派   [たは]  [K]
(n) the other group  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 党 派   [ちょうとうは]  [K]
(n) nonpartisan  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 派   [とうは]  [K]
(n) faction  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 派 員   [とくはいん]  [K]
(n) correspondent  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 出 所   [はしゅつじょ]  [K]
(n) local police station  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 生   [はせい]  [K]
(n,vs) derivation  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 閥   [はばつ]  [K]
(n) political faction  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 兵   [はへい]  [K]
(n,vs) dispatch of troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 党 派 層   [むとうはそう]  [K]
(n) unaffiliated voters  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 派   [りゅうは]  [K]
(n) school (e.g. of ikebana)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 破
Back: Find more details for 破 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rend
rip
tear
break
destroy
defeat
frustrate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やぶ.る
やぶ.れる
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: skin a rock!? must mean break it
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #590 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 破る   [やぶる]  [K]
(v5r,vt) to tear; to violate; to defeat; to smash; to destroy  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 産   [はさん]  [K]
(n,vs) (personal) bankruptcy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 破れる   [やぶれる]  [K]
(v1) to get torn; to wear out  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 片   [はへん]  [K]
(n) fragment; splinter; broken piece  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 突 破   [とっぱ]  [K]
(n,vs) breaking through; breakthrough; penetration  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 壊   [はかい]  [K]
(n,vs) destruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 棄   [はき]  [K]
(n,vs) revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty)  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 損   [はそん]  [K]
(n) damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 裂   [はれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) explosion; rupture; break off  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 破   [ばくは]  [K]
(n,vs) blast; explosion; blow up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 喝 破   [かっぱ]  [K]
(n) proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 破る   [みやぶる]  [K]
(v5r) to see through another's thoughts; to have a sharp eye; to penetrate; to fathom  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 破   [だは]  [K]
(n,vs) break-down; defeat; abolish  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 破   [たいは]  [K]
(n) serious damage; drubbing  [D] [Jisho]
- 破り   [やぶり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) getting away from; escaping; defying  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 格   [はかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extraordinary; special  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 局   [はきょく]  [K]
(n) catastrophe; cataclysm  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 綻   [はたん]  [K]
(n) failure; bankruptcy  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 滅   [はめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) ruin; destruction; 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: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 石

Kanji: 婆
Back: Find more details for 婆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
old woman
grandma
wet nurse
On-Yomi Reading(s): バ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ばば
ばあ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2435 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 婆さん   [ばあさん]  [K]
(n) grandmother  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 婆   [ろうば]  [K]
(n) old 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: 馬
Back: Find more details for 馬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): horse
On-Yomi Reading(s): バ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うま
うま-
ま
た
ばん
め
も
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Henshall Mnemonic: rearing horse
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #639 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 馬   [うま]  [K]
(n) (1) horse; (2) promoted bishop (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 鹿   [ばか]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 競 馬   [けいば]  [K]
(n) horse racing  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 鹿らしい   [ばからしい]  [K]
(adj) absurd  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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]
- 騎 馬   [きば]  [K]
(n) horse-riding  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 走 馬   [きょうそうば]  [K]
racehorse  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 馬 場   [けいばじょう]  [K]
(n) racecourse; race track  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 冠 馬   [さんかんば]  [K]
(n) winner of Japan's three main horse races  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 馬   [しゅつば]  [K]
(n,vs) going on horseback; going in person; running for election  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 馬   [じょうば]  [K]
(n) riding horse; saddle horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 券   [ばけん]  [K]
(n) (horse racing) betting ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 車   [ばしゃ]  [K]
(n) coach  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 主   [うまぬし]  [K]
(n) (race)horse owner  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 術   [ばじゅつ]  [K]
(n) horse-riding; horsemanship; equestrian art; dressage  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 場   [ばば]  [K]
(n) horse-riding ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 力   [ばりき]  [K]
(n) horse-power; h.p.  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 馬   [はくば]  [K]
(n) white horse  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 俳
Back: Find more details for 俳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
haiku
actor
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ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
Henshall Mnemonic: non-person is an amusing actor
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1137 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 俳 優   [はいゆう]  [K]
(n) actor; actress; player; performer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 俳 句   [はいく]  [K]
(n) haiku poetry (17-syllable poem usually in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 俳 人   [はいじん]  [K]
(n) haiku poet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 廃
Back: Find more details for 廃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abolish
obsolete
cessation
discarding
abandon
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すた.れる
すた.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #698 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 荒 廃   [こうはい]  [K]
(n,vs) ruin  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 棄   [はいき]  [K]
(n,vs) annulment; disposal; abandon; scrap; discarding; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 止   [はいし]  [K]
(n,vs) abolition; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 全 廃   [ぜんぱい]  [K]
(n) total abolition  [D] [Jisho]
- 存 廃   [ぞんぱい]  [K]
(whether to) continue or eliminate; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 廃   [たいはい]  [K]
(n) degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 廃 的   [たいはいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) degenerate; decadent  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 廃   [てっぱい]  [K]
(n) through and through; thoroughly; from start to finish; abolition  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 案   [はいあん]  [K]
(n) rejected bill (project)  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 虚   [はいきょ]  [K]
(n) castle ruins  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 業   [はいぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) cessation of business; discontinuation of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 坑   [はいこう]  [K]
(n) abandoned mine; disused mine  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 材   [はいざい]  [K]
(n) scrap wood  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广

Kanji: 拝
Back: Find more details for 拝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
worship
adore
pray to
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おが.む
おろが.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hand offers eight-leaved plant in worship
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1443 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 拝 見   [はいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) (hum) (pol) seeing; look at  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 拝む   [おがむ]  [K]
(v5m) to worship; to beg; to make a supplication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 崇 拝   [すうはい]  [K]
(n,vs) worship; adoration; admiration; cult  [D] [Jisho]
- 拝 啓   [はいけい]  [K]
(int,n) Dear (so and so)  [D] [Jisho]
- 拝 借   [はいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) (hum) (pol) borrowing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 参 拝   [さんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) worship  [D] [Jisho]
- 礼 拝   [れいはい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 排
Back: Find more details for 排 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
repudiate
exclude
expel
reject
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1047 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 排 除   [はいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) exclusion; removal; rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 水   [はいすい]  [K]
(n) drainage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 排 気   [はいき]  [K]
(n) exhaust; ventilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 気ガス   [はいきガス]  [K]
(n) exhaust fumes  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 出   [はいしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 排 斥   [はいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism  [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]
- 排 日   [はいにち]  [K]
(n) anti-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 敗
Back: Find more details for 敗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
failure
defeat
reversal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): やぶ.れる
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
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: shell ""defeated"" by striking hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #516 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 失 敗   [しっぱい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) failure; mistake; blunder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 勝 敗   [しょうはい]  [K]
(n) victory or defeat; issue (of battle)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 敗   [いっぱい]  [K]
(n) one defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 戦   [はいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) defeat; losing a war  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 北   [はいぼく]  [K]
(n,vs) defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')  [D] [Jisho]
- 腐 敗   [ふはい]  [K]
(n) decay; depravity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 敗   [かんぱい]  [K]
(n) complete defeat  [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]
- 惜 敗   [せきはい]  [K]
(n,vs) regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 敗   [たいはい]  [K]
(n) crushing defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗れる   [やぶれる]  [K]
(v1) to be defeated; to be unsuccessful  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 因   [はいいん]  [K]
(n) cause of defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 者   [はいしゃ]  [K]
(n) the defeated; vanquished; loser  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 訴   [はいそ]  [K]
(n) loss of a court-case  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 退   [はいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 敗   [れんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) consecutive defeats; series of defeats  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 貝

Kanji: 杯
Back: Find more details for 杯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
counter for cupfuls
wine glass
glass
toast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さかずき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1235 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 一 杯   [いっぱい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (1) cup of ..; drink; (2) full; (3) to the utmost; up to (one's income); a lot of; much  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 乾 杯   [かんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) toast (drink)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 杯   [さかずき]  [K]
(n) wine cups  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 銀 杯   [ぎんぱい]  [K]
(n) silver cup  [D] [Jisho]
- 賜 杯   [しはい]  [K]
(n) Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 杯   [しゅくはい]  [K]
(n) toast; congratulatory cup  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 一 杯   [せいいっぱい]  [K]
(n-adv) with all one's might  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 一 杯   [はらいっぱい]  [K]
(adv,n) bellyful; full stomach; to one's heart's content  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 杯   [まんぱい]  [K]
(n) full  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 一 杯   [ちからいっぱい]  [K]
(adv) with might and main  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 木

Kanji: 背
Back: Find more details for 背 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stature
height
back
behind
disobey
defy
go back on
rebel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せ
せい
そむ.く
そむ.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: turn back defiantly on meat from the north
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #696 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 背   [せい]  [K]
(n) height; stature  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 広   [せびろ]  [K]
(n) business suit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 背 中   [せなか]  [K]
(n) back (of body)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 背 負う   [せおう]  [K]
(v5u) to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 背く   [そむく]  [K]
(v5k) to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 景   [はいけい]  [K]
(n) background; scenery; setting; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 後   [はいご]  [K]
(n) back; rear  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 猫 背   [ねこぜ]  [K]
(n) a bent back; stoop  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 泳ぎ   [せおよぎ]  [K]
(n) backstroke (swim.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 筋   [はいきん]  [K]
(n) (1) the muscles along the spine; dorsal muscles; (2) spinal column; (3) seam in the back; back seam  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 骨   [せぼね]  [K]
(n) spine; backbone  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 丈   [せたけ]  [K]
(n) stature; height  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 信   [はいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) betrayal; infidelity  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 任   [はいにん]  [K]
(n) breach of trust (law)  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 番 号   [せばんごう]  [K]
(n) number on player's back  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 肺
Back: Find more details for 肺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lungs
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: bodies in cities have bad lungs
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1387 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 肺   [はい]  [K]
(n) lung  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肺 炎   [はいえん]  [K]
(n) pneumonia  [D] [Jisho]
- 肺 結 核   [はいけっかく]  [K]
(n) pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 輩
Back: Find more details for 輩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
comrade
fellow
people
companions
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
-ばら
やから
やかい
ともがら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
車 (くるま) – car
非 (あらず) – injustice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1365 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 先 輩   [せんぱい]  [K]
(n) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 後 輩   [こうはい]  [K]
(n) junior (at work or school)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 年 輩   [ねんぱい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) elderly; age; years  [D] [Jisho]
- 輩 出   [はいしゅつ]  [K]
(n) turning out in great numbers  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 非

Kanji: 配
Back: Find more details for 配 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distribute
spouse
exile
rationing
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くば.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Henshall Mnemonic: distribute wine to oneself
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #359 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 心 配   [しんぱい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) worry; concern; anxiety; care  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 支 配   [しはい]  [K]
(n,vs) rule; control; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 達   [はいたつ]  [K]
(n,vs) delivery; distribution  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 気 配   [けはい]  [K]
(n) indication; market trend; worry  [D] [Jisho]
- 配る   [くばる]  [K]
(v5r) to distribute; to deliver  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 手 配   [てはい]  [K]
(n,vs) arrangement; search (by police)  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 給   [はいきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution (e.g. films, rice)  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 偶 者   [はいぐうしゃ]  [K]
(n) spouse; wife; husband  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 置   [はいち]  [K]
(n) arrangement (of resources); disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 布   [はいふ]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 分   [はいぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution; allotment  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 慮   [はいりょ]  [K]
(n) consideration; concern; forethought  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 列   [はいれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) arrangement; disposition; (2) array (programming)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 配   [ぶんぱい]  [K]
(n) division; sharing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 配り   [きくばり]  [K]
(n,vs) care; attentiveness; attention; consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 配   [ぐんばい]  [K]
(n) stratagem; tactics; (ancient) military leader's fan; wrestling umpire's fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 勾 配   [こうばい]  [K]
(n) slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 名 手 配   [しめいてはい]  [K]
(n) search for a named suspect  [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]
- 宅 配   [たくはい]  [K]
(n) home delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 配   [ちはい]  [K]
(n) delay in rationing  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 配   [ねんぱい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) elderly; age; years  [D] [Jisho]
- 配り物   [くばりもの]  [K]
(n) present; gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 管   [はいかん]  [K]
(n,vs) plumbing; piping  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 球   [はいきゅう]  [K]
(n) mixing of pitches  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 信   [はいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 線   [はいせん]  [K]
(n) wiring  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 送   [はいそう]  [K]
(n) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 属   [はいぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 電   [はいでん]  [K]
(n) distribution of electricity  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 当   [はいとう]  [K]
(n) dividend; share  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 備   [はいび]  [K]
(n) deploy; deployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 本   [はいほん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution of books  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 役   [はいやく]  [K]
(n) cast (of a play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 配   [むはい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) without dividend  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 酉

Kanji: 倍
Back: Find more details for 倍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
double
twice
times
fold
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
べ
ます
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person stands open mouthed with double
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #714 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 倍   [ばい]  [K]
(n,vi,vs,vt) twice; times; -fold; double; be doubled; increase  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 倍 率   [ばいりつ]  [K]
(n) diameter; magnification  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 倍   [いちばい]  [K]
(n) one share; one amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 一 倍   [ひといちばい]  [K]
(adv,n) more than others; redoubled; unusual  [D] [Jisho]
- 倍 加   [ばいか]  [K]
(n,vs) doubling  [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: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 培
Back: Find more details for 培 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cultivate
foster
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つちか.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1431 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 培う   [つちかう]  [K]
(v5u) to cultivate; to foster  [D] [Jisho]
- 培 養   [ばいよう]  [K]
(n,vs) cultivation; nurture; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 媒
Back: Find more details for 媒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mediator
go-between
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バイ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: #1900 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 触 媒   [しょくばい]  [K]
(n) catalyst  [D] [Jisho]
- 媒 介   [ばいかい]  [K]
(n) intermediary  [D] [Jisho]
- 媒 酌   [ばいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) matchmaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 媒 体   [ばいたい]  [K]
(n) media  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 梅
Back: Find more details for 梅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): plum
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: every tree should be a plum tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1232 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 梅   [うめ]  [K]
(n) plum; plum-tree; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 雨   [つゆ]  [K]
(n) rainy season; rain during the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 雨   [ばいう]  [K]
(n) rainy season; rain during the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 梅 干   [うめぼし]  [K]
(n) dried plum  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 干し   [うめぼし]  [K]
(n) dried plum  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 塩 梅   [あんばい]  [K]
(n) seasoning; condition; manner; flavour; state  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 梅   [こうばい]  [K]
(n) red-blossomed plum tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 梅   [あおうめ]  [K]
(n) unripe plum  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 梅   [にゅうばい]  [K]
(n) entering the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 雨 入り   [つゆいり]  [K]
(n) beginning of the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 雨 明け   [つゆあけ]  [K]
(n) the end of the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 酒   [うめしゅ]  [K]
(n) sake with plums; unripe Japanese apricots soaked in 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: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 買
Back: Find more details for 買 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): buy
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): か.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
网 (あみがしら) – net crown
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: net full of shell-money can buy a lot
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #520 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 買い物   [かいもの]  [K]
(n) shopping  [D] [Jisho]
- 買う   [かう]  [K]
(v5u) to buy  [D] [Jisho]
- 買 物   [かいもの]  [K]
(n) shopping  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 売 買   [ばいばい]  [K]
(n) trade; buying and selling  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 購 買   [こうばい]  [K]
(n,vs) purchase; buy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ドル買い   [ドルかい]  [K]
(n) dollar purchase  [D] [Jisho]
- 購 買 力   [こうばいりょく]  [K]
(n) buying power  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 田 買い   [あおたがい]  [K]
(n) recruiting of students  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 買   [なかがい]  [K]
(n) brokerage  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い   [かい]  [K]
(n) buying; buyer; purchase  [D] [Jisho]
- 買いかぶる   [かいかぶる]  [K]
(v5r) to overestimate; to make too much of  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い控え   [かいびかえ]  [K]
(n) restrained buying  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い取り   [かいとり]  [K]
(n) a purchase; a sale (transaction)  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い手   [かいて]  [K]
(n) buyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い出し   [かいだし]  [K]
(n) purchase; buying in quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い上げ   [かいあげ]  [K]
(n) buying; purchasing  [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]
- 買い入れ   [かいいれ]  [K]
(n) buying; purchasing; laying in  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い入れる   [かいいれる]  [K]
(v1) to purchase; to buy in  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い付け   [かいつけ]  [K]
(n) buying; purchasing  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い戻し   [かいもどし]  [K]
(n) repurchase; redemption  [D] [Jisho]
- 買 手   [かいて]  [K]
(n) buyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 買 収   [ばいしゅう]  [K]
(n) buying; purchase; corruption; bribery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 网 貝

Kanji: 売
Back: Find more details for 売 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sell
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.る
う.れる
うり
うる
め
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
士 (さむらい) – samurai
Henshall Mnemonic: samurai stands behind counter selling
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #202 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 売る   [うる]  [K]
(v5r) to sell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 売り場   [うりば]  [K]
(adj-no,n) place where things are sold; sales floor; counter (in shop)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 商 売   [しょうばい]  [K]
(n,vs) trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 売れる   [うれる]  [K]
(v1) to be sold  [D] [Jisho]
- 販 売   [はんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sale; selling; marketing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 特 売   [とくばい]  [K]
(n,vs) special sale  [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]
- 売 店   [ばいてん]  [K]
(n) shop; stand  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 買   [ばいばい]  [K]
(n) trade; buying and selling  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 売   [はつばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sale  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 小 売   [こうり]  [K]
(n,vs) retail  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 売り   [まえうり]  [K]
(n) advance sale; booking  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り出し   [うりだし]  [K]
(n) (bargain) sale  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り出す   [うりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to put on sale; to market; to become popular  [D] [Jisho]
- 売れ行き   [うれゆき]  [K]
(n) sales  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 売り   [やすうり]  [K]
(n) discount; bargain sale; selling cheaply  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し売り   [おしうり]  [K]
(n) high-pressure salesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 押 売   [おしうり]  [K]
(n) high-pressure salesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 押 売り   [おしうり]  [K]
(n) high-pressure salesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売   [おろしうり]  [K]
(n) wholesale  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売り   [おろしうり]  [K]
(n) wholesale  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 市 場   [おろしうりしじょう]  [K]
wholesale market  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 物 価   [おろしうりぶっか]  [K]
wholesale price  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 売   [かんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 売   [きょうばい]  [K]
(n) auction  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 販 売 機   [じどうはんばいき]  [K]
(n) vending machine  [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]
- 専 売   [せんばい]  [K]
(n) monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 売り券   [まえうりけん]  [K]
ticket sold in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 売   [そくばい]  [K]
(n) sale on the spot  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 販 売   [つうしんはんばい]  [K]
mail order  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 売   [てんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) resale  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 売   [よみうり]  [K]
(n) Yomiuri (newspaper)  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り   [うり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sale; selling  [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]
- 売り手   [うりて]  [K]
(n) seller; vendor  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り上げ   [うりあげ]  [K]
(n) amount sold; proceeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 売り物   [うりもの]  [K]
(n) article for sale; For Sale  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 却   [ばいきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) sale; disposal by sale  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 国 奴   [ばいこくど]  [K]
(n) traitor (to one's country)  [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]
- 売 上 金   [うりあげきん]  [K]
(n) proceeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 上 高   [うりあげだか]  [K]
(n) sales; amount sold; proceeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 売   [みつばい]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 売   [らんばい]  [K]
(n) underselling; panic selling  [D] [Jisho]
- 廉 売   [れんばい]  [K]
(n) bargain sale  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 士

Kanji: 賠
Back: Find more details for 賠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
compensation
indemnify
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1243 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 賠 償 金   [ばいしょうきん]  [K]
indemnities; reparations  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 陪
Back: Find more details for 陪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
obeisance
follow
accompany
attend on
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バイ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: #1917 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 陪 審   [ばいしん]  [K]
(n) jury; juryman; juror  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 萩
Back: Find more details for 萩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): bush clover
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はぎ
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 9
Frequency: #1544 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 萩   [はぎ]  [K]
(n) bush clover; Lespedeza  [D] [Jisho]
- 萩 原   [はぎはら]  [K]
reedy field  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 伯
Back: Find more details for 伯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chief
count
earl
uncle
Brazil
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いき
えき
か
き
は
ひろ
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: #1741 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 伯 父   [おじ]  [K]
(n) (hum) uncle (older than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 父さん   [おじさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) (uk) middle-aged gentleman; uncle  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) aunt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 伯 母   [おば]  [K]
(n) (hum) aunt (older than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 画 伯   [がはく]  [K]
(n) master painter; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯   [はく]  [K]
(n) count; earl; eldest brother; uncle; chief official  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 爵   [はくしゃく]  [K]
(n) count; earl  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 仲   [はくちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) match someone; be equal 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 博
Back: Find more details for 博 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Dr.
command
esteem
win acclaim
Ph.D.
exposition
fair
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハク
バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぐれ
と
はか
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: gain ten exclusive points by extensive gambling
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #794 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 博 物 館   [はくぶつかん]  [K]
(n) museum  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 立 博 物 館   [こくりつはくぶつかん]  [K]
national museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 博   [はく]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) doctor; Ph.D.; exposition; fair; exhibition; commanding esteem; winning acclaim; gaining; receiving; command esteem; win acclaim; gain; receive  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 愛   [はくあい]  [K]
(n) charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 学   [はくがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) erudition  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 士   [はくし]  [K]
(n) doctorate; PhD  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 物   [はくぶつ]  [K]
(n) wide learning; natural history  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 覧 会   [はくらんかい]  [K]
(n) fair; exhibition; exposition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十

Kanji: 拍
Back: Find more details for 拍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clap
beat (music)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハク
ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
ヒョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1373 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 拍 手   [はくしゅ]  [K]
(n) clapping hands; applause  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拍 子   [ひょうし]  [K]
(n) (musical) time; tempo; beat; rhythm; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 拍 車   [はくしゃ]  [K]
(n) (riding) spur  [D] [Jisho]
- 脈 拍   [みゃくはく]  [K]
(n) pulse; pulsation; stroke of pulse  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 泊
Back: Find more details for 泊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overnight
put up at
ride at anchor
3-day stay
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.まる
と.める
とまり
はつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1233 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 泊まる   [とまる]  [K]
(v5r) to stay at (e.g. hotel)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 宿 泊   [しゅくはく]  [K]
(n) lodging  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 泊める   [とめる]  [K]
(v1) to give shelter to; to lodge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 泊   [いっぱく]  [K]
(n) stopping one night  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 泊まり   [ねとまり]  [K]
(n) staying or lodging at  [D] [Jisho]
- 淡 泊   [たんぱく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) candid; frank; simple; indifferent; ingenuous; light (color, taste); plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 泊   [ていはく]  [K]
(n) anchorage; moorings  [D] [Jisho]
- 泊まり   [とまり]  [K]
(n) stay; stopover; anchorage; night duty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 白
Back: Find more details for 白 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): white
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハク
ビャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しろ
しら-
しろ.い
あき
か
はっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 白 (しろ) – white
Henshall Mnemonic: sunstroke leaves one white?!
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #483 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 白   [しろ]  [K]
(n) white  [D] [Jisho]
- 白い   [しろい]  [K]
(adj) white  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 白い   [おもしろい]  [K]
(adj) interesting; amusing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ白   [まっしろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pure white  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 白い   [あおじろい]  [K]
(adj) pale; pallid  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 髪   [しらが]  [K]
(n) white or grey hair; trendy hair bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 告 白   [こくはく]  [K]
(n,vs) confession; acknowledgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛋 白 質   [たんぱくしつ]  [K]
(n) protein  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 状   [はくじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) confession  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 白   [めいはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) obvious; overt; plainly; frankly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 空 白   [くうはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)  [D] [Jisho]
- 潔 白   [けっぱく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 白   [こうはく]  [K]
(n) red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 白   [くろしろ]  [K]
(n) black and white; right and wrong  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 白   [じはく]  [K]
(n) confession; acknowledgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 白バイ   [しろバイ]  [K]
(n) motorcycle police  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 衣   [はくい]  [K]
(n) white robe; (doctor's) white gown  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 羽   [しらは]  [K]
(n) white feather  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 樺   [しらかんば]  [K]
(n) white birch  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 菊   [しらぎく]  [K]
(n) white chrysanthemum  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 血 球   [はっけっきゅう]  [K]
(n) leucocyte; white blood cell  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 血 病   [はっけつびょう]  [K]
(n) leukemia  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 黒   [しろくろ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) black and white  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 骨   [はっこつ]  [K]
(n) white (bleached) bone; skeleton  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 菜   [はくさい]  [K]
(n) Chinese cabbage; white rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 山   [はくさん]  [K]
mountain in Gifu Prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 紙   [はくし]  [K]
(n) blank paper; white paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 書   [はくしょ]  [K]
(n) white paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 色   [はくしょく]  [K]
(n) white  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 人   [はくじん]  [K]
(n) white person; Caucasian  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 星   [しろぼし]  [K]
(n) white circle; white star; victory mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 線   [はくせん]  [K]
(n) white line  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 地   [しろじ]  [K]
(n) white background  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 痴   [はくち]  [K]
(n) idiot; idiocy  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 鳥   [はくちょう]  [K]
(n) swan  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 内 障   [はくないしょう]  [K]
(n) cataract  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 熱   [はくねつ]  [K]
(n) white heat; incandescence; climax  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 馬   [はくば]  [K]
(n) white horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 髪   [はくはつ]  [K]
(n) white or grey hair; trendy hair bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 粉   [おしろい]  [K]
(n) (face) powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 米   [はくまい]  [K]
(n) (white) rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 白   [ひょうはく]  [K]
(n,vs) blanching; bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 白 剤   [ひょうはくざい]  [K]
(n) bleaching agent; bleach  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 白   [おもしろ]  [K]
(n) amusing; interesting  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 白   [めじろ]  [K]
(n) silvereye; white-eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 白 押し   [めじろおし]  [K]
(n) jostling; milling about  [D] [Jisho]
- 腕 白   [わんぱく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) naughtiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 舶
Back: Find more details for 舶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
liner
ship
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1753 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 船 舶   [せんぱく]  [K]
(n) ship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 舶 来   [はくらい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) imported; foreign-made  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 舟

Kanji: 薄
Back: Find more details for 薄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dilute
thin
weak (tea)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うす.い
うす-
-うす
うす.める
うす.まる
うす.らぐ
うす.ら-
うす.れる
すすき
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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1009 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 薄い   [うすい]  [K]
(adj) thin; weak; watery; diluted  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 薄める   [うすめる]  [K]
(v1) to dilute; to water down  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 暗い   [うすぐらい]  [K]
(adj) dim; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 薄 弱   [はくじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) feebleness; weakness; weak  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 希 薄   [きはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thin (e.g. air); lean; rarified; diluted; sparse; weak; rarefied  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 薄   [けいはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frivolous; superficial  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 薄   [てうす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) short of hands; insufficient  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 薄 弱   [せいしんはくじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; mentally retarded  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 薄   [にくはく]  [K]
(n,vs) come close to; closing in upon; pressing hard (on the enemy); challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄まる   [うすまる]  [K]
(v5r) to become weak  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄らぐ   [うすらぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to become thin; to fade; to grow pale  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄れる   [うすれる]  [K]
(v1) to fade; to become dim  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 着   [うすぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) lightly dressed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 迫
Back: Find more details for 迫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
urge
force
imminent
spur on
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せま.る
さこ
せ
せこ
はさ
はさま
はざま
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: #773 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 迫る   [せまる]  [K]
(v5r) to draw near; to press  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 圧 迫   [あっぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) pressure; coercion; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 脅 迫   [きょうはく]  [K]
(n) threat; menace; coercion; terrorism  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 害   [はくがい]  [K]
(n,vs) persecution  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 迫   [きはく]  [K]
(n) spirit; soul; vigor  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 迫   [きんぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 迫   [せっぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 撃   [はくげき]  [K]
(n,vs) close attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 撃 砲   [はくげきほう]  [K]
(n) mortar  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 力   [はくりょく]  [K]
(n) force; intensity; appeal; strength  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 漠
Back: Find more details for 漠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vague
obscure
desert
wide
On-Yomi Reading(s): バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1611 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 砂 漠   [さばく]  [K]
(n) desert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 漠 然   [ばくぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obscure; vague; equivocal  [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]
- 漠 然と   [ばくぜんと]  [K]
vaguely  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 爆
Back: Find more details for 爆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bomb
burst open
pop
split
On-Yomi Reading(s): バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): は.ぜる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #735 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 爆 発   [ばくはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) explosion; detonation; eruption  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原 爆   [げんばく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) atomic bomb; A-bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 弾   [ばくだん]  [K]
(n) bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 破   [ばくは]  [K]
(n,vs) blast; explosion; blow up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 起 爆   [きばく]  [K]
(n) exploding  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 爆   [くうばく]  [K]
(n) aerial bombing  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 水 爆   [げんすいばく]  [K]
(n) atom and hydrogen bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 爆   [すいばく]  [K]
(n) hydrogen bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 音   [ばくおん]  [K]
(n) (sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 撃   [ばくげき]  [K]
(n) bombing (raid)  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 笑   [ばくしょう]  [K]
(n) roar of laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 竹   [ばくちく]  [K]
(n) firecracker  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 薬   [ばくやく]  [K]
(n) explosive; blasting powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 爆   [ひばく]  [K]
(n,vs) bombed; A-bombed; nuked  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 縛
Back: Find more details for 縛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
truss
arrest
bind
tie
restrain
On-Yomi Reading(s): バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しば.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1764 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 縛る   [しばる]  [K]
(v5r) to tie; to bind  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 束 縛   [そくばく]  [K]
(n,vs) restraint; shackles; restriction; confinement; binding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 金 縛り   [かなしばり]  [K]
(n) (col) binding hand and foot; a temporary feeling of paralysis  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 麦
Back: Find more details for 麦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
barley
wheat
On-Yomi Reading(s): バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
麦 (バク, むぎ) – barley; wheat
麥 (バク, むぎ) – wheat
Henshall Mnemonic: sitting crosslegged watching wheat plant grow
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1615 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 小 麦   [こむぎ]  [K]
(n) wheat  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 蕎 麦   [そば]  [K]
(n) soba (buckwheat noodles)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蕎 麦 屋   [そばや]  [K]
(n) buckwheat-noodle restaurant  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 麦 粉   [こむぎこ]  [K]
(n) wheat flour  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 麦   [おおむぎ]  [K]
(n) barley  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦   [むぎ]  [K]
(n) wheat; barley  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 芽   [ばくが]  [K]
(n) malt  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 茶   [むぎちゃ]  [K]
(n) barley tea  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 畑   [むぎばたけ]  [K]
(n) wheat field; barley field; cornfield  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 麦 麥

Kanji: 箱
Back: Find more details for 箱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
box
chest
case
bin
railway car
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo sides mutually opposed in box
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1357 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 箱   [はこ]  [K]
(n) box  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 私 書 箱   [ししょばこ]  [K]
(n) Post Office Box  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 箱   [じゅうばこ]  [K]
(n) nest of boxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 箱   [とうひょうばこ]  [K]
ballot box  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 箱   [ほんばこ]  [K]
(n) bookcase  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 肇
Back: Find more details for 肇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): beginning
On-Yomi Reading(s):
チョウ
ジョウ
トウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はじ.める
はじめ
とし
ただし
はつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 聿 (ふでづくり) – writing brush
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1943 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: 聿

Kanji: 肌
Back: Find more details for 肌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
texture
skin
body
grain
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はだ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1559 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 肌   [はだ]  [K]
(n) skin; body; grain; texture; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 肌 着   [はだぎ]  [K]
(n) underwear; lingerie; singlet; chemise  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 地 肌   [じはだ]  [K]
(n) texture; grain  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 寒い   [はださむい]  [K]
(adj) chilly; unpleasantly cold  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 色   [はだいろ]  [K]
(n) flesh-coloured; skin-coloured  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 触り   [はだざわり]  [K]
(n) the touch of; feel 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: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 畑
Back: Find more details for 畑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
farm
field
garden
one's specialty
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): farm
field
garden
one's specialty
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はた
はたけ
-ばたけ
かま
まま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
火 (ひ) – fire
田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: burned field is a dry field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1176 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 畑   [はたけ]  [K]
(n) field  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 桑 畑   [くわばたけ]  [K]
(n) mulberry field; mulberry plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 畑   [たはた]  [K]
(n) fields  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 畑   [むぎばたけ]  [K]
(n) wheat field; barley field; cornfield  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 火 田

Kanji: 八
Back: Find more details for 八 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): eight
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
や
や.つ
やっ.つ
よう
な
は
はっ
はつ
やち
やつ
はちがしら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: eight can be easily divided
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #92 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 八   [はち]  [K]
(num) eight  [D] [Jisho]
- 八つ   [やっつ]  [K]
(num) eight  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 月   [はちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) August  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 日   [ようか]  [K]
(n) eight days; the eighth (day of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 百 屋   [やおや]  [K]
(n) greengrocer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お八つ   [おやつ]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) between meal snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea; (2) mid-day snack  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 三 十 八 度 線   [さんじゅうはちどせん]  [K]
the Thirty-eighth Parallel  [D] [Jisho]
- 尺 八   [しゃくはち]  [K]
(n) (1) bamboo flute; (2) (X) (vulg) oral sex; fellatio  [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]
- 八   [やっつ]  [K]
(num) eight  [D] [Jisho]
- 八つ当たり   [やつあたり]  [K]
(n) outburst of anger  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 十   [はちじゅう]  [K]
(n) eighty  [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]
- 八 千 代   [やちよ]  [K]
(n) eternity; thousands of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 丁   [はっちょう]  [K]
(n) skillfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 幡   [はちまん]  [K]
(adv,n) God of War; Hachiman  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 分 音 符   [はちぶおんぷ]  [K]
(n) 8th note  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 方   [はっぽう]  [K]
(n) all sides  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 八 十 度   [ひゃくはちじゅうど]  [K]
180 degrees; complete 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: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 鉢
Back: Find more details for 鉢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bowl
rice tub
pot
crown
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハチ
ハツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハチ
ハツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1890 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鉢   [はち]  [K]
(n) a bowl; a pot; a basin; a flowerpot; a crown; a brainpan  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 鉢   [ひばち]  [K]
(n) brazier  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 木 鉢   [うえきばち]  [K]
(n) flowerpot  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉢 巻   [はちまき]  [K]
(n) headband  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉢 巻き   [はちまき]  [K]
(n) headband  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 金

Kanji: 発
Back: Find more details for 発 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discharge
departure
publish
emit
start from
disclose
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハツ
ホツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.つ
あば.く
おこ.る
つか.わす
はな.つ
ば
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 癶 (はつがしら) – dotted tent
Henshall Mnemonic: discharged with two bent legs and funny feet
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #32 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 発 音   [はつおん]  [K]
(n,vs) pronunciation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 出 発   [しゅっぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) departure  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 発   [ばくはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) explosion; detonation; eruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 見   [はっけん]  [K]
(n,vs) discovery; detection; finding  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 行   [はっこう]  [K]
(n) issue (publications)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 車   [はっしゃ]  [K]
(n) departure of a vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 達   [はったつ]  [K]
(n,vs) development; growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 展   [はってん]  [K]
(n,vs) development; growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 表   [はっぴょう]  [K]
(n,vs) announcement; publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 明   [はつめい]  [K]
(n,vs) invention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 蒸 発   [じょうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) evaporation; unexplained disappearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 揮   [はっき]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibition; demonstration; utilization; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 射   [はっしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; shooting; discharge; catapult  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 条   [ばね]  [K]
(n) spring (e.g. coil, leaf)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 想   [はっそう]  [K]
(n) expression (music); conceptualization  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電   [はつでん]  [K]
(n,vs) generation (e.g. power)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 売   [はつばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sale  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 開 発   [かいはつ]  [K]
(n) development; exploitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 発   [かっぱつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vigor; active  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 発   [さいはつ]  [K]
(n) return; relapse; reoccurrence  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 発   [しはつ]  [K]
(n) first train  [D] [Jisho]
- 発   [はつ]  [K]
(n,suf) departure; beginning; counter for gunshots  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 育   [はついく]  [K]
(n,vs) (physical) growth; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 芽   [はつが]  [K]
(n,vs) burgeoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 掘   [はっくつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) excavation; exhumation; (2) discovery (e.g. new talent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 言   [はつげん]  [K]
(n) utterance; speech; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 作   [ほっさ]  [K]
(n) fit; spasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 生   [はっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) outbreak; spring forth; occurrence; incidence; origin  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 足   [ほっそく]  [K]
(n) starting; inauguration  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 病   [はつびょう]  [K]
(n) attack (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 発   [はんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) repelling; rebound; recover; oppose  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 発   [いっぱつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (1) one shot; round; charge; (2) homerun (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宇 宙 開 発   [うちゅうかいはつ]  [K]
space development  [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]
- 沖 縄 開 発 庁 長 官   [おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Okinawa Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 発 部   [かいはつぶ]  [K]
Development Department  [D] [Jisho]
- 揮 発   [きはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) volatilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 偶 発   [ぐうはつ]  [K]
(n) sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental  [D] [Jisho]
- 啓 発   [けいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) enlightenment; development; edification  [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]
- 原 発   [げんぱつ]  [K]
(n) nuclear power plant; nuclear power supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 発   [こうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) starting late  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 発   [こくはつ]  [K]
(n) indictment; prosecution; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 開 発   [さいかいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) redevelopment  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 発   [さんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) sporadic; scattering  [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]
- 触 発   [しょくはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) touching off something; provocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 発   [せんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 発   [ぞうはつ]  [K]
(n) increase the number of trains in operation; increase bond issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 発   [たはつ]  [K]
(n) repeated occurrence  [D] [Jisho]
- 挑 発   [ちょうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) provocation; stirring up  [D] [Jisho]
- 挑 発 的   [ちょうはつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) provocative; suggestive; lascivious  [D] [Jisho]
- 摘 発   [てきはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) exposing; unmasking; laying bare  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 源 開 発   [でんげんかいはつ]  [K]
electric power resource development  [D] [Jisho]
- 発する   [はっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to fire (a gun); to emit; to give forth  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 案   [はつあん]  [K]
(n) idea; suggestion; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 煙   [はつえん]  [K]
(n) emitting smoke; fuming  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 煙 筒   [はつえんとう]  [K]
(n) smoke candle  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 火   [はっか]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; ignition  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 覚   [はっかく]  [K]
(n,vs) detection; coming to light  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 刊   [はっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) publish; start (new) publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 起 人   [ほっきにん]  [K]
(n) originator; promoter  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 給   [はっきゅう]  [K]
(n) issuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 禁   [はっきん]  [K]
(n) (1) sale prohibited (abbr); (2) suppression (of a book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 言 権   [はつげんけん]  [K]
(n) right to speak  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 光   [はっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) luminescence; radiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 効   [はっこう]  [K]
(n) coming into effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 酵   [はっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) fermentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 散   [はっさん]  [K]
(n,vs) letting feelings out; emitting; emanating; divergence (physics)  [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]
- 発 信   [はっしん]  [K]
(n) dispatch; transmission  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 声   [はっせい]  [K]
(n,vs) utterance; speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 送   [はっそう]  [K]
(n) sending; forwarding; shipping  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 端   [ほったん]  [K]
(n) the beginning  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 着   [はっちゃく]  [K]
(n) arrival and departure  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 注   [はっちゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) ordering (materials); placing an order  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 展 途 上 国   [はってんとじょうこく]  [K]
(n) developing country  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電 機   [はつでんき]  [K]
(n) dynamo; power generator  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 癶

Kanji: 髪
Back: Find more details for 髪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): hair of the head
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かみ
がた
ひげ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 髟 (かみがしら) – long hair
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1474 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 髪   [かみ]  [K]
(n) hair  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 髪の毛   [かみのけ]  [K]
(n) hair (head)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 白 髪   [しらが]  [K]
(n) white or grey hair; trendy hair bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 間 一 髪   [かんいっぱつ]  [K]
(n) hair's breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 髪   [きんぱつ]  [K]
(n) blond hair  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 髪   [さんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) hair-cutting; hair-dressing  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 髪   [せんぱつ]  [K]
(n) shampoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 髪   [とうはつ]  [K]
(n) hair (of head)  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 髪   [はくはつ]  [K]
(n) white or grey hair; trendy hair bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 髪 形   [かみがた]  [K]
(n) hair style; coiffure; hairdo  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 髪   [りはつ]  [K]
(n) haircut  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 髟

Kanji: 伐
Back: Find more details for 伐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fell
strike
attack
punish
On-Yomi Reading(s):
バツ
ハツ
カ
ボチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.る
そむ.く
う.つ
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: #1816 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 間 伐   [かんばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) periodic thinning (e.g. forest)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伐 採   [ばっさい]  [K]
(n) lumbering; felling; deforestation  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 伐   [らんばつ]  [K]
(n) reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 罰
Back: Find more details for 罰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
penalty
punishment
On-Yomi Reading(s):
バツ
バチ
ハツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ばっ.する
Bushu (Radical) Info: 网 (あみがしら) – net crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1220 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 罰する   [ばっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to punish; to penalize  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 刑 罰   [けいばつ]  [K]
(n) judgement; penalty; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 罰   [しょばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰   [ばち]  [K]
(n) (divine) punishment; curse; retribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰   [ばつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) punishment; penalty  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 厳 罰   [げんばつ]  [K]
(n) severe punishment; rigorous measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 罰   [しょうばつ]  [K]
(n) rewards and punishments  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 罰   [たいばつ]  [K]
(n) corporal punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 懲 罰   [ちょうばつ]  [K]
(n) discipline; punishment; reprimand  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 金   [ばっきん]  [K]
(n) fine; penalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 則   [ばっそく]  [K]
(n) penal regulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 点   [ばってん]  [K]
(n) cross mark; demerit mark; an X  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 网

Kanji: 抜
Back: Find more details for 抜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slip out
extract
pull out
pilfer
quote
remove
omit
On-Yomi Reading(s):
バツ
ハツ
ハイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬ.く
-ぬ.く
ぬ.き
ぬ.ける
ぬ.かす
ぬ.かる
ぬき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #726 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 抜く   [ぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to extract; to omit; to surpass; to draw out; to unplug  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜ける   [ぬける]  [K]
(v1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 海 抜   [かいばつ]  [K]
(n) height above sea level  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜かす   [ぬかす]  [K]
(v5s) to omit; to leave out  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜け出す   [ぬけだす]  [K]
(v5s) to slip out; to sneak away; to excel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き抜く   [ひきぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to extract; to uproot; to pull out  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 抜く   [ひきぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to extract; to uproot; to pull out  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 抜け   [まぬけ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) stupidity; idiot; dunce; blockhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 抜   [きばつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 抜き   [ほねぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) boned; (2) watered down; (3) mutilated  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 抜き   [てぬき]  [K]
(n) omitting crucial steps; a drop in activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 生え抜き   [はえぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) native-born; trueborn  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り抜き   [きりぬき]  [K]
(n) scraps; cuts  [D] [Jisho]
- 栓 抜き   [せんぬき]  [K]
(n) corkscrew  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 抜   [せんばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; choice; picking out  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い抜く   [おいぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to pass (a car); to outdistance; to outsail; to outstrip  [D] [Jisho]
- 突き抜ける   [つきぬける]  [K]
(v1) to pierce through; to break through  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜かる   [ぬかる]  [K]
(v5r) to make a mistake  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜き   [ぬき]  [K]
(adv) (1) in succession; (2) without  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜 群   [ばつぐん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pre-eminence  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜 粋   [ばっすい]  [K]
(n,vs) extract; excerpt; selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜 本 的   [ばっぽんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) drastic; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 抜き   [めぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) principal; main; important; fashionable  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 手

Kanji: 閥
Back: Find more details for 閥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clique
lineage
pedigree
faction
clan
On-Yomi Reading(s): バツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1072 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
- 財 閥   [ざいばつ]  [K]
(n) zaibatsu; plutocrats; financial clique; chaebol (Korean)  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 閥   [はばつ]  [K]
(n) political faction  [D] [Jisho]
- 閥   [ばつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) clique; clan; faction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 門

Kanji: 鳩
Back: Find more details for 鳩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pigeon
dove
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はと
あつ.める
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鳥 (とり) – bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1637 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鳩   [はと]  [K]
(n) pigeon; dove  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鳥

Kanji: 隼
Back: Find more details for 隼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): falcon
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュン
ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はやぶさ
はや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2224 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 隼   [はやぶさ]  [K]
(n) peregrine falcon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 隹

Kanji: 伴
Back: Find more details for 伴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consort
accompany
bring with
companion
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ともな.う
とも
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: #886 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 伴う   [ともなう]  [K]
(v5u) to accompany; to bring with; to be accompanied by; to be involved in; to be consequent upon  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 同 伴   [どうはん]  [K]
(n,vs) company; accompany; going with  [D] [Jisho]
- 伴   [とも]  [K]
(n) companion; follower  [D] [Jisho]
- 伴 奏   [ばんそう]  [K]
(n) (musical) accompaniment  [D] [Jisho]
- 伴 侶   [はんりょ]  [K]
(n) partner; companion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 判
Back: Find more details for 判 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
judgement
signature
stamp
seal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わか.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
Henshall Mnemonic: cut in half--a judgment with Solomon's seal
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #197 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 裁 判   [さいばん]  [K]
(n,vs) trial; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 判   [しんぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) refereeing; trial; judgement; umpire; referee  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 断   [はんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) judgement; decision; adjudication; conclusion; decipherment; divination  [D] [Jisho]
- 批 判   [ひはん]  [K]
(n) criticism; judgement; comment  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 判   [ひょうばん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fame; reputation; popularity; arrant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 判 子   [はんこ]  [K]
(n) seal (used for signature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 事   [はんじ]  [K]
(n) judge; judiciary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 審 判   [しんばん]  [K]
(n,vs) refereeing; trial; judgement; umpire; referee  [D] [Jisho]
- 判   [はん]  [K]
(n) seal; stamp; monogram signature; judgment  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 決   [はんけつ]  [K]
(n) judicial decision; judgement; sentence; decree  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 定   [はんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) judgement; decision; award; verdict  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 公 判   [こうはん]  [K]
(n) public hearing; trial  [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]
- 司 法 裁 判   [しほうさいばん]  [K]
judicial trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 明   [はんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) establishing; proving; identifying; confirming  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 例   [はんれい]  [K]
(n) (judicial) precedent  [D] [Jisho]
- 批 判 的   [ひはんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) critical  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 半
Back: Find more details for 半 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
half
middle
odd number
semi-
part-
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なか.ば
は
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: half a hornless cow, split down middle
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #224 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
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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
- 半   [はん]  [K]
(n-adv,n,n-suf) half  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 分   [はんぶん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 前 半   [ぜんはん]  [K]
(n) first half  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 半   [たいはん]  [K]
(n) majority; mostly; generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 半ば   [なかば]  [K]
(n-adv,n) middle; half; semi; halfway; partly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 過 半 数   [かはんすう]  [K]
(n) majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 径   [はんけい]  [K]
(n) radius  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 島   [はんとう]  [K]
(n) peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 半 端   [はんぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) remnant; fragment; incomplete set; fraction; odd sum; incompleteness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 半 期   [しもはんき]  [K]
(n) the last half-year  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 半 身   [かはんしん]  [K]
(n) lower half of body  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 半   [こうはん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) second half  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 半 戦   [こうはんせん]  [K]
(n) second half  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 畳 半   [よじょうはん]  [K]
(n) 4 1; 2 Tatami mats  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 半 期   [しはんき]  [K]
(n) quarter (of a year)  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 半   [じはん]  [K]
about an hour; short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 半 期   [かみはんき]  [K]
(n) first half of a year  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 半 身   [じょうはんしん]  [K]
(n) upper half of body; bust  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 半   [せっぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) half; division  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 半 戦   [ぜんはんせん]  [K]
first half of the game or match  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 途 半 端   [ちゅうとはんぱ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 半 島   [ちょうせんはんとう]  [K]
Korean peninsula  [D] [Jisho]
- 半々   [はんはん]  [K]
(n) half and half; fifty-fifty  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 額   [はんがく]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half; half amount; half fare  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 官 半 民   [はんかんはんみん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) semi-governmental; semi-official  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 期   [はんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half-term; half-time; half period  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 月   [はんつき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half-moon; half month; semicircle  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 減   [はんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction by half; halve  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 周   [はんしゅう]  [K]
(n) semicircle; half globe  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 熟   [はんじゅく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 身   [はんしん]  [K]
(n) half the body; half length  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 数   [はんすう]  [K]
(n) half the number  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 生   [はんせい]  [K]
(n) half a lifetime  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 袖   [はんそで]  [K]
(n) short sleeves  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 値   [はんね]  [K]
(n) half price  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 導 体   [はんどうたい]  [K]
(n) semiconductor  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 日   [はんにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half day  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 年   [はんとし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half year  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 年   [はんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half year  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 面   [はんめん]  [K]
(n) half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶 十

Kanji: 反
Back: Find more details for 反 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): anti-
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
ホン
タン
ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そ.る
そ.らす
かえ.す
かえ.る
-かえ.る
そり
た
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
又 (また) – furthermore
Henshall Mnemonic: cliff opposes hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #191 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 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
- 違 反   [いはん]  [K]
(n) violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 抗   [はんこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 反   [はん]  [K]
(n,vs) anti-; opposite; antithesis; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
- 反る   [かえる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to change; to turn over; to turn upside down  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 映   [はんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 省   [はんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 反   [たん]  [K]
(n) roll of cloth (c. 10 yds.); .245 acres; 300 tsubo  [D] [Jisho]
- 反する   [はんする]  [K]
(vs-s) to be inconsistent with; to oppose; to contradict; to transgress; to rebel  [D] [Jisho]
- 反る   [そる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched; (2) to bend (backward)  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 応   [はんのう]  [K]
(n) reaction; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 感   [はんかん]  [K]
(n) antipathy; revolt; animosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 響   [はんきょう]  [K]
(n) echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 撃   [はんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 射   [はんしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; reverberation  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 発   [はんぱつ]  [K]
(n,vs) repelling; rebound; recover; oppose  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 乱   [はんらん]  [K]
(n) insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拒 絶 反 応   [きょぜつはんのう]  [K]
rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 反   [げんたん]  [K]
(n) reduction (of crop size)  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 反 対   [せいはんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bipolar; polar; polarity; exactly opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 反   [ぞうはん]  [K]
(n) rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
- 反す   [かえす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to change; to turn over; to turn upside down  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 旗   [はんき]  [K]
(n) standard of revolt  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 逆   [はんぎゃく]  [K]
(n) treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 共   [はんきょう]  [K]
(n) anticommunist  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 作 用   [はんさよう]  [K]
(n) reaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 射 的   [はんしゃてき]  [K]
(adj-na) reflective; reflecting; reflexive  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 証   [はんしょう]  [K]
(n) proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 戦   [はんせん]  [K]
(n) anti-war  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 則   [はんそく]  [K]
(n) foul play (sport); transgression; default; balk; irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 体 制   [はんたいせい]  [K]
(n) anti-establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 転   [はんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) turning around; rolling over; turning from side to side; inversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 動   [はんどう]  [K]
(n) reaction; recoil; kick  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 日   [はんにち]  [K]
(n) anti-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 復   [はんぷく]  [K]
(n,vs) repetition; reverse  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 米   [はんべい]  [K]
(n) anti-American  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 面   [はんめん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 落   [はんらく]  [K]
(n) reaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 論   [はんろん]  [K]
(n,vs) objection; refutation; rebuttal  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 反   [りはん]  [K]
(n) estrangement; alienation; disaffection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厂 又

Kanji: 帆
Back: Find more details for 帆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sail
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1923 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 帆   [ほ]  [K]
(n) sail  [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]
- 帆 走   [はんそう]  [K]
(n) sailing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 搬
Back: Find more details for 搬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
conveyor
carry
transport
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1664 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 運 搬   [うんぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) transport; carriage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 搬 出   [はんしゅつ]  [K]
(n) carry out  [D] [Jisho]
- 搬 送   [はんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) convey; carry; transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 搬 入   [はんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) take in; bring in  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 板
Back: Find more details for 板 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plank
board
plate
stage
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: opposed to wooden boards
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #926 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 黒 板   [こくばん]  [K]
(n) blackboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 板   [いた]  [K]
(n) board; plank  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 看 板   [かんばん]  [K]
(n) sign; signboard; doorplate; poster; billboard; appearance; figurehead; policy; attraction; closing time  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ベニヤ板   [ベニヤいた]  [K]
(n) plywood  [D] [Jisho]
- 掲 示 板   [けいじばん]  [K]
(n) bulletin board; display board; clipboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 板   [かんぱん]  [K]
(n) (ship) deck  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 板   [こうはん]  [K]
(n) (ship) deck  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 板   [こうはん]  [K]
(n) steel sheet; steel plate(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 板   [こうばん]  [K]
(n) steel sheet; steel plate(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 板   [こうばん]  [K]
(n,vs) leave the mound (baseball); knocked out  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 板   [ごうはん]  [K]
(n) veneer board; plywood; joint publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 板   [ごうばん]  [K]
(n) veneer board; plywood; joint publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 板   [てっぱん]  [K]
(n) iron plate  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 板   [とうばん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking the plate; pitching a game  [D] [Jisho]
- 板ガラス   [いたガラス]  [K]
(n) plate glass; sheet glass  [D] [Jisho]
- 板 門 店   [はんもんてん]  [K]
Panmunjon  [D] [Jisho]
- 俎 板   [まないた]  [K]
(n) chopping 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: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 版
Back: Find more details for 版 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
printing block
printing plate
edition
impression
label
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 片 (かた) – one-sided leaf sheet
Henshall Mnemonic: opposed wooden board makes print
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #802 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 出 版   [しゅっぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) publication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 初 版   [しょはん]  [K]
(n) first edition  [D] [Jisho]
- 版   [はん]  [K]
(n) edition  [D] [Jisho]
- 版 画   [はんが]  [K]
(n) art print  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 訂 版   [かいていばん]  [K]
(n) revised edition  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 版 社   [しゅっぱんしゃ]  [K]
(n) publisher  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 版 物   [しゅっぱんぶつ]  [K]
(n) publications  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 版   [ずはん]  [K]
(n) plate; illustration; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 版 画   [どうはんが]  [K]
copperplate engraving; etching  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 版   [とっぱん]  [K]
(n) letterpress; relief printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 版 印 刷   [とっぱんいんさつ]  [K]
letterpress; relief printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 版 権   [はんけん]  [K]
(n) copyright  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 片

Kanji: 犯
Back: Find more details for 犯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crime
sin
offense
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
ボン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おか.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Henshall Mnemonic: dog commits crime of assaulting prone person
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #874 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 犯 罪   [はんざい]  [K]
(n) crime  [D] [Jisho]
- 犯 人   [はんにん]  [K]
(n) offender; criminal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 防 犯   [ぼうはん]  [K]
(n) prevention of crime  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 犯す   [おかす]  [K]
(v5s) to commit; to perpetrate; to violate; to rape  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 共 犯   [きょうはん]  [K]
(n) complicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 行 犯   [げんこうはん]  [K]
(n) flagrante delicto; caught red-handed  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 犯   [しゅはん]  [K]
(n) principal offence; principal offender  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 犯   [しんぱん]  [K]
(n) violation; invasion; infringement  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 犯   [せいじはん]  [K]
(n) political offense; political offender  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 犯   [せんぱん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) war criminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 犯 行   [はんこう]  [K]
(n) crime; criminal act; offence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 犬

Kanji: 班
Back: Find more details for 班 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
squad
corps
unit
group
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
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
Henshall Mnemonic: squad receives a cut of the jewels
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1592 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 班   [はん]  [K]
(n,suf) group; party; section (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 首 班   [しゅはん]  [K]
(n) head; leader; Prime Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 班 長   [はんちょう]  [K]
(n) squad leader; honcho  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 畔
Back: Find more details for 畔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
paddy-ridge
levee
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あぜ
ぐろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2049 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 河 畔   [かはん]  [K]
(n) riverside  [D] [Jisho]
- 湖 畔   [こはん]  [K]
(n) lake 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 田

Kanji: 繁
Back: Find more details for 繁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
luxuriant
thick
overgrown
frequency
complexity
trouble
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しげ.る
しげ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1198 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 繁 栄   [はんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 殖   [はんしょく]  [K]
(n) breed; multiply; increase; propagation  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 盛   [はんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) prosperity; flourishing; thriving  [D] [Jisho]
- 頻 繁   [ひんぱん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 繁 華 街   [はんかがい]  [K]
(n) business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 忙   [はんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pressure of business; busy  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 茂   [はんも]  [K]
(n) luxuriant growth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 般
Back: Find more details for 般 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
carrier
carry
all
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #649 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 般   [いっぱん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) general; liberal; universal; ordinary; average  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 全 般   [ぜんぱん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (the) whole; universal; wholly; general  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 般に   [いっぱんに]  [K]
(adv) in general  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 般 的   [いっぱんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) popular; typical; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 般   [せんぱん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) some time ago; the other day  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 舟

Kanji: 藩
Back: Find more details for 藩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clan
enclosure
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハン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: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1896 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 藩   [はん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) fiefdom; domain (precursor to current prefectures)  [D] [Jisho]
- 藩 主   [はんしゅ]  [K]
(n) feudal lord; daimyo  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 販
Back: Find more details for 販 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
marketing
sell
trade
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ハンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #627 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 販 売   [はんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sale; selling; marketing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 再 販   [さいはん]  [K]
(n) resale  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 販   [しはん]  [K]
(n) marketing  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 販 売 機   [じどうはんばいき]  [K]
(n) vending machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 販   [じはん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) automobile sales  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 販 会 社   [しんぱんがいしゃ]  [K]
credit company  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 販 売   [つうしんはんばい]  [K]
mail order  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 販   [つうはん]  [K]
(n,vs) mail order  [D] [Jisho]
- 販 路   [はんろ]  [K]
(n) market; outlet; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 量 販 店   [りょうはんてん]  [K]
(n) volume seller  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 範
Back: Find more details for 範 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pattern
example
model
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1088 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 範 囲   [はんい]  [K]
(n) extent; scope; sphere; range  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 規 範   [きはん]  [K]
(n) model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 範   [もはん]  [K]
(n) exemplar; exemplification; exemplum; model; example  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軌 範   [きはん]  [K]
(n) model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 範   [こうはん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wide; extensive; widespread  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 範 囲   [こうはんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extensive; vast range; wide scope  [D] [Jisho]
- 師 範   [しはん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) instructor; (fencing) teacher; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 範   [はん]  [K]
(n) example; model  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 竹

Kanji: 煩
Back: Find more details for 煩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
anxiety
trouble
worry
pain
ill
annoy
nuisance
irksome
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ハン
ボン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わずら.う
わずら.わす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2081 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 煩い   [うるさい]  [K]
(ateji) (adj) (1) noisy; loud; (2) fussy; (3) annoying; troublesome; tiresome; importunate; (4) bossy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 煩わしい   [わずらわしい]  [K]
(adj) troublesome; annoying; complicated  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 煩う   [わずらう]  [K]
(v5u) to worry about; to be concerned about; to be afflicted with; to suffer from  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 雑   [はんざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 悩   [ぼんのう]  [K]
(n) earthly desires; passions; lusts; carnal desires  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 忙   [はんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pressure of business; busy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 頒
Back: Find more details for 頒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distribute
disseminate
partition
understand
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わか.つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2287 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 頒 布   [はんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 頁

Kanji: 飯
Back: Find more details for 飯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
meal
boiled rice
On-Yomi Reading(s): ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
めし
い
いい
いり
え
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Henshall Mnemonic: opposed to eating cooked rice
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1046 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 御 飯   [ごはん]  [K]
(n) rice (cooked); meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝ご飯   [あさごはん]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 御 飯   [あさごはん]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 飯   [ゆうはん]  [K]
(n) evening meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 御 飯   [ばんごはん]  [K]
(n) dinner; evening   [D] [Jisho]
- 昼ご飯   [ひるごはん]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday   [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 御 飯   [ひるごはん]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday   [D] [Jisho]
- 晩ご飯   [ばんごはん]  [K]
(n) dinner; evening   [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 飯   [めし]  [K]
(n) (sl) meals; food  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 昼 飯   [ひるめし]  [K]
(n) lunch (masc.); midday meal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ご飯   [ごはん]  [K]
(n) rice (cooked); meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 握り飯   [にぎりめし]  [K]
(n) rice ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 飯 器   [すいはんき]  [K]
(n) rice cooker  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 飯   [せきはん]  [K]
(n) red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 飯   [あさめし]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 飯   [べいはん]  [K]
(n) cooked rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 飯   [ゆうめし]  [K]
(n) evening 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: 4
Bushu: 食

Kanji: 晩
Back: Find more details for 晩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nightfall
night
On-Yomi Reading(s): バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): バンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun escapes every evening
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1424 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 晩   [こんばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tonight; this evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩   [ばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 晩   [まいばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every night  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 御 飯   [ばんごはん]  [K]
(n) dinner; evening   [D] [Jisho]
- 晩ご飯   [ばんごはん]  [K]
(n) dinner; evening   [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 今 晩は   [こんばんは]  [K]
(exp,int) good evening  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 晩 年   [ばんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (one's) last years  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 晩   [ひとばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) one evening; all night; overnight  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 晩 中   [ひとばんじゅう]  [K]
all night long; all through the night  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 晩   [さくばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 晩   [あさばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning and evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 婚   [ばんこん]  [K]
(n) late marriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 酌   [ばんしゃく]  [K]
(n) evening drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 晩   [みょうばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tomorrow evening  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日

Kanji: 番
Back: Find more details for 番 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
turn
number in a series
On-Yomi Reading(s): バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つが.い
は
ま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
田 (た) – rice field
釆 (のごめ) – dice
Henshall Mnemonic: rice sown in fields by number, in turns
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #348 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 番   [いちばん]  [K]
(n-adv) (1) best; first; number one; (2) game; round; bout; fall; event (in a meet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 番   [こうばん]  [K]
(n) police box  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 号   [ばんごう]  [K]
(n) number; series of digits  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 番 組   [ばんぐみ]  [K]
(n) program (e.g. TV)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 順 番   [じゅんばん]  [K]
(n) turn (in line); order of things  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 当 番   [とうばん]  [K]
(n) being on duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 地   [ばんち]  [K]
(n) house number; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 守 番   [るすばん]  [K]
(n,vs) care-taking; caretaker; house-watching  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 番 目   [ばんめ]  [K]
cardinal number suffix  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一一 九 番   [ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん]  [K]
ambulance and fire brigade emergency tel. no. (in Japan)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 番 手   [いちばんて]  [K]
first player; first worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 番 乗り   [いちばんのり]  [K]
(n) leader of a charge; first to arrive  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 番   [きょくばん]  [K]
(n) telephone exchange number  [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]
- 出 番   [でばん]  [K]
(n) one's turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 番   [にばん]  [K]
second; number two; runner-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 番 号   [せばんごう]  [K]
(n) number on player's back  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 犬   [ばんけん]  [K]
(n) watchdog  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 手   [ばんて]  [K]
(n) count  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 付   [ばんづけ]  [K]
(n) ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 番   [ほんばん]  [K]
(n) the actual performance; without rehearsal  [D] [Jisho]
- 輪 番   [りんばん]  [K]
(n) sequence; turn; rotation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 田 釆

Kanji: 盤
Back: Find more details for 盤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tray
shallow bowl
platter
tub
board
phonograph record
On-Yomi Reading(s): バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ち
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #881 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 盤   [きばん]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis  [D] [Jisho]
- 算 盤   [そろばん]  [K]
(n) abacus  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 盤   [じばん]  [K]
(n) (the) ground  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 碁 盤   [ごばん]  [K]
(n) Go board  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 盤   [えんばん]  [K]
(n) disk; discus  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 盤   [がんばん]  [K]
(n) bedrock  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 盤   [しゅうばん]  [K]
(n) endgame; final stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 盤   [じょばん]  [K]
(n) the opening(s) (e.g., in a game of go or chess)  [D] [Jisho]
- 胎 盤   [たいばん]  [K]
(n) placenta; afterbirth  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 盤   [ちゅうばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) middle (stage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 盤   [ばん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) record; tray; shallow bowl  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 皿

Kanji: 蛮
Back: Find more details for 蛮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): barbarian
On-Yomi Reading(s): バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): えびす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2339 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 南 蛮   [なんばん]  [K]
(n) southern barbarians; red pepper  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛮 行   [ばんこう]  [K]
(n) act of barbarity; brutality; barbarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛮 勇   [ばんゆう]  [K]
(n) foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; brute courage  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 蛮   [やばん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) savage; uncivilized  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 虫

Kanji: 卑
Back: Find more details for 卑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lowly
base
vile
vulgar
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いや.しい
いや.しむ
いや.しめる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
十 (じゅう) – cross
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2003 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 卑 怯   [ひきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cowardice; meanness; unfairness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 卑しい   [いやしい]  [K]
(adj) greedy; vulgar; shabby; humble; base; mean; vile  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 男 尊 女 卑   [だんそんじょひ]  [K]
(n) male domination of women; subjection of women  [D] [Jisho]
- 卑 屈   [ひくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) menial; meanness; servility; abject  [D] [Jisho]
- 卑 劣   [ひれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mean; foul play; cowardly; base  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 否
Back: Find more details for 否 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
negate
no
noes
refuse
decline
deny
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いな
いや
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: deny, saying not so
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #561 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 否   [いいえ]  [K]
(int,n) (uk) no; nay; yes; well  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 否 定   [ひてい]  [K]
(n,vs) negation; denial; repudiation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 拒 否   [きょひ]  [K]
(n) denial; veto; rejection; refusal  [D] [Jisho]
- 否 決   [ひけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; negation; voting down  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 否   [あんぴ]  [K]
(n) safety; welfare; well-being  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 否   [かひ]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (1) propriety; right and wrong; advisability; (2) pro and con; ayes and noes  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 否 権   [きょひけん]  [K]
(n) right of veto  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 否   [ごうひ]  [K]
(n) success or failure; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 否   [さんぴ]  [K]
(n) yes and no; for and against  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 否   [せいひ]  [K]
(n) success or failure; outcome; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 諾 否   [だくひ]  [K]
(n) yes or no  [D] [Jisho]
- 否   [いえ]  [K]
(int,n) (uk) no; nay; yes; well  [D] [Jisho]
- 否   [いな]  [K]
(int,n) (uk) no; nay; yes; well  [D] [Jisho]
- 否   [ひ]  [K]
(n) no; the noes  [D] [Jisho]
- 否 認   [ひにん]  [K]
(n,vs) denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval  [D] [Jisho]
- 否否   [いやいや]  [K]
(int) (uk) reluctantly; by no means; unwillingly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 一 口

Kanji: 妃
Back: Find more details for 妃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
queen
princess
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きさき
き
ぴ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1752 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 王 妃   [おうひ]  [K]
(n) queen  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子 妃   [こうたいしひ]  [K]
(n) crown princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 妃   [ひ]  [K]
(n) princess; consort  [D] [Jisho]
- 妃 殿 下   [ひでんか]  [K]
(n) princess; Her Royal Highness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 彼
Back: Find more details for 彼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
he
that
the
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かれ
かの
か.の
その
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #648 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 彼の   [あの]  [K]
(adj-pn) (uk) that over there  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 処   [あそこ]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) there; over there; that place; yonder; (2) (X) (col) genitals  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方   [あちら]  [K]
(n) (1) there; yonder; that  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 彼   [かれ]  [K]
(n) he; boyfriend  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 女   [かのじょ]  [K]
(n) (1) she; (2) girl friend; sweetheart  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 彼 方 此 方   [あちこち]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) here and there  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 彼 此   [あれこれ]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) one thing or another; this and that; this or that  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方 此 方   [あちらこちら]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) here and there  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 彼ら   [かれら]  [K]
(n) (1) they (usually male); (2) those  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 岸   [ひがん]  [K]
(n) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 氏   [かれし]  [K]
(n) boyfriend  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 奴   [あいつ]  [K]
(n) (col) (uk) he; she; that guy  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方   [かなた]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) the other; the other side; (2) there; yonder; that  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 彳

Kanji: 悲
Back: Find more details for 悲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
jail cell
grieve
sad
deplore
regret
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かな.しい
かな.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
非 (あらず) – injustice
Henshall Mnemonic: broken heart does not want to be sad
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1014 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 悲しい   [かなしい]  [K]
(adj) sad; sorrowful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 悲しむ   [かなしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be sad; to mourn for; to regret  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 劇   [ひげき]  [K]
(n) tragedy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悲 観   [ひかん]  [K]
(n) pessimism; disappointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 惨   [ひさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) tragedy; disaster; (2) misery; wretched; pitiful  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 鳴   [ひめい]  [K]
(n) shriek; scream  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慈 悲   [じひ]  [K]
(n) compassion; benevolence; charity; mercy  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲しみ   [かなしみ]  [K]
(n) sadness; sorrow; grief  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 哀   [ひあい]  [K]
(n) sorrow; grief; sadness  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 観 的   [ひかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) pessimistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 願   [ひがん]  [K]
(n) one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 壮   [ひそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pathetic; touching; tragic  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 嘆   [ひたん]  [K]
(n) grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 痛   [ひつう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bitterness; pathos  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 恋   [ひれん]  [K]
(n) blighted love; disappointed love  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 非

Kanji: 扉
Back: Find more details for 扉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
front door
title page
front page
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とびら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1866 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N1 Words
- 扉   [とびら]  [K]
(n) door; opening  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 門 扉   [もんぴ]  [K]
(n) door(s) of a 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: 戸

Kanji: 批
Back: Find more details for 批 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
criticism
strike
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: criticism can involve an handy comparison
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #568 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 批 判   [ひはん]  [K]
(n) criticism; judgement; comment  [D] [Jisho]
- 批 評   [ひひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) criticism; review; commentary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 批 准   [ひじゅん]  [K]
(n,vs) ratification; ratify  [D] [Jisho]
- 批 判 的   [ひはんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) critical  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 披
Back: Find more details for 披 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
expose
open
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1438 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 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: 手

Kanji: 斐
Back: Find more details for 斐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beautiful
patterned
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒ
イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あや
Bushu (Radical) Info:
文 (ぶんにょう) – sentence
非 (あらず) – injustice
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2103 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 生き甲 斐   [いきがい]  [K]
(n) something one lives for, very important  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甲 斐   [かい]  [K]
(n) effect; result; worth; use; avail  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 文 非

Kanji: 比
Back: Find more details for 比 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
compare
race
ratio
Phillipines
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くら.べる
い
ぴっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 比 (くらべるひ) – race
Henshall Mnemonic: compare two persons sitting side by side
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #329 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 比べる   [くらべる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to compare; (2) to calibrate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 比 較   [ひかく]  [K]
(n,vs) comparison  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 比 較 的   [ひかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) comparatively; relatively  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 対 比   [たいひ]  [K]
(n,vs) contrast; comparison  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 重   [ひじゅう]  [K]
(n) specific gravity; weight; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 率   [ひりつ]  [K]
(n) ratio; proportion; percentage  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 例   [ひれい]  [K]
(n) proportion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恵 比 寿   [えびす]  [K]
(n) The God of Wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 比べる   [みくらべる]  [K]
(v1) to compare with the eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 比   [ひ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) ratio; proportion  [D] [Jisho]
- 比べ   [くらべ]  [K]
(n,suf) (uk) contest; comparison; competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 比 喩   [ひゆ]  [K]
(n) simile; metaphor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 泌
Back: Find more details for 泌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ooze
flow
soak in
penetrate
secrete
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒツ
ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒツ
ヒNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2112 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 内 分 泌   [ないぶんぴ]  [K]
(n) internal secretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 泌 尿 器   [ひにょうき]  [K]
(n) urinary organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 泌   [ぶんぴ]  [K]
(n) secretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 泌   [ぶんぴつ]  [K]
(n) secretion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 疲
Back: Find more details for 疲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exhausted
tire
weary
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つか.れる
-づか.れ
つか.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1263 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 疲れる   [つかれる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired; to tire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 疲れ   [つかれ]  [K]
(n) tiredness; fatigue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 疲 労   [ひろう]  [K]
(n,vs) fatigue; weariness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 疲れ果てる   [つかれはてる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired out; to be exhausted  [D] [Jisho]
- 疲 弊   [ひへい]  [K]
(n) exhaustion; impoverishment; ruin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 疔

Kanji: 皮
Back: Find more details for 皮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pelt
skin
hide
leather
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ
けがわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皮 (けがわ) – hide
Henshall Mnemonic: opposed to skinning with one stroke
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1092 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 皮   [かわ]  [K]
(n) skin; hide; leather; fur; pelt; bark; shell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 皮 肉   [ひにく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚   [ひふ]  [K]
(n) skin  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 皮   [けがわ]  [K]
(n) fur; skin; pelt  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 樹 皮   [じゅひ]  [K]
(n) (tree) bark  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 皮   [だっぴ]  [K]
(n) shedding; molting; emergence  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 革   [ひかく]  [K]
(n) leather; hide  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 切り   [かわきり]  [K]
(n) beginning; start  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚 科   [ひふか]  [K]
(n) dermatology  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚 病   [ひふびょう]  [K]
(n) skin disease  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 碑
Back: Find more details for 碑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tombstone
monument
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いしぶみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1792 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 碑   [いしぶみ]  [K]
(n) stone monument bearing an inscription  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 記 念 碑   [きねんひ]  [K]
(n) monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 碑   [せきひ]  [K]
(n) stone monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 碑 文   [ひぶん]  [K]
(n) inscription; epitaph; epigraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 碑   [ぼひ]  [K]
(n) gravestone; tombstone  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 秘
Back: Find more details for 秘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
secret
conceal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ.める
ひそ.か
かく.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: rice plant necessarily kept secret
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #862 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 秘 密   [ひみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) secret; secrecy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 神 秘   [しんぴ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mystery  [D] [Jisho]
- 秘 書   [ひしょ]  [K]
(n) (private) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 極 秘   [ごくひ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absolute secrecy  [D] [Jisho]
- 秘める   [ひめる]  [K]
(v1) to hide; to keep to oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 秘 訣   [ひけつ]  [K]
(n) secret; mysteries; key  [D] [Jisho]
- 秘 話   [ひわ]  [K]
(n) secret story; unknown episode  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 秘   [べんぴ]  [K]
(n) constipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 秘 権   [もくひけん]  [K]
(n) right to keep 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: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 緋
Back: Find more details for 緋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scarlet
cardinal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あけ
あか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2443 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: 糸

Kanji: 罷
Back: Find more details for 罷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
quit
stop
leave
withdraw
go
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まか.り-
や.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 网 (あみがしら) – net crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2104 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 罷 免   [ひめん]  [K]
(n,vs) dismissal; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 网

Kanji: 肥
Back: Find more details for 肥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fertilizer
get fat
fertile
manure
pamper
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.える
こえ
こ.やす
こ.やし
ふと.る
い
こい
ひえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: fleshy bending body has been fattened
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1469 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 肥 料   [ひりょう]  [K]
(n) manure; fertilizer  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 化 学 肥 料   [かがくひりょう]  [K]
chemical fertilizer  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥   [こえ]  [K]
(n) manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥える   [こえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to grow fat; to grow fertile; (2) to have good taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥やし   [こやし]  [K]
(n) manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥やす   [こやす]  [K]
(v5s) to fertilize; to manure; to enrich  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥 大   [ひだい]  [K]
(n,vs) swell; enlarge; corpulence; fatness; obesity  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥 満   [ひまん]  [K]
(n,vs) corpulence; fatness; obesity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 被
Back: Find more details for 被 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
incur
cover
veil
brood over
shelter
wear
put on
be exposed (film)
receiving
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こうむ.る
おお.う
かぶ.る
かぶ.せる
ぎぬ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #431 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 被る   [かぶる]  [K]
(v5r) to wear; to put on (head); to pour or dash water (on oneself)  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 害   [ひがい]  [K]
(n) damage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 被せる   [かぶせる]  [K]
(v1) to cover (with something); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 被 害 者   [ひがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) victim; injured party; sufferer  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 疑 者   [ひぎしゃ]  [K]
(n) a suspect  [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]
- 被 災   [ひさい]  [K]
(n,vs) be a victim of (some disaster); suffer from  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 写 体   [ひしゃたい]  [K]
(n) (photographic) subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 爆   [ひばく]  [K]
(n,vs) bombed; A-bombed; nuked  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 服   [ひふく]  [K]
(n) clothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 保 険 者   [ひほけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) insured 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: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 衣

Kanji: 費
Back: Find more details for 費 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
expense
cost
spend
consume
waste
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つい.やす
つい.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: unwind and spend money
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #321 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 消 費   [しょうひ]  [K]
(n,vs) consumption; expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 費 用   [ひよう]  [K]
(n) cost; expense  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 経 費   [けいひ]  [K]
(n) expenses; cost; outlay  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 熱 費   [こうねつひ]  [K]
(n) cost of fuel and light  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 費   [じっぴ]  [K]
(n) actual expense; cost price  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 費   [しゅっぴ]  [K]
(n) expenses; disbursements  [D] [Jisho]
- 費   [ひ]  [K]
(n-suf) cost; expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 費やす   [ついやす]  [K]
(v5s) to spend; to devote; to waste  [D] [Jisho]
- 浪 費   [ろうひ]  [K]
(n) waste; extravagance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 費   [かいひ]  [K]
(n) membership fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 費   [がくひ]  [K]
(n) tuition; school expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定 費   [こていひ]  [K]
(n) fixed cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 際 費   [こうさいひ]  [K]
(n) entertainment expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 費   [こうつうひ]  [K]
(n) traveling expenses; carfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 費   [こうひ]  [K]
(n) public expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 費   [こうひ]  [K]
(n) construction cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 費   [こくひ]  [K]
(n) national expenditures  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 費   [しひ]  [K]
(n) private expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 費   [じひ]  [K]
(n) one's own expense  [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]
- 食 費   [しょくひ]  [K]
(n) food expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 件 費   [じんけんひ]  [K]
(n) (1) personnel expenses; labor cost; (2) indirect labour costs  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 作 費   [せいさくひ]  [K]
(n) production cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 費   [せんぴ]  [K]
(n) war expenditures  [D] [Jisho]
- 燃 費   [ねんぴ]  [K]
(n) fuel consumption; gas mileage  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 備 費   [よびひ]  [K]
(n) reserve funds; emergency funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 費   [りょひ]  [K]
(n) travel expenses  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貝

Kanji: 避
Back: Find more details for 避 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
evade
avoid
avert
ward off
shirk
shun
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.ける
よ.ける
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: #756 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 避ける   [さける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to avoid (situation); (2) to ward off; to avert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 避ける   [よける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to avoid (physical contact with); (2) to ward off; to avert  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 難   [ひなん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking refuge; finding shelter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 回 避   [かいひ]  [K]
(n) evasion; avoid  [D] [Jisho]
- 忌 避   [きひ]  [K]
(n) evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 避   [たいひ]  [K]
(n,vs) taking refuge; evacuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 逃 避   [とうひ]  [K]
(n) escape; evasion; flight  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 暑   [ひしょ]  [K]
(n,vs) summering; going to a summer resort  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 難 民   [ひなんみん]  [K]
(n) refugees; evacuees  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 妊   [ひにん]  [K]
(n,vs) contraception  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 避   [ふかひ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 非
Back: Find more details for 非 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
un-
mistake
negative
injustice
non-
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あら.ず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 非 (あらず) – injustice
Henshall Mnemonic: wings unfold--not a fault
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #472 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 是 非   [ぜひ]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) certainly; without fail  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常   [ひじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) emergency; extraordinary; unusual  [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
- 非   [ひ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,pref) faulty-; non-  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 行   [ひこう]  [K]
(n) delinquency; misconduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 難   [ひなん]  [K]
(n,vs) blame; attack; criticism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 非 公 開   [ひこうかい]  [K]
(n) private  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 公 式   [ひこうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) informal  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 合 法   [ひごうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) illegal; unlawful  [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]
- 非 鉄 金 属   [ひてつきんぞく]  [K]
(n) nonferrous metals  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 礼   [ひれい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impoliteness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 飛
Back: Find more details for 飛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fly
skip (pages)
scatter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.ぶ
と.ばす
-と.ばす
あす
とび
Bushu (Radical) Info: 飛 (とぶ) – flying
Henshall Mnemonic: two long beaked cranes fly through tall reeds
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #580 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 飛ぶ   [とぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to jump; to fly; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 機   [ひこうき]  [K]
(n) aeroplane; airplane  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 飛 行 場   [ひこうじょう]  [K]
(n) airport  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 飛ばす   [とばす]  [K]
(v5s) to skip over; to omit  [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]
- 飛 行   [ひこう]  [K]
(n) aviation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 飛び込む   [とびこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive  [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]
- 犠 飛   [ぎひ]  [K]
(n) sacrifice fly (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹き飛ぶ   [ふきとぶ]  [K]
(v5b,vi) to be blown off; to blow off  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛ばし   [とばし]  [K]
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び下りる   [とびおりる]  [K]
(v1) to jump down; to jump off  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び火   [とびひ]  [K]
(n) (1) leaping flames; shower of flying sparks; (2) impetigo contagiosa  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び交う   [とびかう]  [K]
(v5u) to fly about; to flutter about; to fly past each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び降りる   [とびおりる]  [K]
(v1) to jump down; to jump off  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び込み   [とびこみ]  [K]
(n) jump; plunge; dive  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び出し   [とびだし]  [K]
(exp) something that leaps or thrusts out  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び上がる   [とびあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び切り   [とびきり]  [K]
(adj-no,adv) extraordinary; superior; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び地   [とびち]  [K]
(n) scattered landholdings; detached land; enclave  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 球   [ひきゅう]  [K]
(n) fly (ball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 士   [ひこうし]  [K]
(n) pilot  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 船   [ひこうせん]  [K]
(n) airship; blimp  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 車   [ひしゃ]  [K]
(n) rook or castle (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 鳥   [あすか]  [K]
name of historic, pre-Nara era  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 躍   [ひやく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) leaping; activity; (2) leapfrog (over a problem)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 備
Back: Find more details for 備 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
equip
provision
preparation
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そな.える
そな.わる
つぶさ.に
びっ
びん
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 equipped with grass uses it for roof
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #356 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 設 備   [せつび]  [K]
(n,vs) equipment; device; facilities; installation  [D] [Jisho]
- 備える   [そなえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install; (2) to have ready; to prepare for; (3) to possess; to have; to be endowed with; to be armed with  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 警 備   [けいび]  [K]
(n,vs) defense; guard; policing; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 備   [せいび]  [K]
(n,vs) adjustment; completion; consolidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 備   [よび]  [K]
(n) preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 軍 備   [ぐんび]  [K]
(n) armaments; military preparations  [D] [Jisho]
- 守 備   [しゅび]  [K]
(n) defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 備   [そうび]  [K]
(n) equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 備え付ける   [そなえつける]  [K]
(v1) to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install  [D] [Jisho]
- 備わる   [そなわる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be furnished with; to be endowed with; (2) to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 兼ね備える   [かねそなえる]  [K]
(v1) to have both; to combine with  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 備   [はいび]  [K]
(n) deploy; deployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 備え   [そなえ]  [K]
(n) preparation; provision; guarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 備 考   [びこう]  [K]
(n) note; remarks; N.B.  [D] [Jisho]
- 備 蓄   [びちく]  [K]
(n) emergency stores; stored; reserved  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 備   [ふび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) defect; deficiency; imperfection; inadequacy; Yours in haste  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 備 校   [よびこう]  [K]
(n) prep school (ronin year)  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 備 費   [よびひ]  [K]
(n) reserve funds; emergency funds  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 尾
Back: Find more details for 尾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tail
end
counter for fish
lower slope of mountain
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): お
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #875 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 尻 尾   [しっぽ]  [K]
(n) (uk) tail (animal)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 尾   [お]  [K]
(n) tail; ridge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 首 尾   [しゅび]  [K]
(n) issue; course of events; beginning and end  [D] [Jisho]
- 尾 行   [びこう]  [K]
(n,vs) shadow; tail; follow  [D] [Jisho]
- 尾 根   [おね]  [K]
(n) (mountain) ridge; spur  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 尾   [まつび]  [K]
(n) end  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 微
Back: Find more details for 微 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
delicate
minuteness
insignificance
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かす.か
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1108 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 微 笑む   [ほほえむ]  [K]
(v5m) to smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 妙   [びみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive; (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 顕 微 鏡   [けんびきょう]  [K]
(n) microscope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 微か   [かすか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) faint; dim; weak; indistinct; hazy; poor; wretched  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 笑   [びしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 量   [びりょう]  [K]
(n) minuscule amount; extremely small quantity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 微 細   [びさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 小   [びしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) microscopic  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 震   [びしん]  [K]
(n) slight earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 生 物   [びせいぶつ]  [K]
(n) microbe  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 動   [びどう]  [K]
(n) slight tremor or movement; a quiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 熱   [びねつ]  [K]
(n) slight fever  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 眉
Back: Find more details for 眉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): eyebrow
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ビ
ミ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2177 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 眉   [まゆ]  [K]
(n) eyebrow  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 眉 毛   [まゆげ]  [K]
(n) eyebrows  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 美
Back: Find more details for 美 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beauty
beautiful
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ビ
ミ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うつく.しい
はる
よし
よしみ
り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: beautiful big sheep
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #462 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 美 味しい   [おいしい]  [K]
(adj) delicious; tasty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 美しい   [うつくしい]  [K]
(adj) beautiful; lovely  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術 館   [びじゅつかん]  [K]
(n) art gallery; art museum  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 美 人   [びじん]  [K]
(n) beautiful person (woman)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 美 容   [びよう]  [K]
(n) beauty of figure or form  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 華 美   [かび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pomp; splendor; gaudiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 美   [さんび]  [K]
(n,vs) praise; adoration; glorification  [D] [Jisho]
- 美   [び]  [K]
(n,n-suf) beauty  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術   [びじゅつ]  [K]
(n) art; fine arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 褒 美   [ほうび]  [K]
(n) reward; prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 美   [ゆうび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) grace; refinement; elegance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甘 美   [かんび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sweet  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 意 識   [びいしき]  [K]
(n) sense of beauty; aesthetic sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 化   [びか]  [K]
(n,vs) beautification; glorification  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 学   [びがく]  [K]
(n) esthetics; aesthetics  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 辞 麗 句   [びじれいく]  [K]
(n) flowery words; rhetorical flourishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 術 展   [びじゅつてん]  [K]
(n) art exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 女   [びじょ]  [K]
(n) beautiful woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 点   [びてん]  [K]
(n) virtue; charm; merit; good point  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 容 院   [びよういん]  [K]
(n) beauty parlour; hairdressing salon  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 容 師   [びようし]  [K]
(n) beauty artist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 羊

Kanji: 鼻
Back: Find more details for 鼻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nose
snout
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鼻 (はな) – nose
Henshall Mnemonic: own nose follows trail through twenty fields
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1632 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鼻   [はな]  [K]
(n) nose  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 耳 鼻 科   [じびか]  [K]
(n) otolaryngology  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鼻 血   [はなじ]  [K]
(n) nosebleed  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 紙   [はながみ]  [K]
(n) tissue paper; handkerchief paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 先   [はなさき]  [K]
(n) tip of nose  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼻 息   [はないき]  [K]
(n) nasal breathing; person's pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 柊
Back: Find more details for 柊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): holly
On-Yomi Reading(s):
シュ
シュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひいらぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
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: 木

Kanji: 匹
Back: Find more details for 匹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
equal
head
counter for small animals
roll of cloth
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1384 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 匹   [ひき]  [K]
head; small animal counter; roll of cloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 匹 敵   [ひってき]  [K]
(n,vs) comparing with; match; rival; equal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 匹   [ひつ]  [K]
head; small animal counter; roll of cloth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 匚

Kanji: 彦
Back: Find more details for 彦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lad
boy (ancient)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひこ
よし
こ
ひろ
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
立 (たつ) – stand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1117 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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 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: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彡 立

Kanji: 必
Back: Find more details for 必 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
invariably
certain
inevitable
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かなら.ず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 丶 (てん) – dot
Henshall Mnemonic: lance through heart is necessarily bent
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #265 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 必ず   [かならず]  [K]
(adv) necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 要   [ひつよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) necessary; essential; indispensable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 必ずしも   [かならずしも]  [K]
(adv) (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 死   [ひっし]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inevitable death; desperation; frantic; inevitable result  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 必 需 品   [ひつじゅひん]  [K]
(n) necessities; necessary article; requisite; essential  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 必 修   [ひっしゅう]  [K]
(n) required (subject)  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 然   [ひつぜん]  [K]
(n) inevitable; necessary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 必 携   [ひっけい]  [K]
(n) handbook; manual; vade mecum  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 死に   [ひっしに]  [K]
frantically; desperately; for one's life  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 至   [ひっし]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inevitable death; desperation; frantic; inevitable result  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 需   [ひつじゅ]  [K]
(n) necessary  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 勝   [ひっしょう]  [K]
(n) certain victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 須   [ひっす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indispensable; required  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 然 的   [ひつぜんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) inevitable; necessary  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 着   [ひっちゃく]  [K]
(n) must arrive; must be received  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 読   [ひつどく]  [K]
(n) should be read by all  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 要 性   [ひつようせい]  [K]
(n) necessity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 必 要   [ふひつよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unnecessary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶

Kanji: 筆
Back: Find more details for 筆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
writing brush
writing
painting brush
handwriting
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふで
くし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: take bamboo writing brush in hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1132 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鉛 筆   [えんぴつ]  [K]
(n) pencil  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 年 筆   [まんねんひつ]  [K]
(n) fountain pen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 筆   [ふで]  [K]
(n) writing brush  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 執 筆   [しっぴつ]  [K]
(n) writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 筆   [ずいひつ]  [K]
(n) essays; miscellaneous writings  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記   [ひっき]  [K]
(n,vs) (taking) notes; copying  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 者   [ひっしゃ]  [K]
(n) writer; author  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 自 筆   [じひつ]  [K]
(n) one's own handwriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 筆   [しゅひつ]  [K]
(n) editor-in-chief  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 筆   [たっぴつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skillful writing; speedy writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 筆   [とくひつ]  [K]
(n) special mention  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 筆   [にくひつ]  [K]
(n) one's own handwriting; autograph  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記 試 験   [ひっきしけん]  [K]
written examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記 用 具   [ひっきようぐ]  [K]
(n) copying equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 順   [ひつじゅん]  [K]
(n) stroke order  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 跡   [ひっせき]  [K]
(n) holograph; handwriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 頭   [ひっとう]  [K]
(n) brush tip; first on a list  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 名   [ひつめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 筆   [ぶんぴつ]  [K]
(n) literary art; literary activity; writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 筆   [もうひつ]  [K]
(n) (writing, painting) brush  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 姫
Back: Find more details for 姫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): princess
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひめ
ひめ-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1566 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 歌 姫   [うたひめ]  [K]
(n) songstress  [D] [Jisho]
- 姫   [ひめ]  [K]
(n) princess; young lady of noble birth  [D] [Jisho]
- 姫 君   [ひめぎみ]  [K]
(n) princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 姫   [まいひめ]  [K]
(n) (temple) dance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 媛
Back: Find more details for 媛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beautiful woman
princess
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1735 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: 女

Kanji: 百
Back: Find more details for 百 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): hundred
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒャク
ビャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もも
お
ど
どう
なり
ひゃっ
ひゅく
も
もんど
ゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
白 (しろ) – white
Henshall Mnemonic: score one hundred with one white thumbnail
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #163 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 百   [さんびゃく]  [K]
(n) 300; many  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 百   [よんひゃく]  [K]
four hundred  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 百   [にひゃく]  [K]
two hundred; 200  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 百 屋   [やおや]  [K]
(n) greengrocer  [D] [Jisho]
- 百   [ひゃく]  [K]
(num) 100; hundred  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 百 万   [ひゃくまん]  [K]
(n) 1,000,000; one million  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 百 科 事 典   [ひゃっかじてん]  [K]
(n) encyclopedia  [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
- 何 百   [なんびゃく]  [K]
hundreds  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 百   [すうひゃく]  [K]
several hundreds  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 九 百 年 代   [せんきゅうひゃくねんだい]  [K]
the 1900s  [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]
- 百 億   [ひゃくおく]  [K]
10,000,000,000; ten billion (American); ten milliard (British)  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 貨 店   [ひゃっかてん]  [K]
(n) (department) store(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 合   [ゆり]  [K]
(n) lily  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 姓   [ひゃくしょう]  [K]
(n) farmer; peasant  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 八 十 度   [ひゃくはちじゅうど]  [K]
180 degrees; complete 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: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 一 白

Kanji: 俵
Back: Find more details for 俵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bag
bale
sack
counter for bags
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たわら
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: listed persons receive sacks
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1481 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 土 俵   [どひょう]  [K]
(n) arena  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 土 俵 際   [どひょうぎわ]  [K]
(n) the edge of a sumo ring; the edge or verge  [D] [Jisho]
- 俵   [たわら]  [K]
(n) straw bag; bale; sack; bag counter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彪
Back: Find more details for 彪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spotted
mottled
patterned
small tiger
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒョウ
ヒュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あや
たけし
たけ
あきら
かおる
たけき
つよし
とら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2397 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: 彡

Kanji: 標
Back: Find more details for 標 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
signpost
seal
mark
stamp
imprint
symbol
emblem
trademark
evidence
souvenir
target
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しるべ
しるし
しべ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tree is a signpost showing west
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #686 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 目 標   [もくひょう]  [K]
(n) mark; objective; target  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 標 識   [ひょうしき]  [K]
(n) sign; mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 準   [ひょうじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; level  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 本   [ひょうほん]  [K]
(n) example; specimen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 標 語   [ひょうご]  [K]
(n) motto; slogan; catchword  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 指 標   [しひょう]  [K]
(n) index; indices  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 標   [しょうひょう]  [K]
(n) trademark  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 高   [ひょうこう]  [K]
(n) elevation; height above sea level  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 準 語   [ひょうじゅんご]  [K]
(n) (obs) standard (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 的   [ひょうてき]  [K]
(n) target  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 標   [ぼひょう]  [K]
(n) grave-marker; 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: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 氷
Back: Find more details for 氷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
icicle
ice
hail
freeze
congeal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こおり
ひ
こお.る
すい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 丶 (てん) – dot
Henshall Mnemonic: ice is frozen water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1450 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 氷   [こおり]  [K]
(n) ice; shaved ice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 南 氷 洋   [なんひょうよう]  [K]
(n) Antarctic Ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 河   [ひょうが]  [K]
(n) glacier  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 山   [ひょうざん]  [K]
(n) iceberg  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 点 下   [ひょうてんか]  [K]
(n) below freezing  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 氷   [りゅうひょう]  [K]
(n) drift ice; ice floe  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶

Kanji: 漂
Back: Find more details for 漂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drift
float (on liquid)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ただよ.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1492 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 漂う   [ただよう]  [K]
(v5u) to drift about; to float; to hang in air  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漂 着   [ひょうちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) drifting ashore  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 白   [ひょうはく]  [K]
(n,vs) blanching; bleaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 白 剤   [ひょうはくざい]  [K]
(n) bleaching agent; bleach  [D] [Jisho]
- 漂 流   [ひょうりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) drifting; drift  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 票
Back: Find more details for 票 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ballot
label
ticket
sign
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
示 (しめす) – show
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: vote shows west is best
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #489 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 投 票   [とうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) voting; poll  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 票   [ひょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) label; ballot; ticket; sign  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 票   [いっぴょう]  [K]
a vote; ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 票   [かいひょう]  [K]
(n) counting ballots  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 選 投 票   [けっせんとうひょう]  [K]
final (decisive) vote; run-off ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 民 投 票   [こくみんとうひょう]  [K]
national referendum  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 票   [しゅうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) gathering votes  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民 票   [じゅうみんひょう]  [K]
(n) citizen (identification) card  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 票   [でんぴょう]  [K]
(n) chit; sales slip; voucher  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 所   [とうひょうしょ]  [K]
(n) polling place  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 票 箱   [とうひょうばこ]  [K]
ballot box  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 票   [とくひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) number of votes polled; poll votes  [D] [Jisho]
- 票 田   [ひょうでん]  [K]
(n) (favorable voting) constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在 者 投 票   [ふざいしゃとうひょう]  [K]
(n) absentee ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 動 票   [ふどうひょう]  [K]
(n) swing vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 投 票   [むとうひょう]  [K]
(n) without a vote  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 示 襾 西

Kanji: 表
Back: Find more details for 表 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
surface
table
chart
diagram
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おもて
-おもて
あらわ.す
あらわ.れる
あら.わす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: shown long-looking list
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #77 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 表   [おもて]  [K]
(n) surface; front; right side; face; exterior; outside; the street; mat covers; head (of a coin); first half (of an innings)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 代 表   [だいひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 表   [はっぴょう]  [K]
(n,vs) announcement; publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 表   [ひょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) table (e.g. Tab 1); chart; list  [D] [Jisho]
- 表す   [あらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to express; to show; to reveal  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 現   [ひょうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) expression; presentation; (2) (math) representation  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 情   [ひょうじょう]  [K]
(n) facial expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 面   [ひょうめん]  [K]
(n) surface; outside; face; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 表   [こうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) official announcement; proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 表   [ずひょう]  [K]
(n) chart; diagram; graph  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 紙   [ひょうし]  [K]
(n) front cover; binding  [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]
- 意 表   [いひょう]  [K]
(n) surprise; something unexpected  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 覧 表   [いちらんひょう]  [K]
(n) list; table; schedule; catalogue  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い表す   [いいあらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to express  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い表わす   [いいあらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to express  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 表   [じひょう]  [K]
(n) letter of resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表 作   [だいひょうさく]  [K]
(n) masterpiece; representative work  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 表 的   [だいひょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) representative; exemplary; model  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 表   [ちひょう]  [K]
(n) surface of the earth; ground surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 表   [ねんぴょう]  [K]
(n) chronological tables; chronology  [D] [Jisho]
- 表する   [ひょうする]  [K]
(vs-s) to express; to show  [D] [Jisho]
- 表れ   [あらわれ]  [K]
(n) manifestation; expression; indication  [D] [Jisho]
- 表れる   [あらわれる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; (2) to express oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 表わす   [あらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to express; to show; to reveal  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 記   [ひょうき]  [K]
(n,vs) declare; inscribing on the face of; publish (info); list (prices); address (package)  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 決   [ひょうけつ]  [K]
(n) vote; voting  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 向き   [おもてむき]  [K]
(n) outward appearance; ostensible; public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 札   [ひょうさつ]  [K]
(n) nameplate; doorplate  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 示   [ひょうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) indication; expression; display  [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]
- 表 題   [ひょうだい]  [K]
(n) title; index  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 通り   [おもてどおり]  [K]
(n) main street  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 明   [ひょうめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 裏   [ひょうり]  [K]
(n) two sides; inside and outside  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 立って   [おもてだって]  [K]
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 立つ   [おもてだつ]  [K]
(v5t) to become public; to be known  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 表   [べっぴょう]  [K]
(n) annexed (statistical) table  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 発 表   [みはっぴょう]  [K]
unpublished; not yet announced  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 表   [うらおもて]  [K]
(n) wrong side out; both sides; reverse; opposite; double-dealing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 衣

Kanji: 評
Back: Find more details for 評 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
evaluate
criticism
comment
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: even words are fair comment
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #454 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 批 評   [ひひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) criticism; review; commentary  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 価   [ひょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 判   [ひょうばん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fame; reputation; popularity; arrant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 評 論   [ひょうろん]  [K]
(n) criticism; critique  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 好 評   [こうひょう]  [K]
(n) popularity; favorable reputation  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 評   [しょひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) book review  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 評   [ふひょう]  [K]
(n) bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 酷 評   [こくひょう]  [K]
(n) severe criticism; damnation  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 評   [そうひょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) General Council of Trade Unions of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 評   [ていひょう]  [K]
(n) established opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 評   [ひょう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (abbr) criticism; commentary; a council  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 議   [ひょうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) conference; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 議 員   [ひょうぎいん]  [K]
(n) board of trustees; a council; board meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 決   [ひょうけつ]  [K]
(n) decision; verdict  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 伝   [ひょうでん]  [K]
(n) a critical biography  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 論 家   [ひょうろんか]  [K]
(n) critic  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 評   [ろんぴょう]  [K]
(n,vs) comment; criticism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 描
Back: Find more details for 描 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sketch
compose
write
draw
paint
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えが.く
か.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #876 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 描く   [えがく]  [K]
(v5k) to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 描 写   [びょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) depiction; description; portrayal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 素 描   [そびょう]  [K]
(n) rough sketch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 病
Back: Find more details for 病 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ill
sick
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ビョウ
ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
や.む
-や.み
やまい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Henshall Mnemonic: third-rate health leads to illness
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #384 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 病 院   [びょういん]  [K]
(n) hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 気   [びょうき]  [K]
(n) illness; disease; sickness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 看 病   [かんびょう]  [K]
(n) nursing (a patient)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 臆 病   [おくびょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cowardice; timidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 病   [はつびょう]  [K]
(n) attack (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 病   [やまい]  [K]
(n) illness; disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 病む   [やむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fall ill; to be ill  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ハンセン病   [ハンセンびょう]  [K]
(n) leprosy  [D] [Jisho]
- 疫 病   [えきびょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; plague; epidemic  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 病   [きびょう]  [K]
(n) strange disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 病   [きゅうびょう]  [K]
(n) sudden illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 友 病   [けつゆうびょう]  [K]
(n) haemophilia  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 病   [じびょう]  [K]
(n) chronic disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 病   [しっぺい]  [K]
(n) illness; disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 病   [じゅうびょう]  [K]
(n) serious illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児 病   [しょうにびょう]  [K]
(n) childhood diseases  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 臓 病   [しんぞうびょう]  [K]
(n) heart trouble; heart disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 俣 病   [みなまたびょう]  [K]
(n) Minamata disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 病   [せいびょう]  [K]
(n) venereal disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 人 病   [せいじんびょう]  [K]
(n) adult diseases  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 病   [たいびょう]  [K]
(n) serious illness; dangerous disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 染 病   [でんせんびょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; contagious disease; epidemic  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 尿 病   [とうにょうびょう]  [K]
(n) diabetes  [D] [Jisho]
- 闘 病   [とうびょう]  [K]
(n) fighting against an illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 病   [どうびょう]  [K]
(n) the same sickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 病   [なんびょう]  [K]
(n) incurable disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 病   [ねつびょう]  [K]
(n) fever; febrile disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 血 病   [はっけつびょう]  [K]
(n) leukemia  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚 病   [ひふびょう]  [K]
(n) skin disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 苦   [びょうく]  [K]
(n) pain of sickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 死   [びょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) (dying a) natural death  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 室   [びょうしつ]  [K]
(n) sickroom; hospital room  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 弱   [びょうじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weak constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 床   [びょうしょう]  [K]
(n) sickbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 状   [びょうじょう]  [K]
(n) condition of a disease (patient)  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 人   [びょうにん]  [K]
(n) sick person; patient  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 棟   [びょうとう]  [K]
(n) (hospital) ward  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 名   [びょうめい]  [K]
(n) name of a disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 理   [びょうり]  [K]
(n) 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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 疔

Kanji: 秒
Back: Find more details for 秒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): second (1/60 minute)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ビョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: little rice, eaten in a mere second
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1015 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 秒   [びょう]  [K]
(n) second (60th min)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 秒 速   [びょうそく]  [K]
(n) per second  [D] [Jisho]
- 秒 読み   [びょうよみ]  [K]
(n) countdown  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 禾

Kanji: 苗
Back: Find more details for 苗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seedling
sapling
shoot
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ビョウ
ミョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なえ
なわ-
ねい
のら
みう
みつ
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: #1713 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 苗   [なえ]  [K]
(n) rice seedling  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 苗 字   [みょうじ]  [K]
(n) surname; family name  [D] [Jisho]
- 苗 床   [なえどこ]  [K]
(n) nursery; seedbed; seed-plot  [D] [Jisho]
- 苗 木   [なえぎ]  [K]
(n) seedling; sapling; young tree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 品
Back: Find more details for 品 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
goods
refinement
dignity
article
counter for meal courses
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒン
ホン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: quality goods come in boxes
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #225 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 食 料 品   [しょくりょうひん]  [K]
(n) foodstuff; groceries  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 物   [しなもの]  [K]
(n) goods; article; thing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 作 品   [さくひん]  [K]
(n) work; opus; performance; production  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 品   [てじな]  [K]
(n) sleight of hand; conjuring trick; magic; juggling  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品   [しょくひん]  [K]
(n) commodity; foodstuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 品   [せいひん]  [K]
(n) manufactured goods; finished goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 品   [しな]  [K]
(n) thing; article; goods; dignity; article (goods); counter for meal courses  [D] [Jisho]
- 品   [ひん]  [K]
(n) thing; article; goods; dignity; article (goods); counter for meal courses  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下 品   [げひん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) prize; trophy  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 品   [じょうひん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elegant; refined; polished  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 用 品   [にちようひん]  [K]
(n) daily necessities  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 需 品   [ひつじゅひん]  [K]
(n) necessities; necessary article; requisite; essential  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 品   [ぶひん]  [K]
(n) parts; accessories  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 品   [やくひん]  [K]
(n) medicine(s); chemical(s)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 出 品   [しゅっぴん]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibit; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 質   [ひんしつ]  [K]
(n) quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 種   [ひんしゅ]  [K]
(n) brand; kind; description  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 品   [ようひん]  [K]
(n) articles; supplies; parts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 品   [いひん]  [K]
(n) articles of the deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 薬 品   [いやくひん]  [K]
(n) medical supplies  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 品   [いっぴん]  [K]
(n) an item; article; dish; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 逸 品   [いっぴん]  [K]
(n) article of rare beauty; gem  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 重 品   [きちょうひん]  [K]
(n) valuables; treasures  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 品   [きんぴん]  [K]
(n) money and goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 品   [けいひん]  [K]
(n) gift; premium  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 食 品   [けんこうしょくひん]  [K]
health foods  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 品 質   [こうひんしつ]  [K]
high quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 品   [さんぴん]  [K]
(n) products  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 品 券   [しょうひんけん]  [K]
(n) gift certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 品   [しょうひん]  [K]
(n) something very small; essay; literary sketch  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品 添 加 物   [しょくひんてんかぶつ]  [K]
(n) food additive  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 品   [しんぴん]  [K]
(n) (brand-)new article  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 品   [ちんぴん]  [K]
(n) curio; rare article  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 気 製 品   [でんきせいひん]  [K]
electronic goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 盗 品   [とうひん]  [K]
(n) stolen goods; loot; spoils  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 製 品   [にゅうせいひん]  [K]
(n) dairy products  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 位   [ひんい]  [K]
(n) grace; dignity; grade; nobility; quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 格   [ひんかく]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 詞   [ひんし]  [K]
(n) part of speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 性   [ひんせい]  [K]
(n) character  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 切れ   [しなぎれ]  [K]
(n) out of stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 名   [ひんめい]  [K]
(n) name of product  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 目   [ひんもく]  [K]
(n) list of articles  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 葬 品   [ふくそうひん]  [K]
(n) burial accessories  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 品   [ぶっぴん]  [K]
(n) goods; articles  [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
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 彬
Back: Find more details for 彬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
refined
gentle
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒン
フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うるわ.しい
あき.らか
あきら
あき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2174 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 彬 蔚   [ひぬつ]  [K]
erudite and refined; hand  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 浜
Back: Find more details for 浜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seacoast
beach
seashore
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #645 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 浜   [はま]  [K]
(n) beach; seashore  [D] [Jisho]
- 浜 辺   [はまべ]  [K]
(n) beach; foreshore  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 海 浜   [かいひん]  [K]
(n) seaside  [D] [Jisho]
- 砂 浜   [すなはま]  [K]
(n) sandy beach  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 貧
Back: Find more details for 貧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
poverty
poor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヒン
ビン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まず.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: money divided, so now poor
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1211 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貧しい   [まずしい]  [K]
(adj) poor; needy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貧 困   [ひんこん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poverty; lack  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 弱   [ひんじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor; meagre; insubstantial  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 乏   [びんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poverty; destitute; poor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 清 貧   [せいひん]  [K]
(n) honourable poverty  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 血   [ひんけつ]  [K]
(n) anemia  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 相   [ひんそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seedy-looking; thin  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 富   [ひんぷ]  [K]
(n) wealth and poverty; rich and poor  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 乏 人   [びんぼうにん]  [K]
(n) poor man; the poor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八 貝

Kanji: 賓
Back: Find more details for 賓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
V.I.P.
guest
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヒンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
宀 (うかんむり) – crown
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1677 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 貴 賓   [きひん]  [K]
(n) noble visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 賓 館   [げいひんかん]  [K]
(n) reception hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 賓   [こくひん]  [K]
(n) state guest  [D] [Jisho]
- 賓 客   [ひんきゃく]  [K]
(n) guest of honour; privileged guest; visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 賓   [らいひん]  [K]
(n) guest; visitor; visitor's arrival  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 貝

Kanji: 頻
Back: Find more details for 頻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
repeatedly
recur
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヒン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しき.りに
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1590 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 頻りに   [しきりに]  [K]
(adv) (uk) frequently; repeatedly; incessantly; eagerly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 頻 繁   [ひんぱん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 頻 度   [ひんど]  [K]
(n) frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 頻 発   [ひんぱつ]  [K]
(n) frequency; frequent occurrence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 頁

Kanji: 敏
Back: Find more details for 敏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cleverness
agile
alert
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さとい
さとし
ちょう
とし
び
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1042 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 敏 感   [びんかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鋭 敏   [えいびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sharpness; keenness; sensitiveness; mental acumen  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 敏   [かびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nervousness; oversensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 敏   [きびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) smart; quick; prompt  [D] [Jisho]
- 敏 速   [びんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quickness; agility; activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 敏 腕   [びんわん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ability  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 瓶
Back: Find more details for 瓶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flower pot
bottle
vial
jar
jug
vat
urn
On-Yomi Reading(s): ビン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かめ
へい
べ
ぺ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 瓦 (かわら) – tile
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1528 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 花 瓶   [かびん]  [K]
(n) (flower) vase  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 瓶   [びん]  [K]
(n) bottle  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 瓶 詰   [びんづめ]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) bottling; bottled  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 炎 瓶   [かえんびん]  [K]
(n) Molotov cocktail  [D] [Jisho]
- 瓶 詰め   [びんづめ]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) bottling; bottled  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 法 瓶   [まほうびん]  [K]
(n) thermos flask; vacuum flask  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 瓦

Kanji: 不
Back: Find more details for 不 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
negative
non-
bad
ugly
clumsy
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フ
ブNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: put down once, then thrice, for emphatic ""not so""
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #101 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 不 味い   [まずい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) unappetising; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); ugly; unskilful; awkward; bungling; unwise; untimely  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 不 便   [ふべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 不 安   [ふあん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可   [ふか]  [K]
(n,n-suf) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 幸   [ふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 思 議   [ふしぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 自 由   [ふじゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) discomfort; inconvenience; (2) poverty; want; destitution; (3) disability  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 図   [ふと]  [K]
(adv) suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 正   [ふせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 足   [ふそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 平   [ふへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 満   [ふまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 利   [ふり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; drawback  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 不 運   [ふうん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 規 則   [ふきそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 潔   [ふけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unclean; dirty; filthy; impure  [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]
- 不 通   [ふつう]  [K]
(n) suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 不 意   [ふい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 欠   [ふかけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indispensable; essential  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 吉   [ふきつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 況   [ふきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) recession; depression; slump  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 景 気   [ふけいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在   [ふざい]  [K]
(n) absence  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 順   [ふじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity; unseasonableness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 審   [ふしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 振   [ふしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dullness; depression; slump; stagnation  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 調   [ふちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump; out of form  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 当   [ふとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産   [ふどうさん]  [K]
(n) real estate  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 評   [ふひょう]  [K]
(n) bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 服   [ふふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 明   [ふめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 良   [ふりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) badness; delinquent; inferiority; failure  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 心 不 全   [しんふぜん]  [K]
(n) heart failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 不 孝   [おやふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 安 定   [ふあんてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) instability; insecurity; crankiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 意に   [ふいに]  [K]
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 穏   [ふおん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrest; turbulence; impropriety  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 解   [ふかかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mystery; baffling; inexplicable; incomprehensible  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 侵   [ふかしん]  [K]
(n) inviolability; sacredness; nonaggression  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 能   [ふかのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impossible  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 避   [ふかひ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 分   [ふかぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) atomic; indivisibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 快   [ふかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unpleasant; displeasure; discomfort  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 確か   [ふたしか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unreliable; uncertain; indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 確 実   [ふかくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 完 全   [ふかんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 慣れ   [ふなれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexperience; lack of experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 器 用   [ぶきよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) awkward; clumsy; unskillfulness; lack of ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 機 嫌   [ふきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pout; displeasure; ill humor; sullenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 気 味   [ぶきみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 起 訴   [ふきそ]  [K]
(n) nonprosecution or indictment  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 朽   [ふきゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) everlasting; immortal; eternal; immortality; imperishable  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 協 和 音   [ふきょうわおん]  [K]
(n) discord; dissonance  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 均 衡   [ふきんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imbalance; disparity; out of balance; inequality  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 屈   [ふくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) persistence; fortitude; indomitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 健 康   [ふけんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor health; ill health; unhealthy  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 公 平   [ふこうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unfairness; injustice; partiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 孝   [ふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 幸せ   [ふしあわせ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 合 格   [ふごうかく]  [K]
(n) (examination) failure; rejection; disqualification  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 合 理   [ふごうり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unreasonable; irrational; absurd; inconsistent  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 在 者 投 票   [ふざいしゃとうひょう]  [K]
(n) absentee ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 作   [ふさく]  [K]
(n) poor crop; crop failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 始 末   [ふしまつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mismanagement; malpractice; wastefulness; carelessness; misconduct; unthriftiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 死 身   [ふじみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 時 着   [ふじちゃく]  [K]
(n) emergency landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 自 然   [ふしぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unnatural; artificial; affected; strained  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 充 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 十 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 純   [ふじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impurity; adulteration; dishonesty; irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 祥 事   [ふしょうじ]  [K]
(n) scandal; deplorable event  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 肖   [ふしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) my humble self; my unworthy self; incompetent; your humble servant  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 詳   [ふしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unknown; unidentified  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 条 理   [ふじょうり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurdity; irrationality; inconsistency  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 浄   [ふじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uncleanliness; dirtiness; impurity; filthiness; defilement; menses; toilet; latrine  [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]
- 不 親 切   [ふしんせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unkindness; unfriendliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 人 気   [ふにんき]  [K]
(n) unpopularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 成 立   [ふせいりつ]  [K]
(n) failure; rejection; rupture  [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: 4
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 付
Back: Find more details for 付 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
adhere
attach
refer to
append
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ける
-つ.ける
-づ.ける
つ.け
つ.け-
-つ.け
-づ.け
-づけ
つ.く
-づ.く
つ.き
-つ.き
-つき
-づ.き
-づき
つけ
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
Henshall Mnemonic: hand attaches measure to person
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #322 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 受 付   [うけつけ]  [K]
(n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 付ける   [かたづける]  [K]
(v1,vt) (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); (3) to finish; to bring something to an end; (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter); (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 寄 付   [きふ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 付く   [きづく]  [K]
(v5k) to notice; to recognize; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い付く   [おいつく]  [K]
(v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 付   [ひづけ]  [K]
(n) date; dating  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き合い   [つきあい]  [K]
(n) association; socializing; fellowship  [D] [Jisho]
- 付ける   [つける]  [K]
(v1,vt) (1) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); (2) to furnish (a house with); (3) to wear; to put on; (4) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (5) to appraise; to set (a price); (6) to bring alongside; (7) to place (under guard or doctor); (8) to follow; to shadow; (9) to load; to give (courage to); (10) to keep (an eye on); (11) to establish (relations or understanding)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- くっ付く   [くっつく]  [K]
(v5k) to adhere to; to keep close to  [D] [Jisho]
- くっ付ける   [くっつける]  [K]
(v1) to attach  [D] [Jisho]
- やっ付ける   [やっつける]  [K]
(v1) to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off  [D] [Jisho]
- 気を付ける   [きをつける]  [K]
(exp) to be careful; to pay attention; to take care  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 付ける   [ちかづける]  [K]
(v1) to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 付かる   [みつかる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) to be found; to be discovered  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 付ける   [みつける]  [K]
(v1) to be familiar; to discover; to find fault; to detect; to find out; to locate  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い付ける   [いいつける]  [K]
(v1) to tell; to tell on (someone); to order; to charge; to direct  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 付ける   [ことづける]  [K]
(v1) to send word; to send a message  [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]
- 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]
- 付 近   [ふきん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 付く   [かたづく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights; (2) to be disposed of; to be solved; (3) to be finished; (4) to be married (off)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 顔 付き   [かおつき]  [K]
(n) (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 付く   [ちかづく]  [K]
(v5k) to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer  [D] [Jisho]
- 結び付き   [むすびつき]  [K]
(n) connection; relation  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 付   [こうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) delivering; furnishing (with copies)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い付き   [おもいつき]  [K]
(n) plan; idea; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け付ける   [うけつける]  [K]
(v1) to be accepted; to receive (an application)  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 据え付ける   [すえつける]  [K]
(v1) to install; to equip; to mount  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 付き   [からだつき]  [K]
(n) body build; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 備え付ける   [そなえつける]  [K]
(v1) to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き   [つき]  [K]
(n,n-suf) attached to; impression; sociality; appearance; furnished with; under; to  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き合う   [つきあう]  [K]
(v5u) to associate with; to keep company with; to get on with  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け加える   [つけくわえる]  [K]
(v1) to add one thing to another  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 属   [ふぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) attached; belonging; affiliated; annexed; associated; subordinate; incidental; dependent; auxiliary  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 録   [ふろく]  [K]
(n) appendix; supplement  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 付ける   [なづける]  [K]
(v1) to name (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 付き   [めつき]  [K]
(n) look; expression of the eyes; eyes  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 位 置 付け   [いちつけ]  [K]
(n) placement; fixed position  [D] [Jisho]
- 位 置 付ける   [いちずける]  [K]
(ik) (v1) to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象 付ける   [いんしょうづける]  [K]
(v1) to impress (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き付ける   [ひきつける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to fascinate; to attract; to pull up (at a gate); (2) to have a convulsion  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ付く   [ひっつく]  [K]
(v5k) to stick to; to flirt with  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 付ける   [ひきつける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to fascinate; to attract; to pull up (at a gate); (2) to have a convulsion  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し付ける   [おしつける]  [K]
(v1) to press; to push; to force  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 付け役   [ひつけやく]  [K]
(n) instigator; troublemaker  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 付け   [かくずけ]  [K]
(ik) (n,vs) rating; classification; allocation; grading  [D] [Jisho]
- 噛み付く   [かみつく]  [K]
(v5k) to bite (at); to snap at; to snarl at  [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]
- 還 付   [かんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) return; restoration; refund  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 務 付け   [ぎむづけ]  [K]
(n) obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 付   [きゅうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) payment; provision; benefit; present; delivery; (2) performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め付ける   [きめつける]  [K]
(v1) to scold; to take (a person) to task  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 片 付け   [あとかたづけ]  [K]
(n) tidying up; cleaning  [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]
- 受け付け   [うけつけ]  [K]
(n) receipt; acceptance; reception (desk); information desk  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 件 付き   [じょうけんつき]  [K]
conditionally; with conditions attached  [D] [Jisho]
- 飾り付け   [かざりつけ]  [K]
(n) decoration; arrangement  [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]
- 振り付け   [ふりつけ]  [K]
(n) choreography  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 付   [そうふ]  [K]
(n) sending; forwarding; remitting  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 付   [かしつけ]  [K]
(n) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 締め付け   [しめつけ]  [K]
(n) pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 添 付   [てんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) appended; attached; attachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 付け   [ひづけ]  [K]
(n) date; dating  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 付   [のうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) payment; supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い付け   [かいつけ]  [K]
(n) buying; purchasing  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 付   [ばんづけ]  [K]
(n) ranking of entertainers, sumo wrestlers, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き添い   [つきそい]  [K]
(n) attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け   [つけ]  [K]
(n) fixed; bill; bill of sale  [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]
- 付け根   [つけね]  [K]
(n) root; joint; base; crotch  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け足す   [つけたす]  [K]
(v5s) to add to  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 加   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; annexation; appendage  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 帯   [ふたい]  [K]
(n) incidental; accessory; secondary; collateral  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 着   [ふちゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 添い   [つきそい]  [K]
(n) attendance on; attendant; escort; chaperon; retinue  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 与   [ふよ]  [K]
(n,vs) grant; allowance; endowment; assignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 墨 付き   [すみつき]  [K]
(n) handwriting; autograph; black seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 付け   [あじつけ]  [K]
(n,vs) seasoning; flavour  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 付け   [うらづけ]  [K]
(n) backing; support; endorsement; collateral; security; guarantee; proof; substantiation; foundation; lining (something); something lined  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 夫
Back: Find more details for 夫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
husband
man
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フ
フウ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おっと
そ.れ
お
と
ゆう
よ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: big man with pin through head is good husband
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #335 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 N4 Words
- 夫   [おっと]  [K]
(n) (hum) (my) husband  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 夫れ夫れ   [それぞれ]  [K]
(n-t) each; every; either; respectively; severally  [D] [Jisho]
- 夫 人   [ふじん]  [K]
(n) wife; Mrs; madam  [D] [Jisho]
- 夫 婦   [ふうふ]  [K]
(n) married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 工 夫   [くふう]  [K]
(n,vs) device; scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 夫 妻   [ふさい]  [K]
(n) man and wife; married couple  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 太 夫   [ぎだゆう]  [K]
(n) gidayuu (form of ballad drama)  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 夫   [ぼうふ]  [K]
(n) my deceased husband; my late husband  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 夫 婦   [ろうふうふ]  [K]
(n) an old couple  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 婦
Back: Find more details for 婦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lady
woman
wife
bride
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: woman holding broom may be wife
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #671 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 看 護 婦   [かんごふ]  [K]
(n) (female) nurse  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 主 婦   [しゅふ]  [K]
(n) housewife; mistress  [D] [Jisho]
- 夫 婦   [ふうふ]  [K]
(n) married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 人   [ふじん]  [K]
(n) woman; female  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 産 婦 人 科   [さんふじんか]  [K]
(n) maternity and gynecology department  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 政 婦   [かせいふ]  [K]
(n) housekeeper; maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 寡 婦   [かふ]  [K]
(n) widow  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 産 婦   [じょさんぷ]  [K]
(n) midwife  [D] [Jisho]
- 娼 婦   [しょうふ]  [K]
(n) prostitute; harlot  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 婦   [しんぷ]  [K]
(n) bride  [D] [Jisho]
- 妊 産 婦   [にんさんぷ]  [K]
(n) expectant and nursing mothers  [D] [Jisho]
- 妊 婦   [にんぷ]  [K]
(n) pregnant woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 春 婦   [ばいしゅんふ]  [K]
(n) prostitute  [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]
- 婦 人 科   [ふじんか]  [K]
(n) gynecology  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 長   [ふちょう]  [K]
(n) head nurse  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 健 婦   [ほけんふ]  [K]
(n) district health nurse; public health nurse  [D] [Jisho]
- 裸 婦   [らふ]  [K]
(n) nude woman; naked woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 夫 婦   [ろうふうふ]  [K]
(n) an old couple  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 婦   [ろうふ]  [K]
(n) old 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: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 富
Back: Find more details for 富 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wealth
enrich
abundant
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フ
フウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.む
とみ
と
とん
ふっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: house at single entrance to field grows wealthy
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #644 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 豊 富   [ほうふ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 富   [とみ]  [K]
(n) wealth; fortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 富む   [とむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be rich; to become rich  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 豪   [ふごう]  [K]
(n) wealthy person; millionaire  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 富   [こくふ]  [K]
(n) national wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 富   [ひんぷ]  [K]
(n) wealth and poverty; rich and poor  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 貴   [ふうき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) riches and honours; wealth and rank  [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]
- 富 者   [ふしゃ]  [K]
(n) rich person; millionaire; the wealthy  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 裕   [ふゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wealth; riches; opulence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 布
Back: Find more details for 布 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
linen
cloth
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬの
う
の
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: hand works on spread of cloth threads
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #877 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 N4 Words
- 布 団   [ふとん]  [K]
(n) bedding (Japanese-style); futon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 布   [ぬの]  [K]
(n) cloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 布   [もうふ]  [K]
(n) blanket  [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]
- 分 布   [ぶんぷ]  [K]
(n) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 配 布   [はいふ]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 巾   [ふきん]  [K]
(n) tea-towel; dish cloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 告   [ふこく]  [K]
(n,vs) edict; ordinance; proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 絹 布   [けんぷ]  [K]
(n) silk; silk cloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 布   [こうふ]  [K]
(n) official proclamation; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 昆 布   [こんぶ]  [K]
(n) kelp; sea tang; devil's apron  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 布   [さんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) dissemination  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 布   [わかめ]  [K]
(n) seaweed variety; alaria  [D] [Jisho]
- 塗 布   [とふ]  [K]
(n,vs) application (of ointment)  [D] [Jisho]
- 頒 布   [はんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 教   [ふきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) propagation (e.g. a religion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 施   [ふせ]  [K]
(n) alms; offerings  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 陣   [ふじん]  [K]
(n,vs) battle formation; lineup  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 石   [ふせき]  [K]
(n) strategic arrangement of go stones; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 地   [きれじ]  [K]
(n) cloth; fabric  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷き布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 布   [あさぬの]  [K]
(n) hemp cloth; linen  [D] [Jisho]
- 綿 布   [めんぷ]  [K]
(n) cotton cloth; cotton material  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 布   [わかめ]  [K]
(n) seaweed variety; alaria  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 巾

Kanji: 府
Back: Find more details for 府 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
borough
urban prefecture
govt office
representative body
storehouse
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い
う
お
はん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: large building attached to government center
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #170 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 政 府   [せいふ]  [K]
(n) government; administration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 州 政 府   [しゅうせいふ]  [K]
state government  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 理 府   [そうりふ]  [K]
(n) Prime Minister's office  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 道 府 県   [とどうふけん]  [K]
(n) administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 警   [ふけい]  [K]
(n) prefectural police  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 県   [ふけん]  [K]
(n) prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 知 事   [ふちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 中   [ふちゅう]  [K]
Fuchuu (in Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 庁   [ふちょう]  [K]
(n) prefectural office  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 立   [ふりつ]  [K]
(n) managed by an urban prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 府   [ばくふ]  [K]
(n) bakufu; shogunate  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 政 府   [むせいふ]  [K]
(n) anarchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 法 府   [りっぽうふ]  [K]
(n) assize  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 怖
Back: Find more details for 怖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dreadful
be frightened
fearful
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フ
ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こわ.い
こわ.がる
お.じる
おそ.れる
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 N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1325 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 怖い   [こわい]  [K]
(adj) scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 恐 怖   [きょうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) be afraid; dread; dismay; terror  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恐 怖 症   [きょうふしょう]  [K]
(n) morbid fear; phobia  [D] [Jisho]
- 怖がる   [こわがる]  [K]
(v5r) to be afraid of; to fear; to dread; to be nervous (about); to be shy (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: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 扶
Back: Find more details for 扶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
aid
help
assist
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たす.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1879 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 扶 養   [ふよう]  [K]
(n) support; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 扶 助   [ふじょ]  [K]
(n) aid; help; assistance; support  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 敷
Back: Find more details for 敷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spread
pave
sit
promulgate
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
し.く
-し.き
しき
にゅう
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1212 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 座 敷   [ざしき]  [K]
(n) tatami room  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷く   [しく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to spread out; to lay out; (2) to take a position; (3) to impose widely (e.g. over a city)  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 地   [しきち]  [K]
(n) site  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 敷   [ふろしき]  [K]
(n) wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 屋 敷   [やしき]  [K]
(n) mansion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 敷   [したじき]  [K]
(n) desk pad; mat; something lying underneath; pinned under; crushed beneath  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 敷き   [したじき]  [K]
(n) desk pad; mat; something lying underneath; pinned under; crushed beneath  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 川 敷   [かせんしき]  [K]
(n) (dry) riverbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 倉 敷   [くらしき]  [K]
(n) storage charges  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷き布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 居   [しきい]  [K]
(n) threshold  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 金   [しききん]  [K]
(n) (security) deposit; caution money  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 設   [ふせつ]  [K]
(n) construction; laying (a road)  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 布 団   [しきぶとん]  [K]
(n) mattress; underquilt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 普
Back: Find more details for 普 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
universal
wide(ly)
generally
Prussia
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あまね.く
あまねし
しん
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #757 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 普 通   [ふつう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,adv,n) (1) generally; ordinarily; usually; (2) train that stops at every station  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 普 段   [ふだん]  [K]
(adj-no,adj-na,n-adv,n) usually; habitually; ordinarily; always  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 普 及   [ふきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) diffusion; spread  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 普 遍   [ふへん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) universality; ubiquity; omnipresence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 普   [ふ]  [K]
(n) widely; generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 賢   [ふげん]  [K]
(n) Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 段 着   [ふだんぎ]  [K]
(n) casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 選 挙   [ふつうせんきょ]  [K]
universal suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 預 金   [ふつうよきん]  [K]
ordinary bank account  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 遍 的   [ふへんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 八 日

Kanji: 浮
Back: Find more details for 浮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
floating
float
rise to surface
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.く
う.かれる
う.かぶ
む
う.かべる
うき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #776 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 浮かべる   [うかべる]  [K]
(v1) to float; to express; to look (sad, glad)  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮く   [うく]  [K]
(v5k) to float; to become merry; to become loose  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 浮かぶ   [うかぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to float; to rise to surface; to come to mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 気   [うわき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flighty; fickle; wanton; unfaithful  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 浮かび上がる   [うかびあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to rise to the surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮かれる   [うかれる]  [K]
(v1) to make merry; to be festive  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮き   [うき]  [K]
(n) float (fishing); buoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮き彫り   [うきぼり]  [K]
(n) relief; embossed carving  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮き浮き   [うきうき]  [K]
(adv,n) cheerful; buoyant; cheery; lighthearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 上   [ふじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) surfacing; rising to the surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 世 絵   [うきよえ]  [K]
(n) ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period)  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 沈   [ふちん]  [K]
(n,vs) floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 動 票   [ふどうひょう]  [K]
(n) swing vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 遊   [ふゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) floating; wandering; suspension  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 揚   [ふよう]  [K]
(n,vs) floating (in the air)  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 浪 者   [ふろうしゃ]  [K]
(n) vagrant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 水

Kanji: 父
Back: Find more details for 父 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): father
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ちち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 父 (ちち) – father
Henshall Mnemonic: father has cane in hand
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #646 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お父さん   [おとうさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) father  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 伯 父   [おじ]  [K]
(n) (hum) uncle (older than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 父さん   [おじさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) (uk) middle-aged gentleman; uncle  [D] [Jisho]
- 父   [ちち]  [K]
(n) (hum) father  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 祖 父   [そふ]  [K]
(n) grandfather  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 父 親   [ちちおや]  [K]
(n) father  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 小 父さん   [おじさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) (uk) middle-aged gentleman; uncle  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 母   [ふぼ]  [K]
(n) father and mother; parents  [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
- 義 父   [ぎふ]  [K]
(n) father-in-law; foster father; stepfather  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 父   [しんぷ]  [K]
(n) Catholic priest; abbe  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 父 母   [そふぼ]  [K]
(n) grandparents  [D] [Jisho]
- 父さん   [とうさん]  [K]
(n) father  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 兄   [ふけい]  [K]
(n) guardians; parents and older brothers  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 子   [ふし]  [K]
(n) father and child (son)  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 方   [ちちかた]  [K]
(n) father's side of family  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 父   [ぼうふ]  [K]
(n) my deceased father; my late father  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 父   [ようふ]  [K]
(n) foster father; adoptive father  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 父 母   [ようふぼ]  [K]
(n) adoptive parents  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 符
Back: Find more details for 符 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
token
sign
mark
tally
charm
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1798 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 符   [きっぷ]  [K]
(n) ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 符 号   [ふごう]  [K]
(n) sign; mark; symbol  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 符   [おんぷ]  [K]
(n) (musical) note  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 問 符   [ぎもんふ]  [K]
(n) question mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 止 符   [しゅうしふ]  [K]
(n) (1) full stop; period; (2) end  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 分 音 符   [はちぶおんぷ]  [K]
(n) 8th note  [D] [Jisho]
- 符 合   [ふごう]  [K]
(n,vs) agreeing; coincidence  [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: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 腐
Back: Find more details for 腐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rot
decay
sour
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くさ.る
-くさ.る
くさ.れる
くさ.れ
くさ.らす
くさ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1225 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 腐る   [くさる]  [K]
(v5r) to rot; to go bad  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 腐 敗   [ふはい]  [K]
(n) decay; depravity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 陳 腐   [ちんぷ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stale  [D] [Jisho]
- 豆 腐   [とうふ]  [K]
(n) tofu; bean-curd  [D] [Jisho]
- 腐 食   [ふしょく]  [K]
(n) corrosion  [D] [Jisho]
- 腐 心   [ふしん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking pains to; racking one's brains; doing everything one can  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 肋 肉

Kanji: 膚
Back: Find more details for 膚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
skin
body
grain
texture
disposition
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はだ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
虍 (とらかんむり) – tiger crown
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1679 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 皮 膚   [ひふ]  [K]
(n) skin  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 皮 膚 科   [ひふか]  [K]
(n) dermatology  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚 病   [ひふびょう]  [K]
(n) skin disease  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 虍

Kanji: 芙
Back: Find more details for 芙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lotus
Mt Fuji
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はす
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2238 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 譜
Back: Find more details for 譜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
musical score
music
note
staff
table
genealogy
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フ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: #1919 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 楽 譜   [がくふ]  [K]
(n) score (music)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 棋 譜   [きふ]  [K]
(n) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 系 譜   [けいふ]  [K]
(n) genealogy; pedigree  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 譜   [ねんぷ]  [K]
(n) chronological record  [D] [Jisho]
- 譜 面   [ふめん]  [K]
(n) (written) music  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 負
Back: Find more details for 負 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
defeat
negative
-
minus
bear
owe
assume a responsibility
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.ける
ま.かす
お.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: defeated person flees bearing money
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #443 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 負ける   [まける]  [K]
(v1) to lose; to be defeated  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 負け   [まけ]  [K]
(n) defeat; loss; losing (a game)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 勝 負   [しょうぶ]  [K]
(n,vs) victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 負う   [せおう]  [K]
(v5u) to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 負う   [おう]  [K]
(v5u) to bear; to owe  [D] [Jisho]
- 負かす   [まかす]  [K]
(v5s) to defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 負んぶ   [おんぶ]  [K]
(n,vs) carrying on one's back (e.g. baby)  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 債   [ふさい]  [K]
(n) debt; liabilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 傷   [ふしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) injury; wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 担   [ふたん]  [K]
(n,vs) burden; charge; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お負け   [おまけ]  [K]
(n) (1) a discount; a prize; (2) something additional; bonus; an extra; (3) an exaggeration  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 負け   [かおまけ]  [K]
(n,vs) embarrassed; ashamed  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 負い   [きおい]  [K]
(n) fighting spirit; fighting mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 負   [じふ]  [K]
(n) conceit; bragging about one's own ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち負け   [かちまけ]  [K]
(n) victory or defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 請け負う   [うけおう]  [K]
(v5u) to contract; to undertake  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 負   [うけおい]  [K]
(n) contracting; undertaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 負   [ふ]  [K]
(n) negative; minus  [D] [Jisho]
- 負い目   [おいめ]  [K]
(n) indebtedness; unfulfilled promise; drawback  [D] [Jisho]
- 負けん気   [まけんき]  [K]
(n) competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry  [D] [Jisho]
- 負け越し   [まけこし]  [K]
(n) more losses than wins (sport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 負け犬   [まけいぬ]  [K]
(n) underdog; loser  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 荷   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) burden; load (e.g cpu time, electricity, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱 負   [ほうふ]  [K]
(n) aspiration; ambition; pretension  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貝

Kanji: 賦
Back: Find more details for 賦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
levy
ode
prose
poem
tribute
installment
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
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).
JLPT N1 Words
- 月 賦   [げっぷ]  [K]
(n) monthly installment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 賦 課   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) levy; imposition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 赴
Back: Find more details for 赴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
proceed
get
become
tend
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おもむ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1649 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 赴 任   [ふにん]  [K]
(n,vs) (proceeding to) new appointment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 単 身 赴 任   [たんしんふにん]  [K]
(n) (1) solo assignment; (2) transfer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 附
Back: Find more details for 附 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
affixed
attach
refer to
append
On-Yomi Reading(s): フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ける
つ.く
ずき
づけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2396 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 附 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
- 寄 附   [きふ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 附 録   [ふろく]  [K]
(n) appendix; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 侮
Back: Find more details for 侮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scorn
despise
make light of
contempt
On-Yomi Reading(s): ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あなど.る
あなず.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 N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2004 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 侮 辱   [ぶじょく]  [K]
(n) insult; contempt; slight  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 侮る   [あなどる]  [K]
(v5r) to despise; to disdain; to make light of  [D] [Jisho]
- 侮 蔑   [ぶべつ]  [K]
(n) scorn; disdain; contempt; slight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 武
Back: Find more details for 武 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
warrior
military
chivalry
arms
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブ
ム
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たけ.し
う
お
たけし
たけん
ん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
止 (とめる) – stop
Henshall Mnemonic: warrior advances on foot with halberd
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #387 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 武 器   [ぶき]  [K]
(n) weapon; arms; ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 武 士   [ぶし]  [K]
(n) warrior; samurai  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 武 装   [ぶそう]  [K]
(n,vs) arms; armament; armed  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 力   [ぶりょく]  [K]
(n) armed might; military power; the sword; force  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 核 武 装   [かくぶそう]  [K]
(n) nuclear arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 武   [せいぶ]  [K]
(n) Western military  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 者   [むしゃ]  [K]
(n) warrior  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 将   [ぶしょう]  [K]
(n) military commander  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 道   [ぶどう]  [K]
(n) martial arts; military arts; Bushido  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 勇   [ぶゆう]  [K]
(n) bravery; military prowess; valour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 止

Kanji: 舞
Back: Find more details for 舞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dance
flit
circle
wheel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.う
-ま.う
まい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舛 (ます) – dancing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #655 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 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]
- 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]
- 鼓 舞   [こぶ]  [K]
(n) inspiration; encouragement  [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]
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 舛

Kanji: 部
Back: Find more details for 部 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
section
bureau
dept
class
copy
part
portion
counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
On-Yomi Reading(s): ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
-べ
とり
ふ
ぺ
ま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
邦 (ホウ, くに) – home country; country; Japan
邑 (ユウ, うれ.える, くに, むら, お, おう, おお, おお) – village; rural community; right village
Henshall Mnemonic: clan stands open mouthed in part of village
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #36 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 部 屋   [へや]  [K]
(n) room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 部 長   [ぶちょう]  [K]
(n) head of a section or department  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 大 部 分   [だいぶぶん]  [K]
(n-t) most part; greater part; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 分   [ぶぶん]  [K]
(n) portion; section; part  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 外 部   [がいぶ]  [K]
(n) the outside; external  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 部   [がくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of a university; undergraduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 首   [ぶしゅ]  [K]
(n) radical (of a kanji character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 品   [ぶひん]  [K]
(n) parts; accessories  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 部   [ほんぶ]  [K]
(n) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 部   [いちぶ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) (1) one part; one portion; one section; some; (2) one copy, e.g. of a document  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 部 分   [いちぶぶん]  [K]
(n) a part; a portion; a section  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 部   [かんぶ]  [K]
(n) management; (executive) staff; leaders  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 部   [けいぶ]  [K]
(n) police inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 部   [ないぶ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) interior; inside; internal  [D] [Jisho]
- 部   [ぶ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) department; part; category; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 下   [ぶか]  [K]
(n) subordinate person  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 門   [ぶもん]  [K]
(n) class; group; category; department; field; branch  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 部   [かぶ]  [K]
(n) substructure; lower part; subordinate (office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 発 部   [かいはつぶ]  [K]
Development Department  [D] [Jisho]
- 患 部   [かんぶ]  [K]
(n) affected part  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 部   [きょうぶ]  [K]
(n) chest; breast  [D] [Jisho]
- 倶 楽 部   [くらぶ]  [K]
(n) club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 部   [ぐんぶ]  [K]
(n) military authorities; army circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 郡 部   [ぐんぶ]  [K]
(n) rural districts; counties  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 部   [こうぶ]  [K]
(n) rear; stern  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 学 部   [こうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department (or school) of technology, engineering or science  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 部   [ようぶ]  [K]
(n) loins; hips; pelvic region; waist  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 部   [さいぶ]  [K]
(n) details  [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]
- 司 令 部   [しれいぶ]  [K]
(n) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 部   [しぶ]  [K]
(n) urban areas  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 部   [しぶ]  [K]
(n) branch; subdivision  [D] [Jisho]
- 式 部   [しきぶ]  [K]
(n) (Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 部   [しっこうぶ]  [K]
(n) executive(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 脳 部   [しゅのうぶ]  [K]
(n) executives; top management  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 部   [じょうぶ]  [K]
(n) top part; surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 部   [じょうほうぶ]  [K]
information bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 部   [せいぶ]  [K]
(n) the west; western part; the West  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 部   [ぜんぶ]  [K]
(n) front part; fore; front  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 務 部   [そうむぶ]  [K]
(n) general affairs department (bureau); executive section  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 部   [ちゅうぶ]  [K]
(n) region south and south-west of Tokyo area; center; middle; heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 部   [とうぶ]  [K]
(n) eastern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 部   [とうぶ]  [K]
(n) the head  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 部   [なんぶ]  [K]
(n) southern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 部   [にぶ]  [K]
(n) two parts; two copies; the second part  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 学 部   [のうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 位   [ぶい]  [K]
(n) part; position (in a whole, i.e. body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 員   [ぶいん]  [K]
(n) staff; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 会   [ぶかい]  [K]
(n) section meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 局   [ぶきょく]  [K]
(n) department; bureau; section; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 署   [ぶしょ]  [K]
(n) one's duty post; one's duty station  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 数   [ぶすう]  [K]
(n) no. of copies; circulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 族   [ぶぞく]  [K]
(n) tribe; clan; house  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 隊   [ぶたい]  [K]
(n) force; unit; corps; echelon; element  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 内   [ぶない]  [K]
(n) the staff; inside the department  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 分 的   [ぶぶんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) partial(ly)  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 落   [ぶらく]  [K]
(n) subunit of village  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 部   [ふくぶ]  [K]
(n) abdomen  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 部   [もんぶ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  [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 学 部   [ほうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) law department; law school  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 部   [ほくぶ]  [K]
(n) north; northern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 学 部   [りがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of science  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 工 学 部   [りこうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of science and engineering  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 封
Back: Find more details for 封 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seal
closing
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フウ
ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フウ
ホウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 寸 (すん) – glue
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1143 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 封 筒   [ふうとう]  [K]
(n) envelope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 同 封   [どうふう]  [K]
(n,vs) enclosure (e.g. in a letter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 封   [ふう]  [K]
(n) seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 封 鎖   [ふうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) blockade; (2) freezing (funds)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 封   [かいふう]  [K]
(n,vs) unsealed letter; breaking the seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 封   [かんぷう]  [K]
(n) complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 封 鎖   [けいざいふうさ]  [K]
economic blockade; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 封じる   [ふうじる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to seal (letter); (2) to prevent; to forbid  [D] [Jisho]
- 封じ手   [ふうじて]  [K]
(n) a sealed move  [D] [Jisho]
- 封 建 主 義   [ほうけんしゅぎ]  [K]
feudalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 封 建 的   [ほうけんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) feudal  [D] [Jisho]
- 封 書   [ふうしょ]  [K]
(n) sealed 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: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 寸

Kanji: 楓
Back: Find more details for 楓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): maple
On-Yomi Reading(s): フウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かえで
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: 風
Back: Find more details for 風 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wind
air
style
manner
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フウ
フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かぜ
かざ-
-かぜ
い
え
Bushu (Radical) Info: 風 (かぜ) – wind
Henshall Mnemonic: insect blown against sail by wind
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #558 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [かぜ]  [K]
(n) wind; breeze  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 邪   [かぜ]  [K]
(n) cold (illness); common cold  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂   [ふろ]  [K]
(n) bath  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 台 風   [たいふう]  [K]
(n) typhoon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 風 景   [ふうけい]  [K]
(n) scenery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 扇 風 機   [せんぷうき]  [K]
(n) electric fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 風   [ふう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) method; manner; way  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 船   [ふうせん]  [K]
(n) balloon  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 敷   [ふろしき]  [K]
(n) wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 風 習   [ふうしゅう]  [K]
(n) custom  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 俗   [ふうぞく]  [K]
(n) (1) manners; customs; (2) sex service; sex industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 土   [ふうど]  [K]
(n) natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 風   [ぼうふう]  [K]
(n) storm; windstorm; gale  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 風   [ようふう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) western style  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 風   [わふう]  [K]
(n) Japanese style  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- そよ風   [そよかぜ]  [K]
(n) gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 風   [いっぷう]  [K]
(n) eccentric  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 節 風   [きせつふう]  [K]
(n) seasonal winds  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 風   [ぎゃくふう]  [K]
(n) head wind; adverse wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 風   [きょうふう]  [K]
(n) strong wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 屏 風   [きんびょうぶ]  [K]
(n) folding screen covered with gold leaf  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 風   [こふう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old customs; old style  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 風   [さくふう]  [K]
(n) literary style  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 風   [しっぷう]  [K]
(n) squall; gale; hurricane  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 風   [あきかぜ]  [K]
(n) autumn breeze; fall breeze  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 風   [しんぷう]  [K]
(n) new style  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 風   [かみかぜ]  [K]
(n) divine wind; Kamikaze  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 風   [にしかぜ]  [K]
(n) west wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 旋 風   [せんぷう]  [K]
(n) whirlwind; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い風   [おいかぜ]  [K]
(n) tailwind; fair or favorable wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 風   [とっぷう]  [K]
(n) squall; sudden gust  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 雨   [ふうう]  [K]
(n) wind and rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 雲   [ふううん]  [K]
(n) winds and clouds; elements; situation; state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 下   [かざしも]  [K]
(n) leeward; lee  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 格   [ふうかく]  [K]
(n) personality; style; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 紀   [ふうき]  [K]
(n) public morals  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 穴   [ふうけつ]  [K]
(n) cave from which cold wind blows  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 向き   [かざむき]  [K]
(n) wind's direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 刺   [ふうし]  [K]
(n) satire  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 邪 薬   [かぜぐすり]  [K]
(n) remedy for a cold  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 上   [かざかみ]  [K]
(n) windward  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 情   [ふぜい]  [K]
(n) appearance; air; taste; elegance; entertainment; hospitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 速   [ふうそく]  [K]
(n) wind speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 潮   [ふうちょう]  [K]
(n) tide; current; tendency  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 通し   [かざとおし]  [K]
(n) ventilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 当たり   [かぜあたり]  [K]
(n) wind blowing against; being subject to outside pressures or criticism; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 物 詩   [ふうぶつし]  [K]
(n) things which remind one of a particular season  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 味   [ふうみ]  [K]
(n) taste; flavor  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 流   [ふうりゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elegance; taste; refinement  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 力   [ふうりょく]  [K]
(n) wind power  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 鈴   [ふうりん]  [K]
(n) wind chime; wind bell  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 屋   [ふろや]  [K]
(n) public bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 場   [ふろば]  [K]
(n) bathroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 風 雨   [ぼうふうう]  [K]
(n) storm  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 風   [きたかぜ]  [K]
(n) north wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 風   [むふう]  [K]
(n) calm; windless  [D] [Jisho]
- 涼 風   [りょうふう]  [K]
(n) cool breeze; refreshing breeze  [D] [Jisho]
- 屏 風   [びょうぶ]  [K]
(n) folding screen  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 蕗
Back: Find more details for 蕗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
butterbur
bog rhubarb
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ロ
ル
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふき
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 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 伏
Back: Find more details for 伏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prostrated
bend down
bow
cover
lay (pipes)
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふ.せる
ふ.す
ふし
ふせ
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: #1604 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 起 伏   [きふく]  [K]
(n) undulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 伏   [こうふく]  [K]
(n) capitulation; surrender; submission  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 潜 伏   [せんぷく]  [K]
(n) concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち伏せ   [まちぶせ]  [K]
(n) performing an ambush  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏せる   [ふせる]  [K]
(v1) to lay something upside down; to turn something over; to cover; to lay (pipes); to lay (an ambush); to hide  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏 線   [ふくせん]  [K]
(n) preparation; foreshadowing; underplot (in a novel); precautionary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏 兵   [ふくへい]  [K]
(n) ambush; troops in ambush  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 副
Back: Find more details for 副 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vice-
duplicate
copy
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そい
そえ
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: deputy cut down at single entrance to field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #360 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 副   [ふく]  [K]
(n,pref) duplicate; copy; assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 詞   [ふくし]  [K]
(n) adverb  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 副 業   [ふくぎょう]  [K]
(n) side job; sideline; subsidiary business  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 作 用   [ふくさよう]  [K]
(n) reaction; secondary effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 産 物   [ふくさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) byproduct; side line  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 社 長   [ふくしゃちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) executive vice-president  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 賞   [ふくしょう]  [K]
(n) extra prize  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 葬 品   [ふくそうひん]  [K]
(n) burial accessories  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 題   [ふくだい]  [K]
(n) subtitle; subheading  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 知 事   [ふくちじ]  [K]
(n) lieutenant governor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 刀 刈

Kanji: 復
Back: Find more details for 復 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
restore
return to
revert
resume
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): また
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: person goes repeatedly to sit crosslegged in sun
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #438 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 復 習   [ふくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) review; revision  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 回 復   [かいふく]  [K]
(n,vs) recovery (from illness); improvement; rehabilitation; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 往 復   [おうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) (col) round trip; coming and going; return ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 復 活   [ふっかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) revival (e.g. musical); restoration; come-back  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 旧   [ふっきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) restoration; restitution; rehabilitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 興   [ふっこう]  [K]
(n) revival; renaissance; reconstruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 社 会 復 帰   [しゃかいふっき]  [K]
rehabilitation (in society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 復   [しゅうふく]  [K]
(n) repair; mending  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 復   [はんぷく]  [K]
(n,vs) repetition; reverse  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 員   [ふくいん]  [K]
(n) demobilization; repatriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 帰   [ふっき]  [K]
(n) return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return (CR)  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 権   [ふくけん]  [K]
(n) rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 元   [ふくげん]  [K]
(n,vs) restoration (to original state); reconstruction  [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]
- 復 讐   [ふくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) revenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 調   [ふくちょう]  [K]
(n) demodulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 党   [ふくとう]  [K]
(n) rejoining a political party  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 復   [ほうふく]  [K]
(n) retribution  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 幅
Back: Find more details for 幅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hanging scroll
width
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #641 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 幅   [はば]  [K]
(n) width; breadth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 大 幅   [おおはば]  [K]
(adj-na,n) full width; large scale; drastic  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 横 幅   [よこはば]  [K]
(n) breadth; width  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 幅   [こはば]  [K]
(n) single-breadth cloth, approx. 36 cm wide  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 幅   [しんぷく]  [K]
(n) amplitude (of vibration); swing of pendulum  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り幅 跳び   [はしりはばとび]  [K]
(n) running long jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 幅 広い   [はばひろい]  [K]
(adj) extensive; wide; broad  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 巾

Kanji: 服
Back: Find more details for 服 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clothing
admit
obey
discharge
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はっ
はつ
はら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: servile hand puts clothes on hoist under moon
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #873 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 服   [ふく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 服   [ようふく]  [K]
(n) Western-style clothes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 衣 服   [いふく]  [K]
(n) clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 克 服   [こくふく]  [K]
(n,vs) subjugation; conquest  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 装   [ふくそう]  [K]
(n) garments  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 和 服   [わふく]  [K]
(n) Japanese clothes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 軍 服   [ぐんぷく]  [K]
(n) military or naval uniform  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 服   [せいふく]  [K]
(n) uniform  [D] [Jisho]
- 征 服   [せいふく]  [K]
(n) conquest; subjugation; overcoming  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 服   [ふふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest; disagreement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- セーラー服   [セーラーふく]  [K]
(n) sailor suit; middy uniform  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 製 服   [きせいふく]  [K]
(n) ready-made clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 呉 服   [ごふく]  [K]
(n) draperies; dry-goods; piece goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 服   [しふく]  [K]
(n) civilian clothes; plain clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 承 服   [しょうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) compliance; consent; submission  [D] [Jisho]
- 喪 服   [もふく]  [K]
(n) mourning dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 服   [ちゃくふく]  [K]
(n) dressing oneself; embezzlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 服   [ひふく]  [K]
(n) clothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 従   [ふくじゅう]  [K]
(n) obedience; submission; resignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 飾   [ふくしょく]  [K]
(n) clothing and accessories; attire  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 役   [ふくえき]  [K]
(n) penal servitude; military service  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 用   [ふくよう]  [K]
(n,vs) dosing  [D] [Jisho]
- 礼 服   [れいふく]  [K]
(n) ceremonial 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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 月 肋 肉

Kanji: 福
Back: Find more details for 福 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blessing
fortune
luck
wealth
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とし
とみ
ふ
ふき
ふっ
ぼく
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: altar at single entrance to field--good fortune
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #467 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 幸 福   [こうふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) happiness; blessedness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 福   [ふく]  [K]
(n) good fortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 祉   [ふくし]  [K]
(n) (1) welfare; social security; (2) well-being  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 七 福 神   [しちふくじん]  [K]
(n) Seven Deities of Good Luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 福 祉   [しゃかいふくし]  [K]
social welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 福   [しゅくふく]  [K]
(n,vs) blessing  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 音   [ふくいん]  [K]
(n) Gospel; Word of God  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 助   [ふくすけ]  [K]
(n) large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 利 厚 生   [ふくりこうせい]  [K]
welfare program  [D] [Jisho]
- 裕 福   [ゆうふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) affluence; 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: 3
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 腹
Back: Find more details for 腹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abdomen
belly
stomach
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: person sits crosslegged, fleshy belly in sun
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1286 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お腹   [おなか]  [K]
(n) stomach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 腹   [はら]  [K]
(n) abdomen; belly; stomach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 空 腹   [くうふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hunger  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 腹   [ちゅうふく]  [K]
(n) mountain side; halfway up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下っ腹   [したっぱら]  [K]
(n) abdomen; stomach; under parts  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 腹   [せっぷく]  [K]
(n) seppuku; disembowelment; harakiri  [D] [Jisho]
- 太っ腹   [ふとっぱら]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) generous; magnanimous  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 一 杯   [はらいっぱい]  [K]
(adv,n) bellyful; full stomach; to one's heart's content  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 心   [ふくしん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 痛   [はらいた]  [K]
(n) stomach ache; abdominal pain  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 部   [ふくぶ]  [K]
(n) abdomen  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 膜 炎   [ふくまくえん]  [K]
(n) peritonitis  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 腹   [うらはら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) opposite; reverse; contrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 腹   [りっぷく]  [K]
(n,vs) anger; offence; rage; taking offense  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 複
Back: Find more details for 複 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
duplicate
double
compound
multiple
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: person crosslegged in sun with double clothing!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #915 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 複 雑   [ふくざつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complexity; complication  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 複 写   [ふくしゃ]  [K]
(n) copy; duplicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 数   [ふくすう]  [K]
(n) plural; multiple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 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]
- 複 合   [ふくごう]  [K]
(n,vs) composite; complex  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 複   [ふく]  [K]
(n,pref) double; compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 雑さ   [ふくざつさ]  [K]
(n) complexity  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 製   [ふくせい]  [K]
(n,vs) reproduction; duplication; reprinting  [D] [Jisho]
- 複 利   [ふくり]  [K]
(n) compound interest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 衣

Kanji: 覆
Back: Find more details for 覆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
capsize
cover
shade
mantle
be ruined
On-Yomi Reading(s): フク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おお.う
くつがえ.す
くつがえ.る
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1378 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 覆う   [おおう]  [K]
(v5u) to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 覆す   [くつがえす]  [K]
(v5s) to overturn; to upset; to overthrow; to undermine  [D] [Jisho]
- 覆 面   [ふくめん]  [K]
(n) mask; veil; disguise  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 転 覆   [てんぷく]  [K]
(n,vs) capsizing  [D] [Jisho]
- 覆る   [くつがえる]  [K]
(v5r) to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 襾 西

Kanji: 払
Back: Find more details for 払 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pay
clear out
prune
banish
dispose of
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フツ
ヒツ
ホツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はら.う
-はら.い
-ばら.い
はらい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #813 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 払う   [はらう]  [K]
(v5u) (1) to pay; (2) to brush; to wipe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 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
- 酔っ払い   [よっぱらい]  [K]
(n) drunkard  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い込む   [はらいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to deposit; to pay in  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い戻す   [はらいもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to repay; to pay back  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 支 払い   [しはらい]  [K]
(n) payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 酔っ払う   [よっぱらう]  [K]
(v5u) to get drunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 払い   [まえばらい]  [K]
(n) payment in advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 払い   [ふはらい]  [K]
(n) nonpayment; default  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い   [はらい]  [K]
(n) payment; bill; account  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い戻し   [はらいもどし]  [K]
(n) repayment; refundment  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 割 払い   [ぶんかつばらい]  [K]
(n) payment by installments; hire-purchase  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 払い   [みはらい]  [K]
(n,adj-no) unpaid; overdue  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 前 払い   [もんぜんばらい]  [K]
(n) turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 払い   [りばらい]  [K]
(n) interest 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: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 沸
Back: Find more details for 沸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seethe
boil
ferment
uproar
breed
On-Yomi Reading(s): フツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わ.く
わ.かす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1709 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沸かす   [わかす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to boil; to heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 沸く   [わく]  [K]
(v5k) to boil; to grow hot; to get excited; to gush forth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沸 騰   [ふっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) boiling; seething  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 湯 沸かし器   [ゆわかしき]  [K]
(n) water-heater; water-boiler  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 仏
Back: Find more details for 仏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Buddha
the dead
France
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブツ
フツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほとけ
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
Henshall Mnemonic: Buddha has prominent nose
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #819 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 仏   [ほとけ]  [K]
(n) Buddha; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仏 像   [ぶつぞう]  [K]
(n) Buddhist image (statue)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 石 仏   [せきぶつ]  [K]
(n) stone Buddhist image  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 仏   [だいぶつ]  [K]
(n) large statue of Buddha  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 仏   [ねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) Buddhist prayer; prayer to Amitabha  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 教   [ぶっきょう]  [K]
(n) Buddhism  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 語   [ふつご]  [K]
(n) French language  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 壇   [ぶつだん]  [K]
(n) Buddhist (household) altar  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 文   [ふつぶん]  [K]
(n) French; French writing; French literature  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 物
Back: Find more details for 物 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thing
object
matter
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブツ
モツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もの
もの-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Henshall Mnemonic: cow is a thing with four legs
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #215 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 飲み物   [のみもの]  [K]
(n) drink; beverage  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 物   [のみもの]  [K]
(n) drink; beverage  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 物   [くだもの]  [K]
(n) fruit  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 物   [にもつ]  [K]
(n) luggage; baggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 物   [たてもの]  [K]
(n) building  [D] [Jisho]
- 食べ物   [たべもの]  [K]
(n) food  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 物   [どうぶつ]  [K]
(n) animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い物   [かいもの]  [K]
(n) shopping  [D] [Jisho]
- 買 物   [かいもの]  [K]
(n) shopping  [D] [Jisho]
- 物   [もの]  [K]
(n) thing; object  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 見 物   [けんぶつ]  [K]
(n,vs) sightseeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り物   [のりもの]  [K]
(n) vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈り物   [おくりもの]  [K]
(n) present; gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 物   [きもの]  [K]
(n) kimono  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 物 園   [どうぶつえん]  [K]
(n) zoo; zoological gardens  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 物   [しなもの]  [K]
(n) goods; article; thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 忘れ物   [わすれもの]  [K]
(n) lost article; something forgotten  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 穀 物   [こくもつ]  [K]
(n) grain; cereal; corn  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 物   [さくもつ]  [K]
(n) produce (e.g. agricultural); crops  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 物   [しょもつ]  [K]
(n) books  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 物   [しょくぶつ]  [K]
(n) plant; vegetation  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 物   [しょくもつ]  [K]
(n) food; foodstuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 物   [じんぶつ]  [K]
(n) character; personality; person; man; personage; talented man  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き物   [いきもの]  [K]
(n) living thing; animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 物   [せいぶつ]  [K]
(n) living things; creature  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 物 館   [はくぶつかん]  [K]
(n) museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 音   [ものおと]  [K]
(n) sounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 価   [ぶっか]  [K]
(n) prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 語   [ものがたり]  [K]
(n) tale; story; legend  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 事   [ものごと]  [K]
(n) things; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 質   [ぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) material; substance  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 理   [ぶつり]  [K]
(n) physics  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 物   [ほんもの]  [K]
(n) genuine article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 貨 物   [かもつ]  [K]
(n) (1) cargo; freight; (2) money or assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 物   [こうぶつ]  [K]
(n) mineral  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 物   [じつぶつ]  [K]
(n) real thing; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸 物   [せともの]  [K]
(n) earthenware; crockery; china  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ物   [いれもの]  [K]
(n) container; case; receptacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 産 物   [のうさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) agricultural produce  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 語る   [ものがたる]  [K]
(v5r) to tell; to indicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 差し   [ものさし]  [K]
(n) ruler; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 凄い   [ものすごい]  [K]
(adj) earth-shattering; staggering; to a very great extent  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 騒   [ぶっそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dangerous; disturbed; insecure  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 置   [ものおき]  [K]
(n) storage room  [D] [Jisho]
- 編み物   [あみもの]  [K]
(n) knitting; web  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 物   [あみもの]  [K]
(n) knitting; web  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 物   [めいぶつ]  [K]
(n) famous product; special product; speciality; specialty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 獲 物   [えもの]  [K]
(n) game; spoils; trophy  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽 物   [にせもの]  [K]
(n) spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- その物   [そのもの]  [K]
(n) the very thing; itself  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 物   [やすもの]  [K]
(n) cheap article (poor quality)  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 物   [いぶつ]  [K]
(n,pref) foreign substance; foreign body; xeno  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 失 物   [いしつぶつ]  [K]
(n) lost article  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 物   [いぶつ]  [K]
(n) relic; momento  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 物   [いちじんぶつ]  [K]
(n) man of some importance; character  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 物   [おぶつ]  [K]
(n) dirt; dust; garbage  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 物 価   [おろしうりぶっか]  [K]
wholesale price  [D] [Jisho]
- 化け物   [ばけもの]  [K]
(n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 合 物   [かごうぶつ]  [K]
(n) (chemical) compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 燃 物   [かねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) combustible(s); inflammables; inflammability  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 物   [なつもの]  [K]
(n) summer goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 怪 物   [かいぶつ]  [K]
(n) monster  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 産 物   [かいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 巻 物   [えまきもの]  [K]
(n) picture scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 物   [ほしもの]  [K]
(n) laundry on the line; clothes for drying  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 物   [きぶつ]  [K]
(n) container; receptacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 物   [くもつ]  [K]
(n) offering  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 造 物   [けんぞうぶつ]  [K]
(n) structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 織 物   [きぬおりもの]  [K]
(n) silk goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 物 人   [けんぶつにん]  [K]
(n) spectator; sightseer; onlookers  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 物   [げんぶつ]  [K]
(n) stocks; products  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 物   [こうぶつ]  [K]
(n) favorite dish; favorite food  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 生 物 質   [こうせいぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) antibiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 博 物 館   [こくりつはくぶつかん]  [K]
national museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 混ぜ物   [まぜもの]  [K]
(n) mixture; adulteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち物   [もちもの]  [K]
(n) one's property; personal effects  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 物   [にもの]  [K]
(n) food cooked by boiling or stewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 荷 物   [てにもつ]  [K]
(n) hand luggage; hand baggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 拾い物   [ひろいもの]  [K]
(n) (1) a find; (2) windfall; bargain  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 版 物   [しゅっぱんぶつ]  [K]
(n) publications  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 物   [こもの]  [K]
(n) accessories; small articles  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 物   [のりもの]  [K]
(n) vehicle  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 物 園   [しょくぶつえん]  [K]
(n) botanical garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 品 添 加 物   [しょくひんてんかぶつ]  [K]
(n) food additive  [D] [Jisho]
- 刃 物   [はもの]  [K]
(n) edged tool; cutlery  [D] [Jisho]
- 酢の物   [すのもの]  [K]
(n) vinegared or pickled dish  [D] [Jisho]
- 吹 出 物   [ふきでもの]  [K]
(n) pimple; acne; boil  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 物   [すいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 物   [なまもの]  [K]
(n) raw food  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 物 学   [せいぶつがく]  [K]
(n) biology  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 物   [せいぶつ]  [K]
(n) still life; object at rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 物   [さきもの]  [K]
(n) futures  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗い物   [あらいもの]  [K]
(n) washing  [D] [Jisho]
- 贈 物   [おくりもの]  [K]
(n) present; gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 物   [おおもの]  [K]
(n) important person; big-shot; big game (animal, fish)  [D] [Jisho]
- 置 物   [おきもの]  [K]
(n) ornament; figurehead; object placed in tokonoma  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 物   [いもの]  [K]
(n) cast metal; casting  [D] [Jisho]
- 漬け物   [つけもの]  [K]
(n) pickles; pickled 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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 牛

Kanji: 分
Back: Find more details for 分 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
part
minute of time
segment
share
degree
one's lot
duty
understand
know
rate
1%
chances
shaku/100
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブン
フン
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わ.ける
わ.け
わ.かれる
わ.かる
わ.かつ
いた
わけ
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: understand one divides by splitting with sword
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #24 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 分   [じぶん]  [K]
(n) myself; oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 分   [たぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) perhaps; probably  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 分   [はんぶん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half  [D] [Jisho]
- 分   [ふん]  [K]
(n) minute  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かる   [わかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be understood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 気 分   [きぶん]  [K]
(n) feeling; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 大 分   [だいぶ]  [K]
(adv) considerably; greatly; a lot  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 随 分   [ずいぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) extremely  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 部 分   [だいぶぶん]  [K]
(n-t) most part; greater part; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 分   [ぶぶん]  [K]
(n) portion; section; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 分   [ぶん]  [K]
(n,n-suf,pref) (1) part; segment; share; ration; (2) rate; (3) degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; (4) in proportion to; just as much as  [D] [Jisho]
- 分ける   [わける]  [K]
(v1) to divide; to separate; to make distinctions; to differentiate (between)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 析   [ぶんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) analysis  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 野   [ぶんや]  [K]
(n) field; sphere; realm; division; branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 分   [よぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extra; excess; surplus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引 分け   [ひきわけ]  [K]
(n) a draw (in competition); tie game  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 分   [なにぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) anyway; please  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 分   [いくぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) somewhat  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 分   [くぶん]  [K]
(n) division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分   [みぶん]  [K]
(n) social position; social status  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 分   [すいぶん]  [K]
(n) moisture  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 分   [せいぶん]  [K]
(n) ingredient; component; composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 分   [だいぶん]  [K]
(adv) considerably; greatly; a lot  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) division into equal parts  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かれる   [わかれる]  [K]
(v1) to branch off; to diverge from; to fork; to split; to dispense; to scatter; to divide into  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 解   [ぶんかい]  [K]
(n) analysis; disassembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 数   [ぶんすう]  [K]
(n) fraction (in math)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 布   [ぶんぷ]  [K]
(n) distribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 量   [ぶんりょう]  [K]
(n) amount; quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 類   [ぶんるい]  [K]
(n,vs) classification  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 部 分   [いちぶぶん]  [K]
(n) a part; a portion; a section  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き分け   [ひきわけ]  [K]
(n) a draw (in competition); tie game  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り分け   [とりわけ]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) especially; above all  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 分け   [てわけ]  [K]
(n,vs) division of labour  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 分   [しょぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) disposal; dealing; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 分   [はいぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution; allotment  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 業   [ぶんぎょう]  [K]
(n) division of labor; specialization; assembly-line production  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 散   [ぶんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispersion; decentralization; variance (statistics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 子   [ぶんし]  [K]
(n) numerator; molecule  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 担   [ぶんたん]  [K]
(n,vs) apportionment; sharing  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 配   [ぶんぱい]  [K]
(n) division; sharing  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 母   [ぶんぼ]  [K]
(n) denominator  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 離   [ぶんり]  [K]
(n) separation; detachment; segregation; isolation  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 裂   [ぶんれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) split; division; break up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 分   [いちぶ]  [K]
(n) one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryou (an old coin)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 分   [えんぶん]  [K]
(n) salt; salt content  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 分   [おうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 処 分   [かりしょぶん]  [K]
(n) temporary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 分 裂   [かくぶんれつ]  [K]
(n) nuclear fission  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 分け   [みわけ]  [K]
(n) distinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 分ける   [みわける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to distinguish; to recognize; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); (2) to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い分   [いいぶん]  [K]
(n) one's say; one's point; complaint; excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 分   [ごぶ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half; 50%; tie; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 処 分   [ぎょうせいしょぶん]  [K]
administrative measures (disposition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 分 寺   [こくぶんじ]  [K]
(n) (Nara Era) state-supported provincial temples  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 分   [さいぶん]  [K]
(n) divide into small portions  [D] [Jisho]
- 残った分   [のこったぶん]  [K]
(n) amount left over  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い分け   [つかいわけ]  [K]
(n) proper use; using (different things) for different purposes  [D] [Jisho]
- 思う存 分   [おもうぞんぶん]  [K]
(adv) to one's heart's content  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 分 自 身   [じぶんじしん]  [K]
oneself; myself  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 分   [しゅうぶん]  [K]
(n) autumn equinox  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 二 分   [じゅうにぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) more than enough  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 分   [しゅんぶん]  [K]
(n) vernal equinox  [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]
- 親 分   [おやぶん]  [K]
(n) boss; chief; head  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分 証 明 書   [みぶんしょうめいしょ]  [K]
identification papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 分   [しょうぶん]  [K]
(n) nature; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 選り分ける   [よりわける]  [K]
(v1) to classify; to sort out  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 分け   [くさわけ]  [K]
(n) pioneer; pathfinder; originator; founder; trailblazer  [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]
- 大 義 名 分   [たいぎめいぶん]  [K]
(n) a just cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 分 権   [ちほうぶんけん]  [K]
decentralization of power  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n-adv) for the present  [D] [Jisho]
- 糖 分   [とうぶん]  [K]
(n) amount of sugar; sugar content  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 分 泌   [ないぶんぴ]  [K]
(n) internal secretion  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 分   [にぶん]  [K]
(n,vs,adj-no) halving; bisection  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 分 音 符   [はちぶおんぷ]  [K]
(n) 8th note  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 分   [ふかぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) atomic; indivisibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 充 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 十 分   [ふじゅうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insufficient; inadequate; imperfect; shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 分 的   [ぶぶんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) partial(ly)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かち   [わかち]  [K]
(n) distinction; differentiation; discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かつ   [わかつ]  [K]
(v5t) to divide; to separate; to distinguish  [D] [Jisho]
- 分からず屋   [わからずや]  [K]
(n) obstinate person; blockhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かり   [わかり]  [K]
(n) understanding; comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かれ目   [わかれめ]  [K]
(n) turning point; fork; junction; parting of the ways  [D] [Jisho]
- 分け   [わけ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sharing; division; draw; tie  [D] [Jisho]
- 分け前   [わけまえ]  [K]
(n) share; portion; quota; cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 化   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) specialization  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 科 会   [ぶんかかい]  [K]
subcommittee meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 割   [ぶんかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) partition; division; separation  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 割 払い   [ぶんかつばらい]  [K]
(n) payment by installments; hire-purchase  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 噴
Back: Find more details for 噴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
erupt
spout
emit
flush out
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1270 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 噴 火   [ふんか]  [K]
(n,vs) eruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 水   [ふんすい]  [K]
(n) water fountain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 噴 出   [ふんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 噴き出す   [ふきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to spout; to spurt; to gush out; to burst into laughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 煙   [ふんえん]  [K]
(n) (eruption of) smoke  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 射   [ふんしゃ]  [K]
(n) jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 墳
Back: Find more details for 墳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tomb
mound
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1822 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 古 墳   [こふん]  [K]
(n) ancient (mound) tomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 方 後 円 墳   [ぜんぽうこうえんふん]  [K]
(n) ancient Imperial graves  [D] [Jisho]
- 墳 墓   [ふんぼ]  [K]
(n) grave; tomb  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 憤
Back: Find more details for 憤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
aroused
resent
be indignant
anger
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いきどお.る
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: #1863 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 憤 慨   [ふんがい]  [K]
(n) indignation; resentment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 憤り   [いきどおり]  [K]
resentment; indignation  [D] [Jisho]
- 欝 憤   [うっぷん]  [K]
(n) resentment; grudge; a  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 奮
Back: Find more details for 奮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stirred up
be invigorated
flourish
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふる.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: big bird stirs, flying excitedly from field
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1521 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 興 奮   [こうふん]  [K]
(n,vs) excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮 闘   [ふんとう]  [K]
(n) hard struggle; strenuous effort  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 奮う   [ふるう]  [K]
(v5u) to show (ability); to wield (power)  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮って   [ふるって]  [K]
(adv) energetically; strenuously; heartily  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮 起   [ふんき]  [K]
(n,vs) stirring; rousing oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮 発   [ふんぱつ]  [K]
(n) strenuous exertion; spurt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 粉
Back: Find more details for 粉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flour
powder
dust
On-Yomi Reading(s):
フン
デシメートル
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ
こな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Henshall Mnemonic: minutely divided rice becomes powder
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1484 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 粉   [こな]  [K]
(n) flour; meal; powder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 花 粉   [かふん]  [K]
(n) pollen  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 末   [ふんまつ]  [K]
(n) fine powder  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- パン粉   [パンこ]  [K]
(n) breadcrumbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 粉 症   [かふんしょう]  [K]
(n) hay fever; allergy to pollen  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 麦 粉   [こむぎこ]  [K]
(n) wheat flour  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 粉   [おしろい]  [K]
(n) (face) powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉ミルク   [こなミルク]  [K]
(n) milk powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 砕   [ふんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) pulverization; smashing; demolishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 飾   [ふんしょく]  [K]
(n) makeup; toilet; embellishment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 米

Kanji: 紛
Back: Find more details for 紛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distract
be mistaken for
go astray
divert
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まぎ.れる
-まぎ.れ
まぎ.らす
まぎ.らわす
まぎ.らわしい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #994 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 紛らわしい   [まぎらわしい]  [K]
(adj) confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛れる   [まぎれる]  [K]
(v1) to be diverted; to slip into  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛 失   [ふんしつ]  [K]
(n,vs) losing something  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛 争   [ふんそう]  [K]
(n) dispute; trouble; strife  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 珍 紛 漢 紛   [ちんぷんかんぷん]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) (uk) unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛らす   [まぎらす]  [K]
(v5s) to divert; to distract  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛れ   [まぐれ]  [K]
(n) fluke; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 紛 糾   [ふんきゅう]  [K]
(n) complication; confusion; disorder  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 雰
Back: Find more details for 雰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
atmosphere
fog
On-Yomi Reading(s): フン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): フンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1341 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 雰 囲 気   [ふんいき]  [K]
(n) atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 文
Back: Find more details for 文 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sentence
literature
style
art
decoration
figures
plan
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブン
モン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふみ
あや
かざり
ふ
も
ぶんにょう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 文 (ぶんにょう) – sentence
Henshall Mnemonic: cross is basic form of writing: try to top it
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #190 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 文   [さくぶん]  [K]
(n) composition; writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 章   [ぶんしょう]  [K]
(n) sentence; article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 文 化   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) culture; civilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 学   [ぶんがく]  [K]
(n) literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 法   [ぶんぽう]  [K]
(n) grammar  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 注 文   [ちゅうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) order; request  [D] [Jisho]
- 文   [ぶん]  [K]
(n) sentence  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 句   [もんく]  [K]
(n) phrase; complaint  [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]
- 文 明   [ぶんめい]  [K]
(n) civilization; culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 文   [ろんぶん]  [K]
(n) thesis; essay; treatise; paper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 英 文   [えいぶん]  [K]
(n) sentence in English  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 文 科 学   [じんぶんかがく]  [K]
social sciences; humanities  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 芸   [ぶんげい]  [K]
(n) literature; art and literature; belles-lettres  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 献   [ぶんけん]  [K]
(n) literature; books (reference)  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 体   [ぶんたい]  [K]
(n) literary style  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 房 具   [ぶんぼうぐ]  [K]
(n) stationery  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 脈   [ぶんみゃく]  [K]
(n) context  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原 文   [げんぶん]  [K]
(n) the text; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 文   [ふみ]  [K]
(n) letter; writings  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 財   [ぶんかざい]  [K]
(n) cultural assets; cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 語   [ぶんご]  [K]
(n) written language; literary language  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 書   [ぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 文   [ほんぶん]  [K]
(n) text (of document); body (of letter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 文   [わぶん]  [K]
(n) Japanese text; sentence in Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 文   [いぶん]  [K]
(n) strange tale; another story; variant (reading); strange report or tale  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 文   [いちもん]  [K]
(n) something insignificant; one mon (10th sen)  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 文 学   [えいぶんがく]  [K]
(n) English literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 文 字   [よこもじ]  [K]
(n) European writing; cross-wise writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 漢 文   [かんぶん]  [K]
(n) Chinese (classical) literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 文   [こぶん]  [K]
(n) ancient writing; classical literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 文 書   [こぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) ancient documents; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 文   [こうぶん]  [K]
(n) official document; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 文 書   [こうぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) official document; archives  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 文 学   [こくぶんがく]  [K]
(n) Japanese literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 文   [さんぶん]  [K]
(n) prose  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 文 書   [しぶんしょ]  [K]
(n) private document  [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]
- 純 文 学   [じゅんぶんがく]  [K]
(n) pure literature; belles-lettres  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 文   [じょぶん]  [K]
(n) preface; foreword  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 文 字   [こもじ]  [K]
(n) lower case letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 文   [しょうかいぶん]  [K]
(n) introductory essay  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 文   [じょうぶん]  [K]
(n) text; provisions (act, treaty)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 文   [じんぶん]  [K]
(n) humanity; civilization; culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 文   [ぜんぶん]  [K]
(n) preamble; the above statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 文   [ぜんぶん]  [K]
(n) whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 衆 文 学   [たいしゅうぶんがく]  [K]
popular literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 文 字   [おおもじ]  [K]
(n) (1) upper case letters; large characters  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文   [てんもん]  [K]
(n) astronomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 学   [てんもんがく]  [K]
(n) astronomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 台   [てんもんだい]  [K]
(n) astronomical observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 文 字   [かしらもじ]  [K]
(n) initials; first letter of a word  [D] [Jisho]
- 縄 文   [じょうもん]  [K]
(n) Jomon period; straw-rope pattern  [D] [Jisho]
- 碑 文   [ひぶん]  [K]
(n) inscription; epitaph; epigraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 文 律   [ふぶんりつ]  [K]
(n) unwritten law; unwritten rule; common law  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 文   [ふつぶん]  [K]
(n) French; French writing; French literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 遺 産   [ぶんかいさん]  [K]
(n) cultural heritage  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 勲 章   [ぶんかくんしょう]  [K]
Order of Cultural Merit (award)  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 人   [ぶんかじん]  [K]
(n) person of culture; cultured person  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 庁   [ぶんかちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 的   [ぶんかてき]  [K]
(adj-na) cultural  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 科   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) (1) literary course; (2) the arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 学 者   [ぶんがくしゃ]  [K]
(n) literary person  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 楽   [ぶんらく]  [K]
(n) Japanese puppet theatre; Bunraku  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 教   [ぶんきょう]  [K]
(n) education; culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 具   [ぶんぐ]  [K]
(n) stationery  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 系   [ぶんけい]  [K]
(n) humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 庫   [ぶんこ]  [K]
(n) library; book collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 字 通り   [もじどおり]  [K]
(n-adv) literally  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 相   [ぶんしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Education, Science and Culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 壇   [ぶんだん]  [K]
(n) literary world; literary circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 中   [ぶんちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the document  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 通   [ぶんつう]  [K]
(n) correspondence; exchange of letters  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 筆   [ぶんぴつ]  [K]
(n) literary art; literary activity; writing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 聞
Back: Find more details for 聞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hear
ask
listen
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ブン
モン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.く
き.こえる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: ear listening at gate hears a lot
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #319 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 聞   [しんぶん]  [K]
(n) newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞く   [きく]  [K]
(v5k) to hear; to listen; to ask  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 新 聞 社   [しんぶんしゃ]  [K]
(n) newspaper company  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞こえる   [きこえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to be heard; to be audible; (2) to be said to be; to be reputed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 聞き取り   [ききとり]  [K]
(n) listening comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 見 聞   [けんぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) information; observation  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 聞   [しゅうぶん]  [K]
(n) scandal  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 記 事   [しんぶんきじ]  [K]
(n) newspaper story (article, account)  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 紙   [しんぶんし]  [K]
(n) newsprint; newspaper  [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]
- 聴 聞   [ちょうもん]  [K]
(n) listening; hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞かす   [きかす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to inform about; to read to; to sing for  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞き取る   [ききとる]  [K]
(v5r) to catch (a person's words); to follow; to understand  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞き手   [ききて]  [K]
(n) hearer; listener; audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 聞き書き   [ききがき]  [K]
(n) account of what one hears  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 門

Kanji: 丙
Back: Find more details for 丙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
third class
3rd
3rd calendar sign
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひのえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
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
- 丙   [へい]  [K]
(n) 3rd in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 併
Back: Find more details for 併 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
join
get together
unite
collective
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あわ.せる
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 N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #966 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 併   [がっぺい]  [K]
(n,vs) combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 合 併 症   [がっぺいしょう]  [K]
(n) complications (in an illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 併し   [しかし]  [K]
(conj) (uk) however; but  [D] [Jisho]
- 併し乍ら   [しかしながら]  [K]
(adv,conj) (uk) however; nevertheless  [D] [Jisho]
- 併せる   [あわせる]  [K]
(v1) to unite; to put together  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 記   [へいき]  [K]
(n,vs) writing side by side  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 合   [へいごう]  [K]
(n,vs) merge; join into one; annexation; absorption  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 殺   [へいさつ]  [K]
(n) double-play (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 設   [へいせつ]  [K]
(n) establishment; link  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 発   [へいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 用   [へいよう]  [K]
(n,vs) using together (jointly); used at the same time  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 兵
Back: Find more details for 兵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
soldier
private
troops
army
warfare
strategy
tactics
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘイ
ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つわもの
へ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: soldier puts ax on table
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #522 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 兵 隊   [へいたい]  [K]
(n) soldier; sailor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 兵 器   [へいき]  [K]
(n) arms; weapons; ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 士   [へいし]  [K]
(n) soldier  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 化 学 兵 器   [かがくへいき]  [K]
chemical weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 兵 隊   [かいへいたい]  [K]
Marine Corps; Royal Marines  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 兵 器   [かくへいき]  [K]
(n) nuclear weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 兵   [きへい]  [K]
(n) cavalry  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 兵   [ぐんびょう]  [K]
(n) armed forces; battle troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 兵   [こうへい]  [K]
(n) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 兵   [しょうへい]  [K]
(n) officers and men  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 兵   [ちょうへい]  [K]
(n) conscription; recruitment; enlistment  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 兵   [てっぺい]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal of troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 派 兵   [はへい]  [K]
(n,vs) dispatch of troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏 兵   [ふくへい]  [K]
(n) ambush; troops in ambush  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵   [つわもの]  [K]
(n) soldier; warrior  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 員   [へいいん]  [K]
(n) military strength; military personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 舎   [へいしゃ]  [K]
(n) barracks  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 役   [へいえき]  [K]
(n) military service; conscription  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 糧   [ひょうろう]  [K]
(n) (army) provisions; food  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 力   [へいりょく]  [K]
(n) military force; force of arms; strength of an army  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 兵   [ほへい]  [K]
(n) infantry; infantryman; foot soldier  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 兵   [ほうへい]  [K]
(n) artillery; gunner  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 兵   [みんぺい]  [K]
(n) militia(men)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 八

Kanji: 塀
Back: Find more details for 塀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fence
wall
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘイ
ベイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
ベイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1991 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 塀   [へい]  [K]
(n) wall; fence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 土 塀   [どべい]  [K]
(n) mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 幣
Back: Find more details for 幣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cash
bad habit
humble prefix
gift
Shinto offerings of cloth
rope
cut paper
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬさ
しで
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1803 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 紙 幣   [しへい]  [K]
(n) paper money; notes; bills  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貨 幣   [かへい]  [K]
(n) money; currency; coinage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貨 幣 価 値   [かへいかち]  [K]
currency value  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 幣 局   [ぞうへいきょく]  [K]
(n) (coin) mint  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 平
Back: Find more details for 平 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
even
flat
peace
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘイ
ビョウ
ヒョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たい.ら
-だいら
ひら
ひら-
たいら
たら
はち
ひ
ひとし
へ
へん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: balanced scales are flat and even
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #128 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 平 仮 名   [ひらがな]  [K]
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 公 平   [こうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fairness; impartial; justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 平 線   [ちへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 平   [ふへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 平ら   [たいら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 均   [へいきん]  [K]
(n) equilibrium; balance; average; mean  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 等   [びょうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality (a); impartiality; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 和   [へいわ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peace; harmony  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 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]
- 平 気   [へいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 日   [へいじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) weekday; ordinary days  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 凡   [へいぼん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 野   [へいや]  [K]
(n) plain; open field  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 平たい   [ひらたい]  [K]
(adj) flat; even; level; simple; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 行   [へいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) (going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 常   [へいじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) normal; usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方   [へいほう]  [K]
(n) square (e.g. metre); square  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ダウ平 均 株 価   [ダウへいきんかぶか]  [K]
Dow-Jones average  [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]
- 不 公 平   [ふこうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unfairness; injustice; partiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 平 等   [ふびょうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inequality; unequal (treaties); unfair  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 安   [へいあん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n) (1) peace; tranquility; (2) Heian era (794-1185)  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 泳ぎ   [ひらおよぎ]  [K]
(n) breaststroke (swim.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 穏   [へいおん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 均 点   [へいきんてん]  [K]
(n) average mark; mean point  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 行 線   [へいこうせん]  [K]
(n) parallel line  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 衡   [へいこう]  [K]
(n) even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 時   [へいじ]  [K]
(n) normal times; peace time  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 壌   [へいじょう]  [K]
Pyongyang  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 成   [へいせい]  [K]
Heisei (reign of Emperor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 静   [へいせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) calm; serenity; tranquillity  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 地   [ひらち]  [K]
(n) level ground; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 年   [へいねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) normal year; civil year  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 年 並み   [へいねんなみ]  [K]
average year; normal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方キロメートル   [へいほうキロメートル]  [K]
square kilometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方メートル   [へいほうメートル]  [K]
square metre  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 幕   [ひらまく]  [K]
(n) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 面   [へいめん]  [K]
(n) level surface; plane  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 平   [わへい]  [K]
(n) peace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 一 干

Kanji: 弊
Back: Find more details for 弊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abuse
evil
vice
breakage
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 廾 (にじゅうあし) – twenty
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1750 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 疲 弊   [ひへい]  [K]
(n) exhaustion; impoverishment; ruin  [D] [Jisho]
- 弊 害   [へいがい]  [K]
(n) evil practice; barrier  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 廾

Kanji: 柄
Back: Find more details for 柄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
design
pattern
build
nature
handle
crank
grip
knob
shaft
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
がら
え
つか
から
ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1140 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 柄   [え]  [K]
(n) handle; grip  [D] [Jisho]
- 柄   [がら]  [K]
(n,n-suf) pattern; design  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 間 柄   [あいだがら]  [K]
(n) relation(ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 柄   [ことがら]  [K]
(n) matter; thing; affair; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 柄   [ひとがら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) personality; character; personal appearance; gentility  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 横 柄   [おうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) arrogance; haughtiness; insolence  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 柄   [いえがら]  [K]
(n) parentage; pedigree; good family  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 柄   [くにがら]  [K]
(n) national character  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 柄   [さくがら]  [K]
(n) crop conditions; quality (of art)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り柄   [とりえ]  [K]
(n) worth; redeeming feature; merit; gain; profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 柄   [てがら]  [K]
(n) achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 柄   [こづか]  [K]
(n) knife attached to the sheath of a sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 柄   [みがら]  [K]
(n) one's person  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 柄   [ずがら]  [K]
(n) design; pattern  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 地 柄   [とちがら]  [K]
(n) local colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 銘 柄   [めいがら]  [K]
(n) brand; make; description  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 柄   [やくがら]  [K]
(n) role  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 並
Back: Find more details for 並 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
row
and
besides
as well as
line up
rank with
rival
equal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘイ
ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.み
なら.べる
なら.ぶ
なら.びに
なび
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: line up in two rows of eight
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #599 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 並ぶ   [ならぶ]  [K]
(v5b,vi) to line up; to stand in a line  [D] [Jisho]
- 並べる   [ならべる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to line up; to set up  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 並   [なみ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) average; medium; common; ordinary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 並 行   [へいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) (going) side by side; concurrent; abreast; at the same time; occurring together; parallel; parallelism  [D] [Jisho]
- 並 木   [なみき]  [K]
(n) roadside tree; row of trees  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 月 並   [つきなみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) every month; (2) trite; common  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 並み   [つきなみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) every month; (2) trite; common  [D] [Jisho]
- 軒 並   [のきなみ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) row of houses  [D] [Jisho]
- 軒 並み   [のきなみ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) row of houses  [D] [Jisho]
- 並びに   [ならびに]  [K]
(conj) and  [D] [Jisho]
- 並み   [なみ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) average; medium; common; ordinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 並 列   [へいれつ]  [K]
(n,vs) arrangement; parallel; abreast  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 人 並み   [ひとなみ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) being average (capacity, looks, standard of living); ordinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 並み   [あしなみ]  [K]
(n) pace; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 並   [まちなみ]  [K]
(n-t) (look of) stores and houses on street; street (of stores and houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 並み   [まちなみ]  [K]
(n-t) (look of) stores and houses on street; street (of stores and houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 年 並み   [へいねんなみ]  [K]
average year; normal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 並び   [ならび]  [K]
(n) line; row; rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 並 立   [へいりつ]  [K]
(n) standing abreast  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 一 八

Kanji: 閉
Back: Find more details for 閉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
closed
shut
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.じる
と.ざす
し.める
し.まる
た.てる
へ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: close gate with propped cross
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #951 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 閉まる   [しまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to close; to be closed  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉める   [しめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to close; to shut  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 閉じる   [とじる]  [K]
(v1) to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 閉 会   [へいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) closure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 閉 口   [へいこう]  [K]
(n) shut mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 鎖   [へいさ]  [K]
(n,vs) closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 閉   [かいへい]  [K]
(n) opening and shutting  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 閉 症   [じへいしょう]  [K]
(n) autism  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉ざす   [とざす]  [K]
(v5s) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; to plunge (in grief)  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉じこもる   [とじこもる]  [K]
(v5r) to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 店   [へいてん]  [K]
(n) closing shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 幕   [へいまく]  [K]
(n) falling of the curtain  [D] [Jisho]
- 幽 閉   [ゆうへい]  [K]
(n) confinement; imprisonment; incarceration; house arrest; depressed feeling  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 門

Kanji: 陛
Back: Find more details for 陛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
highness
steps (of throne)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヘイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: his majesty's throne compares to earthen hill
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1429 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 天 皇 陛 下   [てんのうへいか]  [K]
(n) His Majesty the Emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 陛 下   [へいか]  [K]
(n) your Majesty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 米
Back: Find more details for 米 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rice
USA
metre
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ベイ
マイ
メエトル
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こめ
よね
は
べ
まべ
め
よ
よな
よの
よま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 米 (こめ) – rice
Henshall Mnemonic: grain-laden ear of American rice
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #61 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 米   [こめ]  [K]
(n) uncooked rice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 欧 米   [おうべい]  [K]
Europe and America; the West  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 米   [なんべい]  [K]
(n) South America  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 米   [がいまい]  [K]
(n) foreign rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 玄 米   [げんまい]  [K]
(n) unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 米   [ざいべい]  [K]
(n,vs) being in the USA  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 米   [しんまい]  [K]
(exp,n) new rice; novice; newbie; tyro  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 米   [せいまい]  [K]
(n) polished rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 米   [ぜんべい]  [K]
(n) all-America; pan-American  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 米   [たいべい]  [K]
(n) pertaining to the USA  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 南 米   [ちゅうなんべい]  [K]
(n) Central and South America  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 米   [にちべい]  [K]
Japan-America  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 米   [はくまい]  [K]
(n) (white) rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 米   [はんべい]  [K]
(n) anti-American  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 価   [べいか]  [K]
(n) rice price  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 国   [べいこく]  [K]
America; U.S.A.  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 穀   [べいこく]  [K]
(n) rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 人   [べいじん]  [K]
(n) an American  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 倉   [こめぐら]  [K]
(n) rice granary  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 飯   [べいはん]  [K]
(n) cooked rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 粒   [こめつぶ]  [K]
(n) grain of rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 米   [ほうべい]  [K]
(n) visit to America  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 壁
Back: Find more details for 壁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wall
lining (stomach)
fence
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かべ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1037 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 壁   [かべ]  [K]
(n) wall  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 壁   [がいへき]  [K]
(n) outer wall  [D] [Jisho]
- 岸 壁   [がんぺき]  [K]
(n) wharf; breakwater; steep cliff  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 壁   [しょうへき]  [K]
(n) enclosing wall; barrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 画   [へきが]  [K]
(n) fresco; mural; wall painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 紙   [かべがみ]  [K]
(n) wallpaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 面   [へきめん]  [K]
(n) surface of a wall  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 癖
Back: Find more details for 癖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mannerism
habit
vice
trait
fault
kink
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くせ
くせ.に
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1973 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 癖   [くせ]  [K]
(n) a habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); peculiarity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 潔 癖   [けっぺき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fastidiousness; love of cleanliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 癖   [くちぐせ]  [K]
(n) way of saying; favorite phrase  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 癖   [せいへき]  [K]
(n) disposition; inclination; characteristic; idiosyncrasy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 碧
Back: Find more details for 碧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blue
green
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘキ
ヒャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みどり
あお
たま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2455 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: 石

Kanji: 別
Back: Find more details for 別 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
separate
branch off
diverge
fork
another
extra
specially
On-Yomi Reading(s): ベツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わか.れる
わ.ける
べっ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: two cuts to the mouth mean split lip
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #214 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 特 別   [とくべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) special  [D] [Jisho]
- 別   [べつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception  [D] [Jisho]
- 別れる   [わかれる]  [K]
(v1) to be divided; to part from; to separate; to bid farewell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 区 別   [くべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) distinction; differentiation; classification  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 別   [さべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) discrimination; distinction; differentiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 別に   [べつに]  [K]
(adv) (not) particularly; nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 別れ   [わかれ]  [K]
(n) parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 格 別   [かくべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) exceptional  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 別   [せいべつ]  [K]
(n) distinction by sex; sex; gender  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別   [そうべつ]  [K]
(n) farewell; send-off  [D] [Jisho]
- 別々   [べつべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) separately; individually  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 荘   [べっそう]  [K]
(n) holiday house; villa  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 個 別   [こべつ]  [K]
(n) particular case  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鑑 別   [かんべつ]  [K]
(n) discrimination; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 別   [けつべつ]  [K]
(n) separation; farewell  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 別 訪 問   [こべつほうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 告 別   [こくべつ]  [K]
(n) farewell; leave-taking  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 別   [さんべつ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) industrial union  [D] [Jisho]
- 識 別   [しきべつ]  [K]
(n) discrimination; discernment; identification  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 別   [しゅべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) classification; assortment  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 別   [せんべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別 会   [そうべつかい]  [K]
(n) farewell party  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 別   [たいべつ]  [K]
(n) general classification  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 別 区   [とくべつく]  [K]
(n) special ward  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 別れ   [ものわかれ]  [K]
(n) failure to reach agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 別   [ふんべつ]  [K]
(n) discernment; discretion; judgement; discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 別   [ぶんべつ]  [K]
(n) discrimination; separation; division; classification; distinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 院   [べついん]  [K]
(n) branch temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 館   [べっかん]  [K]
(n) (hotel) annexe  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 居   [べっきょ]  [K]
(n) (legal) separation; divorce from bed and table  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 個   [べっこ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) another; different; separate  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 冊   [べっさつ]  [K]
(n) separate volume; extra issue; supplement  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 室   [べっしつ]  [K]
(n) separate room; special room  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 人   [べつじん]  [K]
(n) different person; someone else; changed man  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 棟   [べつむね]  [K]
(n) separate building; outbuilding; outhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 表   [べっぴょう]  [K]
(n) annexed (statistical) table  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 名   [べつめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 問 題   [べつもんだい]  [K]
(n) different thing; another question; different case  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 差 別   [むさべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) without discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 刀 刈

Kanji: 偏
Back: Find more details for 偏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
partial
side
left-side radical
inclining
biased
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かたよ.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 N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1340 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N1 Words
- 偏る   [かたよる]  [K]
(v5r) to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 見   [へんけん]  [K]
(n) prejudice; narrow view  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 不 偏 不 党   [ふへんふとう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) impartiality; neutrality; independence  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏り   [かたより]  [K]
(n) deviation; inclination; offset; polarization  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 狭   [へんきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 向   [へんこう]  [K]
(n) propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 差 値   [へんさち]  [K]
(n) deviation value  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 重   [へんじゅう]  [K]
(ok) (n,vs) preponderance; making too much of; overestimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 食   [へんしょく]  [K]
(n) unbalanced diet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 変
Back: Find more details for 変 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
unusual
change
strange
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.わる
か.わり
か.える
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
夂 (ふゆがしら) – descend
Henshall Mnemonic: change to a sort of red as one sits crosslegged
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #238 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
- 大 変   [たいへん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) awful; dreadful; terrible; very  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 変   [へん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) change; incident; disturbance; strange; flat (music); odd; peculiar; suspicious-looking; queer; eccentric; funny  [D] [Jisho]
- 変わる   [かわる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to change; to be transformed; to vary; to be revised; to be different; to move location  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 変 化   [へんか]  [K]
(n,vs) change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis; variety; diversity; inflection; declension; conjugation  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 更   [へんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) change; modification; alteration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 相 変わらず   [あいかわらず]  [K]
(adv,n) as ever; as usual; the same  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 変   [いっぺん]  [K]
(n,vs) complete change; about-face  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 革   [へんかく]  [K]
(n) (1) change; reform; revolution; upheaval; (2) Reformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 遷   [へんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) change; transition; vicissitudes  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 動   [へんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) change; fluctuation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 変   [いへん]  [K]
(n) accident; disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 移り変わり   [うつりかわり]  [K]
(n) change (e.g. season)  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 硬 変   [かんこうへん]  [K]
(n) cirrhosis of the liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 変   [きゅうへん]  [K]
(n) (1) accident; (2) sudden turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 変   [げきへん]  [K]
(n) sudden change; upheaval  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 変   [じへん]  [K]
(n) accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 変   [せいへん]  [K]
(n) coup  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 殻 変 動   [ちかくへんどう]  [K]
change in earth's crust  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 変   [ふへん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant; permanent; indestructible  [D] [Jisho]
- 変わった   [かわった]  [K]
another; different; various; particular; unusual; novel; peculiar  [D] [Jisho]
- 変わらない   [かわらない]  [K]
constant; invariant  [D] [Jisho]
- 変わり   [かわり]  [K]
(n) change; alteration; difference; strangeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 移   [へんい]  [K]
(n) change; alteration; transmutation; mutation  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 化 球   [へんかきゅう]  [K]
(n) ball with a change of speed (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 換   [へんかん]  [K]
(n,vs) change; conversion; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 形   [へんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 質   [へんしつ]  [K]
(n) deterioration; degeneration  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 身   [へんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) metamorphosis; disguise; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 人   [へんじん]  [K]
(n) eccentric; crank; oddball  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 造   [へんぞう]  [K]
(n) alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 則   [へんそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 態   [へんたい]  [K]
(n) transformation; metamorphosis; abnormality; pervert  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 貌   [へんぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) transfiguration  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 容   [へんよう]  [K]
(n) changed appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 様 変わり   [さまがわり]  [K]
(n) complete 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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 亠 夂

Kanji: 片
Back: Find more details for 片 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
one-sided
leaf
sheet
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた-
かた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 片 (かた) – one-sided leaf sheet
Henshall Mnemonic: one side of a tree is some piece!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1076 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 片 仮 名   [かたかな]  [K]
(n) katakana  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 片 付ける   [かたづける]  [K]
(v1,vt) (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); (3) to finish; to bring something to an end; (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter); (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 破 片   [はへん]  [K]
(n) fragment; splinter; broken piece  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 寄る   [かたよる]  [K]
(v5r) to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 道   [かたみち]  [K]
(n) one-way (trip)  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 付く   [かたづく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights; (2) to be disposed of; to be solved; (3) to be finished; (4) to be married (off)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 片 思い   [かたおもい]  [K]
(n) unrequited love  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 後 片 付け   [あとかたづけ]  [K]
(n) tidying up; cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 片   [だんぺん]  [K]
(n) fragment; crumb; shred; bits and pieces  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 隅   [かたすみ]  [K]
(n) corner; nook  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 手   [かたて]  [K]
(n) one hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 側   [かたがわ]  [K]
(n) one side  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 方   [かたほう]  [K]
(n) one side; one party; the other side; the other party  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 目   [かため]  [K]
(n) one eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 片   [もくへん]  [K]
(n) block (of wood); chip; splinter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 編
Back: Find more details for 編 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
compilation
knit
plait
braid
twist
editing
completed poem
part of a book
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.む
-あ.み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: books bound with thread left at editor's door
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #591 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 短 編   [たんぺん]  [K]
(n) short (e.g. story, film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 編み物   [あみもの]  [K]
(n) knitting; web  [D] [Jisho]
- 編む   [あむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to knit; to plait; to braid; (2) to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 集   [へんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 物   [あみもの]  [K]
(n) knitting; web  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 長 編   [ちょうへん]  [K]
(n) long (e.g. novel, film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 編   [へん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) compilation; editing; completed poem; book; part of book  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 編   [かいへん]  [K]
(n) reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 編   [さいへん]  [K]
(n) reorganization; reshuffle  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 編   [ぞくへん]  [K]
(n) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 者   [へんしゃ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) editor; compiler  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 集 者   [へんしゅうしゃ]  [K]
editor (in publishing, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 成   [へんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; formation; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 著   [へんちょ]  [K]
(n) compilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 編 入   [へんにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) admission; incorporation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辺
Back: Find more details for 辺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
environs
boundary
border
vicinity
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あた.り
ほと.り
-べ
なべ
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: movement cuts through boundary
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #428 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 辺   [へん]  [K]
(n) area; vicinity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 辺り   [あたり]  [K]
(n) (in the) neighbourhood; vicinity; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 周 辺   [しゅうへん]  [K]
(n) circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 天 辺   [てっぺん]  [K]
(n) top; summit; apex; scalp  [D] [Jisho]
- 浜 辺   [はまべ]  [K]
(n) beach; foreshore  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- どの辺   [どのへん]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 辺 倒   [いっぺんとう]  [K]
(n) complete devotion to one side  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 辺   [うみべ]  [K]
(n) beach; seashore  [D] [Jisho]
- 岸 辺   [きしべ]  [K]
(n) bank (of a river)  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 辺   [きんぺん]  [K]
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 辺   [しんぺん]  [K]
(n) one's person  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 辺   [すいへん]  [K]
(n) waterside  [D] [Jisho]
- 底 辺   [ていへん]  [K]
(n) base (geometry, society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 辺 境   [へんきょう]  [K]
(n) remote region; frontier (district); border(land)  [D] [Jisho]
- 辺 地   [へんち]  [K]
(n) remote place  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辷 込

Kanji: 返
Back: Find more details for 返 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
return
answer
fade
repay
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かえ.す
-かえ.す
かえ.る
-かえ.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: reverse movement and return
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #685 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 返す   [かえす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to return something  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 返 事   [へんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) reply; answer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 繰り返す   [くりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to repeat; to do something over again  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引き返す   [ひきかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ繰り返る   [ひっくりかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 返す   [ひきかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 返す   [うらがえす]  [K]
(v5s) to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 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]
- 折り返す   [おりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to turn up; to fold back  [D] [Jisho]
- 宙 返り   [ちゅうがえり]  [K]
(n) somersault; looping-the-loop  [D] [Jisho]
- 返る   [かえる]  [K]
(v5r) to return; to come back; to go back  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 還   [へんかん]  [K]
(n,vs) return; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 済   [へんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) repayment  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 答   [へんとう]  [K]
(n) reply  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 返し   [うらがえし]  [K]
(n) inside out; upside down  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お返し   [おかえし]  [K]
(n) return gift; revenge; change  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 返し   [おんがえし]  [K]
(n) requital of a favour  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻き返し   [まきかえし]  [K]
(n) rally; recovery; rollback  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り返し   [くりかえし]  [K]
(n) repetition; reiteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 返す   [みかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to look (stare) back at; to triumph over  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 返り   [みかえり]  [K]
(n) collateral  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い返す   [いいかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to repeat; to talk back; to answer back  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 返り   [わかがえり]  [K]
(n) rejuvenation; restoration of youth  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り返す   [とりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to regain; to recover; to get back  [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]
- 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]
- 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 返る   [いきかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り返し   [おりかえし]  [K]
(adv,n) lapel; cuffs; flap; chorus; refrain; repetition  [D] [Jisho]
- 送り返す   [おくりかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to send back  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み返す   [よみかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to reread; to read again  [D] [Jisho]
- 返り咲き   [かえりざき]  [K]
(n) comeback (e.g. in business); second bloom; reflowering; reflorescence  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 却   [へんきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) return of something; repayment  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 上   [へんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 信   [へんしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reply  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 遍
Back: Find more details for 遍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
everywhere
times
widely
generally
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あまね.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: #1845 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 普 遍   [ふへん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) universality; ubiquity; omnipresence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 遍   [いっぺん]  [K]
(n-adv) once  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 遍に   [いっぺんに]  [K]
(adv) at one time  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 遍   [なんべん]  [K]
how many times; how often  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 遍 的   [ふへんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous  [D] [Jisho]
- 遍 歴   [へんれき]  [K]
(n,vs) travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 便
Back: Find more details for 便 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): convenience
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ベン
ビン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たよ.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: change of mail man leads to convenient service
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #729 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 便 利   [べんり]  [K]
(adj-na) convenient; handy; useful  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 便 局   [ゆうびんきょく]  [K]
(n) post office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 不 便   [ふべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 便   [びん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) mail; post; flight (e.g. airline flight); service; opportunity; chance; letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 便り   [たより]  [K]
(n) news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 便   [ゆうびん]  [K]
(n) mail; postal service  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 小 便   [しょうべん]  [K]
(n) (col) urine; piss; pee  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 便   [ふなびん]  [K]
(n) surface mail (ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 所   [べんじょ]  [K]
(n) toilet; lavatory; rest room; latrine; comfort station  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 箋   [びんせん]  [K]
(n) writing paper; stationery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 大 便   [だいべん]  [K]
(n) feces; excrement; shit  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 宜   [べんぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穏 便   [おんびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle; peaceable; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 便   [こうくうびん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) air mail  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 達 便   [そくたつびん]  [K]
(abbr) special delivery mail; express delivery post  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 便   [ていきびん]  [K]
(n) regular service  [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]
- 便 秘   [べんぴ]  [K]
(n) constipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 利さ   [べんりさ]  [K]
(n) convenience; handiness; usefulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 便 屋さん   [ゆうびんやさん]  [K]
postman  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 便   [りべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenience  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 勉
Back: Find more details for 勉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): exertion
On-Yomi Reading(s): ベン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つと.める
ひこ
やつ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: strive to avoid effort?!
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1066 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 勉 強   [べんきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) study; (2) diligence; (3) discount; reduction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勤 勉   [きんべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) industry; diligence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勉 学   [べんがく]  [K]
(n) study; pursuit of knowledge  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 力

Kanji: 弁
Back: Find more details for 弁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
valve
petal
braid
speech
dialect
discrimination
dispose of
distinguish
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ベン
ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わきま.える
わ.ける
はなびら
あらそ.う
べ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厶 (む) – myself
廾 (にじゅうあし) – twenty
Henshall Mnemonic: speech about twenty noses!?
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #619 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 弁 当   [べんとう]  [K]
(n) box lunch  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 弁   [べん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) speech; dialect; braid; petal; valve; discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勘 弁   [かんべん]  [K]
(n,vs) pardon; forgiveness; forbearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 弁   [だいべん]  [K]
(n,vs) pay by proxy; act for another; speak for another  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 解   [べんかい]  [K]
(n) explanation; justification; defence; excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 護   [べんご]  [K]
(n) defense; pleading; advocacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 償   [べんしょう]  [K]
(n) next word; compensation; reparation; indemnity; reimbursement  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 論   [べんろん]  [K]
(n) discussion; debate; argument  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駅 弁   [えきべん]  [K]
(n) station (boxed) lunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 弁   [はなびら]  [K]
(n) (flower) petal  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 頭 弁 論   [こうとうべんろん]  [K]
oral proceedings; oral pleadings  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 弁   [ごうべん]  [K]
(n,adj-no) joint management; pool  [D] [Jisho]
- 答 弁   [とうべん]  [K]
(n,vs) response; reply; answer; defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 弁   [ねつべん]  [K]
(n) fervent speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁える   [わきまえる]  [K]
(v1) to know (right from wrong); to discern; to discriminate; to understand; to bear in mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 慶   [べんけい]  [K]
(n) strong man  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 護 士   [べんごし]  [K]
(n) lawyer; attorney  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 護 人   [べんごにん]  [K]
(n) counsel; defender; advocate  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 済   [べんさい]  [K]
(n) settlement; payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 舌   [べんぜつ]  [K]
(n) speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 務 官   [べんむかん]  [K]
(n) commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 明   [べんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; excuse; vindication; apology  [D] [Jisho]
- 雄 弁   [ゆうべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) oratory; eloquence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厶 廾

Kanji: 保
Back: Find more details for 保 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
protect
guarantee
keep
preserve
sustain
support
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホ
ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たも.つ
う
お
ぶ
もり
やす
やすし
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: person preserved in wooden box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #146 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 保 証   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 存   [ほぞん]  [K]
(n,vs) preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 保 健   [ほけん]  [K]
(n) health preservation; hygiene; sanitation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 確 保   [かくほ]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; ensure; maintain; insure; secure  [D] [Jisho]
- 保つ   [たもつ]  [K]
(v5t) to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育   [ほいく]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 温   [ほおん]  [K]
(n) retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 管   [ほかん]  [K]
(n,vs) charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 険   [ほけん]  [K]
(n) insurance; guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 護   [ほご]  [K]
(n) care; protection; shelter; guardianship; favor; patronage  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 守   [ほしゅ]  [K]
(n) conservative; maintaining  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 障   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 母   [ほぼ]  [K]
(n) day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 養   [ほよう]  [K]
(n) health preservation; recuperation; recreation  [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]
- 安 保   [あんぽ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) US-Japan Security Treaty; safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 災 保 険   [かさいほけん]  [K]
fire insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 保 安 庁   [かいじょうほあんちょう]  [K]
Maritime Safety Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 易 保 険   [かんいほけん]  [K]
postal life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 保 険   [けんこうほけん]  [K]
(n) health insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 保   [けんぽ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) health insurance system  [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]
- 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]
- 生 保   [せいほ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 命 保 険   [せいめいほけん]  [K]
life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 害 保 険   [そんがいほけん]  [K]
damage insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 担 保   [たんぽ]  [K]
(n) security; collateral (e.g. mortgage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 保 険 者   [ひほけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) insured person  [D] [Jisho]
- 保   [ほ]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 安   [ほあん]  [K]
(n) peace preservation; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育 園   [ほいくえん]  [K]
(n) nursery school; day nursery  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育 所   [ほいくしょ]  [K]
(n) nursery school; nursery  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育 所   [ほいくじょ]  [K]
(n) nursery school; nursery  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 革   [ほかく]  [K]
(n) conservatism and progressivism; conservatives and reformists  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 健 所   [ほけんしょ]  [K]
(n) health care center  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 健 婦   [ほけんふ]  [K]
(n) district health nurse; public health nurse  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 険 金   [ほけんきん]  [K]
(n) insurance payout  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 護 者   [ほごしゃ]  [K]
(n) guardian; protector; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 持   [ほじ]  [K]
(n,vs) retention; maintenance; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 釈   [ほしゃく]  [K]
(n) bail  [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]
- 保 証 人   [ほしょうにん]  [K]
(n) guarantor; bondsman  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 全   [ほぜん]  [K]
(n) preservation; integrity; conservation  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 有   [ほゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) possession; retention; maintenance  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 養 所   [ほようじょ]  [K]
sanatorium; rest home  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 留   [ほりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) reserve; putting on hold; deferment  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 保   [りゅうほ]  [K]
(n) reserving; withholding  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 舗
Back: Find more details for 舗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shop
store
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): き
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: #1412 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 舗 装   [ほそう]  [K]
(n) pavement; road surface  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 店 舗   [てんぽ]  [K]
(n) shop; store  [D] [Jisho]
- 舗   [ほ]  [K]
shop; store  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 舗   [しにせ]  [K]
(n) old shop; shop of long standing  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 舗   [ろうほ]  [K]
(n) old shop; shop of long standing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 捕
Back: Find more details for 捕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
catch
capture
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.らえる
と.らわれる
と.る
とら.える
とら.われる
つか.まえる
つか.まる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #604 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 捕まえる   [つかまえる]  [K]
(v1) to catch; to arrest; to seize  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 逮 捕   [たいほ]  [K]
(n,vs) arrest; apprehension; capture  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕まる   [つかまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be caught; to be arrested  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 捕える   [とらえる]  [K]
(v1) to seize; to grasp; to capture; to arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕る   [とる]  [K]
(v5r) to take; to catch (fish); to capture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 捕らえる   [とらえる]  [K]
(v1) to seize; to grasp; to capture; to arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕 獲   [ほかく]  [K]
(n,vs) capture; seizure  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕 鯨   [ほげい]  [K]
(n) whaling; whale fishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕 虜   [ほりょ]  [K]
(n) prisoner (of war)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 捕らわれる   [とらわれる]  [K]
(v1) to be captured; to be apprehended; to be seized with  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕われる   [とらわれる]  [K]
(v1) to be captured; to be apprehended; to be seized with  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕 手   [ほしゅ]  [K]
(n) catcher (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: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 歩
Back: Find more details for 歩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
walk
counter for steps
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホ
ブ
フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ある.く
あゆ.む
あ
ゆき
ゆみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 止 (とめる) – stop
Henshall Mnemonic: few feet walk nowadays
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #554 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 歩く   [あるく]  [K]
(v5k) to walk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 進 歩   [しんぽ]  [K]
(n,vs) progress; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 道   [ほどう]  [K]
(n) footpath; walkway; sidewalk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 初 歩   [しょほ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) elements; rudiments; ABCs of ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩   [ほ]  [K]
(n) a step; a stride; counter for steps  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 譲 歩   [じょうほ]  [K]
(n) concession; conciliation; compromise  [D] [Jisho]
- 徒 歩   [とほ]  [K]
(n) walking; going on foot  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩み   [あゆみ]  [K]
(n) walking  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩む   [あゆむ]  [K]
(v5m) to walk; to go on foot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 歩   [いっぽ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) a step  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断 歩 道   [おうだんほどう]  [K]
pedestrian crossing  [D] [Jisho]
- 牛 歩   [ぎゅうほ]  [K]
(n) snail's pace; slow progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 歩   [きょうほ]  [K]
(n) walking race  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 定 歩 合   [こうていぶあい]  [K]
(n) official discount (bank) rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 歩   [だいいっぽ]  [K]
(n) first step  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り歩き   [ひとりあるき]  [K]
(n,vs) walking alone; walking unaided; going alone; standing on one's own  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩き回る   [あるきまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to walk about; to walk to and fro; to pace around  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩み寄り   [あゆみより]  [K]
(n) compromise; concession  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩み寄る   [あゆみよる]  [K]
(v5r) to step up; to compromise; to meet halfway  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 行   [ほこう]  [K]
(n,vs) walk  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 行 者   [ほこうしゃ]  [K]
(n) pedestrian; walker  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 行 者 天 国   [ほこうしゃてんごく]  [K]
pedestrian mall; car-free mall  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 合   [ぶあい]  [K]
(n) rate; ratio; commission; percentage; poundage  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 調   [ほちょう]  [K]
(n) pace; step; cadence  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 道 橋   [ほどうきょう]  [K]
(n) pedestrian bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 兵   [ほへい]  [K]
(n) infantry; infantryman; foot soldier  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 歩   [ゆうほ]  [K]
(n) walk; promenade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 止

Kanji: 甫
Back: Find more details for 甫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
for the first time
not until
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホ
フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はじ.めて
はじめ
とし
なみ
すけ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
用 (もちいる) – use
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2270 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: 丶 用

Kanji: 補
Back: Find more details for 補 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
supplement
supply
make good
offset
compensate
assistant
learner
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おぎな.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: use needle point to make good torn clothes
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #332 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 候 補   [こうほ]  [K]
(n) candidacy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 補う   [おぎなう]  [K]
(v5u) to compensate for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 補 給   [ほきゅう]  [K]
(n) supply; supplying; replenishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 強   [ほきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compensation; reinforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 充   [ほじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 助   [ほじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) assistance; support; aid; auxiliary  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 償   [ほしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compensation; reparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 足   [ほそく]  [K]
(n) supplement; complement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 補 完   [ほかん]  [K]
(n,vs) complementation; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 欠   [ほけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) filling a vacancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 佐   [ほさ]  [K]
(n,vs) aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; adviser  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 修   [ほしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) maintenance; mending; repair  [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]
- 補 聴 器   [ほちょうき]  [K]
(n) hearing aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 候 補   [りっこうほ]  [K]
(n,vs) announcing candidacy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 輔
Back: Find more details for 輔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): help
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホ
フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たす.ける
すけ
たすく
ゆう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1898 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: 車

Kanji: 穂
Back: Find more details for 穂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ear
ear (grain)
head
crest (wave)
On-Yomi Reading(s): スイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほ
お
こう
のり
ほい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1656 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 穂   [ほ]  [K]
(n) ear (of plant); head (of plant)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 穂   [いなほ]  [K]
(n) ear (head) of 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 募
Back: Find more details for 募 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recruit
campaign
gather (contributions)
enlist
grow violent
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つの.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #809 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 募 集   [ぼしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) recruiting; taking applications  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 応 募   [おうぼ]  [K]
(n,vs) subscription; application  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 募   [こうぼ]  [K]
(n) public appeal; public contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 募る   [つのる]  [K]
(v5r) to invite; to solicit help, participation, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 募 金   [ぼきん]  [K]
(n) fund-raising; collection of funds  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 力 艾 艸

Kanji: 墓
Back: Find more details for 墓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grave
tomb
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
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: sun shines on big, grass covered, earthen grave
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1337 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 墓   [はか]  [K]
(n) gravesite; tomb  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 墓 地   [ぼち]  [K]
(n) cemetery; graveyard  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 墳 墓   [ふんぼ]  [K]
(n) grave; tomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 穴   [ぼけつ]  [K]
(n) grave, specifically the hole in the ground  [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]
- 墓 石   [ぼせき]  [K]
(n) tombstone; gravestone  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 碑   [ぼひ]  [K]
(n) gravestone; tombstone  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 標   [ぼひょう]  [K]
(n) grave-marker; 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: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土 艾 艸

Kanji: 慕
Back: Find more details for 慕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pining
yearn for
love dearly
adore
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): した.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
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: #2100 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 慕う   [したう]  [K]
(v5u) to yearn for; to miss; to adore; to love dearly  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 思 慕   [しぼ]  [K]
(n) yearning; deep affection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 艾 艸

Kanji: 暮
Back: Find more details for 暮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
livelihood
make a living
spend time
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.れる
く.らす
ぐらし
ぐれ
ぽ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
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: live to see sun set among big plants at end of day
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #978 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暮れる   [くれる]  [K]
(v1) to get dark; to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 暮らし   [くらし]  [K]
(n) living; livelihood; subsistence; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 暮らす   [くらす]  [K]
(v5s) to live; to get along  [D] [Jisho]
- 暮れ   [くれ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) year end; sunset; nightfall; end  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 夕 暮れ   [ゆうぐれ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) evening; (evening) twilight  [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]
- 一 人 暮らし   [ひとりぐらし]  [K]
(n) a single life; a solitary life; living alone  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 暮   [せいぼ]  [K]
(n) end of the year; year-end gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 暮れ   [ひぐれ]  [K]
(n) twilight; sunset; dusk; evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 明け暮れ   [あけくれ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning and evening; all the time  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 暮   [やぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrefinedness; uncouthness; boorishness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日 艾 艸

Kanji: 母
Back: Find more details for 母 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mama
mother
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はは
も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
母 (ボ, はは, も) – mother
毋 (なかれ) – mother
Henshall Mnemonic: mother is woman with prominent nipples
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #570 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- お母さん   [おかあさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 叔 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (1) aunt; (2) middle-aged lady  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) aunt  [D] [Jisho]
- 母   [はは]  [K]
(n) (hum) mother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 祖 母   [そぼ]  [K]
(n) grandmother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 母 親   [ははおや]  [K]
(n) mother  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 叔 母   [おば]  [K]
(n) aunt (younger than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 母さん   [おばさん]  [K]
(n) (uk) lady; woman; ma'am  [D] [Jisho]
- 伯 母   [おば]  [K]
(n) (hum) aunt (older than one's parent)  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 母   [ふぼ]  [K]
(n) father and mother; parents  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 分 母   [ぶんぼ]  [K]
(n) denominator  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 母   [ほぼ]  [K]
(n) day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 校   [ぼこう]  [K]
(n) alma mater  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 国   [ぼこく]  [K]
(n) one's homeland  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 母   [ぎぼ]  [K]
(n) mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 母   [くうぼ]  [K]
(n) aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 賢 母   [けんぼ]  [K]
(n) wise mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 母 艦   [こうくうぼかん]  [K]
aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 酵 母   [こうぼ]  [K]
(n) yeast; leaven  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 母   [せいぼ]  [K]
(n) emperor's mother; Virgin Mary  [D] [Jisho]
- 祖 父 母   [そふぼ]  [K]
(n) grandparents  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 母 車   [うばぐるま]  [K]
(n) baby carriage; perambulator  [D] [Jisho]
- 母さん   [かあさん]  [K]
(n) mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 音   [ぼいん]  [K]
(n) vowel  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 国 語   [ぼこくご]  [K]
(n) mother tongue  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 子   [ぼし]  [K]
(n) mother and child  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 性   [ぼせい]  [K]
(n) maternal  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 体   [ぼたい]  [K]
(n) mother's body; heartland  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 胎   [ぼたい]  [K]
(n) womb; uterus  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 乳   [ぼにゅう]  [K]
(n) mother's milk  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 方   [ははかた]  [K]
(n) mother's side of family  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 父 母   [ようふぼ]  [K]
(n) adoptive parents  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 母 毋

Kanji: 簿
Back: Find more details for 簿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
register
record book
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1358 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 名 簿   [めいぼ]  [K]
(n) register of names  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 計 簿   [かけいぼ]  [K]
(n) household account book  [D] [Jisho]
- 帳 簿   [ちょうぼ]  [K]
(n) account book; register  [D] [Jisho]
- 簿 記   [ぼき]  [K]
(n,vs) journalization (accounts); bookkeeping  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 竹

Kanji: 倣
Back: Find more details for 倣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
emulate
imitate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なら.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: #2454 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 倣う   [ならう]  [K]
(ok) (v5u) (uk) to imitate; to follow; to emulate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 模 倣   [もほう]  [K]
(n,vs) imitation; copying  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 俸
Back: Find more details for 俸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stipend
salary
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ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: #1834 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 減 俸   [げんぽう]  [K]
(n) salary reduction; salary cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 俸   [ねんぽう]  [K]
(n) annual salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 俸 給   [ほうきゅう]  [K]
(n) salary; 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 包
Back: Find more details for 包 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wrap
pack up
cover
conceal
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つつ.む
くる.む
お
かね
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
勹 (つつみがまえ) – wrapping
Henshall Mnemonic: serpent-like embryo enveloped in womb
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #954 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 包む   [つつむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by; to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 小 包   [こづつみ]  [K]
(n) parcel; package  [D] [Jisho]
- 包み   [つつみ]  [K]
(n) bundle; package; parcel; bale  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 包む   [くるむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by; to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 装   [ほうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; wrapping  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 帯   [ほうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) bandage; dressing  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 丁   [ほうちょう]  [K]
(n) kitchen knife; carving knife  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 小 包み   [こづつみ]  [K]
(n) parcel; package  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 包   [ないほう]  [K]
(n) connotation; comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 包み紙   [つつみがみ]  [K]
wrapping paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 囲   [ほうい]  [K]
(n) siege; encirclement; envelopment  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 括   [ほうかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inclusion; comprehension; subsumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 含   [ほうがん]  [K]
(n,vs) inclusion; comprehension; implication  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 容 力   [ほうようりょく]  [K]
(n) tolerance; broad-mindedness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 勹

Kanji: 報
Back: Find more details for 報 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
report
news
reward
retribution
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むく.いる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: by good fortune, seize person, report for reward
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #167 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 天 気 予 報   [てんきよほう]  [K]
weather forecast; weather report  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 報   [でんぽう]  [K]
(n) telegram  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 情 報   [じょうほう]  [K]
(n) (1) information; news; (2) (military) intelligence; (3) gossip  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 告   [ほうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) report; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 報   [よほう]  [K]
(n,vs) forecast; prediction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 報じる   [ほうじる]  [K]
(v1) to inform; to report  [D] [Jisho]
- 報ずる   [ほうずる]  [K]
(vz) to inform; to report  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 酬   [ほうしゅう]  [K]
(n) remuneration; recompense; reward; toll  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道   [ほうどう]  [K]
(n,vs) information; report  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 報   [かいほう]  [K]
(n) bulletin; report  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 報   [かんぽう]  [K]
(n) official daily gazette; official telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 吉 報   [きっぽう]  [K]
(n) good news  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 報   [けいほう]  [K]
(n) alarm; warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 報   [ごほう]  [K]
(n) misinformation; incorrect report  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 報   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) official bulletin; communique  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 報   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) PR; public relations; publicity; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 報   [じほう]  [K]
(n) announcement of time; time signal; newsletter  [D] [Jisho]
- 詳 報   [しょうほう]  [K]
(n,vs) full report; particulars  [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]
- 速 報   [そくほう]  [K]
(n,vs) prompt report; quick announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 意 報   [ちゅういほう]  [K]
(n) storm warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 報   [つうほう]  [K]
(n) report; tip; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 報   [にっぽう]  [K]
(n) daily report  [D] [Jisho]
- 報   [ほう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) information; punishment; retribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 報いる   [むくいる]  [K]
(v1) to reward; to recompense; to repay  [D] [Jisho]
- 報う   [むくう]  [K]
(v5u) to reward; to recompense; to repay  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 告 書   [ほうこくしょ]  [K]
(written) report  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 奨 金   [ほうしょうきん]  [K]
cash bonus; reward  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 知   [ほうち]  [K]
(n) information; news; intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道 機 関   [ほうどうきかん]  [K]
information media; press; news organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道 陣   [ほうどうじん]  [K]
(n) press corps  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 復   [ほうふく]  [K]
(n) retribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 報 酬   [むほうしゅう]  [K]
free of charge; gratuitous; without pay  [D] [Jisho]
- 朗 報   [ろうほう]  [K]
(n) good news  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 奉
Back: Find more details for 奉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
observance
offer
present
dedicate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホウ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たてまつ.る
まつ.る
ほう.ずる
とも
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1624 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奉 仕   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) attendance; service  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 信 奉   [しんぽう]  [K]
(n,vs) belief; faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 公   [ほうこう]  [K]
(n) service; apprenticeship; public duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 行   [ぶぎょう]  [K]
(n) magistrate; shogunate administrator  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 納   [ほうのう]  [K]
(n) dedication; offering; presentation; oblation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 大

Kanji: 宝
Back: Find more details for 宝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
treasure
wealth
valuables
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たから
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: treasure house contains jewels
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1139 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 宝   [たから]  [K]
(n) treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 石   [ほうせき]  [K]
(n) gem; jewel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 重 宝   [ちょうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) priceless treasure; convenience; usefulness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 国 宝   [こくほう]  [K]
(n) national treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 国 宝   [にんげんこくほう]  [K]
living national treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 宝   [とうほう]  [K]
Toho (Japanese film studio)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝くじ   [たからくじ]  [K]
(n) lottery  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 庫   [ほうこ]  [K]
(n) treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 飾   [ほうしょく]  [K]
(n) jewels and ornaments; jewelry  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 物   [たからもの]  [K]
(n) treasure; treasured item  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 物   [ほうもつ]  [K]
(n) treasure; treasured item  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 峰
Back: Find more details for 峰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
summit
peak
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みね
ね
ぶ
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1836 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 峰   [みね]  [K]
(n) peak; ridge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 高 峰   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) high mountain; lofty peak  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 峰   [さいこうほう]  [K]
(n) highest peak; most prominent; highest authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 峰   [れんぽう]  [K]
(n) mountain range  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 崩
Back: Find more details for 崩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crumble
die
demolish
level
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くず.れる
-くず.れ
くず.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #778 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 崩す   [くずす]  [K]
(v5s) to destroy; to pull down; to make change (money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 崩れる   [くずれる]  [K]
(v1) to collapse; to crumble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雪 崩   [なだれ]  [K]
(n) avalanche  [D] [Jisho]
- 崩 壊   [ほうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) collapse; decay (physics); crumbling; breaking down; caving in  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 山 崩れ   [やまくずれ]  [K]
(n) landslide  [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]
- 崩し書き   [くずしがき]  [K]
(n) cursive style of writing or calligraphy  [D] [Jisho]
- 崩れ   [くずれ]  [K]
(n) crumbling; collapse; ruin  [D] [Jisho]
- 崩 落   [ほうらく]  [K]
(n,vs) collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 抱
Back: Find more details for 抱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
embrace
hug
hold in arms
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
だ.く
いだ.く
かか.える
たば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #871 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 抱える   [かかえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold or carry under or in the arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱く   [いだく]  [K]
(v5k) (sl) to embrace; to hug; to harbour; to entertain; to sleep with  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱く   [だく]  [K]
(v5k) (sl) to embrace; to hug; to harbour; to entertain; to sleep with  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 辛 抱   [しんぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) patience; endurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱っこ   [だっこ]  [K]
(n,vs) (child's) hug  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 抱え   [かかえ]  [K]
(n) armful; employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱き合う   [だきあう]  [K]
(v5u) to embrace each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱 負   [ほうふ]  [K]
(n) aspiration; ambition; pretension  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱 擁   [ほうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) embrace; hug; holding in one's 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: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 放
Back: Find more details for 放 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
set free
release
fire
shoot
emit
banish
liberate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホウ
-っぱな.し
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はな.す
はな.つ
はな.れる
ほう.る
はなれ
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
方 (ほう) – direction
Henshall Mnemonic: striking in all directions is a form of release
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #288 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 放す   [はなす]  [K]
(v5s) to separate; to set free; to turn loose  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 送   [ほうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) broadcast; broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 解 放   [かいほう]  [K]
(n,vs) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 放   [かいほう]  [K]
(n,vs) open; throw open; liberalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 放る   [ほうる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to let go; to abandon; to leave undone; (2) to throw; to toss; to fling  [D] [Jisho]
- 放れる   [はなれる]  [K]
(v1) to leave; to get free; to cut oneself off  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 追 放   [ついほう]  [K]
(n,vs) exile; banishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 棄   [ほうき]  [K]
(n,vs) abandonment; renunciation; abdication (responsibility, right)  [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]
- 放 出   [ほうしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) release; emit  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 置   [ほうち]  [K]
(n,vs) leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 見 放す   [みはなす]  [K]
(v5s) to desert; to abandon; to give up  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 放 送   [こうきょうほうそう]  [K]
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)  [D] [Jisho]
- 釈 放   [しゃくほう]  [K]
(n,vs) release; liberation; acquittal  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 放し   [てばなし]  [K]
(n) without holding on; without using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve or restraint; openly  [D] [Jisho]
- 放つ   [はなつ]  [K]
(v5t) to free; to release; to fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 映   [ほうえい]  [K]
(n,vs) televising  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 火   [ほうか]  [K]
(n,vs) arson; set fire to  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 課 後   [ほうかご]  [K]
(n-t) after school  [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]
- 放 水   [ほうすい]  [K]
(n,vs) hose down; drainage  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 題   [ほうだい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) as much as you would like to  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 逐   [ほうちく]  [K]
(n) expulsion; ejection; dismissal; ostracism  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 任   [ほうにん]  [K]
(n,vs) noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 牧   [ほうぼく]  [K]
(n) pasturage; grazing  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 流   [ほうりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) discharge; stocking (a river) with (fish); liberation  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 浪   [ほうろう]  [K]
(n,vs) wandering  [D] [Jisho]
- 奔 放   [ほんぽう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 間 放 送   [みんかんほうそう]  [K]
commercial broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 放   [みんぽう]  [K]
(n) commercial broadcast  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 放し   [のばなし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) leaving something to take care of itself  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 攴 攵 方

Kanji: 方
Back: Find more details for 方 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
direction
person
alternative
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
-かた
-がた
から
な
なた
ふさ
まさ
みち
も
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Henshall Mnemonic: both boat and plow can point the way
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #46 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 方   [どちら]  [K]
(n) (uk) which (of two); who  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 方   [どっち]  [K]
(n) (uk) which way; which one  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 方   [どなた]  [K]
(n) (uk) who?  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 方   [あなた]  [K]
(n) (hum) (uk) you; dear (what a wife calls a husband)  [D] [Jisho]
- 此 方   [こちら]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) this person; (2) this direction; (3) this side; (4) thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 此 方   [こっち]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) this person; (2) this direction; (3) this side; (4) thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 其 方   [そちら]  [K]
(n) (uk) over there; the other  [D] [Jisho]
- 其 方   [そっち]  [K]
(n) (uk) your (that) place; the other  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方   [あちら]  [K]
(n) (1) there; yonder; that  [D] [Jisho]
- 方   [かた]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) person; (2) way of doing  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 方   [ゆうがた]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) evening  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 仕 方   [しかた]  [K]
(n) way; method; means; resource; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 方   [ほう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) side; direction; way  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 方   [りょうほう]  [K]
(n) both sides; both parties  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 方   [いっぽう]  [K]
(conj,n-adv,n) (1) on the other hand; one side; one way; one direction; one party; the other party; (2) meanwhile; (3) only; simple; in turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方   [ちほう]  [K]
(n) area; locality; district; region; the coast  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方 此 方   [あちこち]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) here and there  [D] [Jisho]
- 方々   [かたがた]  [K]
(adv,conj,n-adv,n-t) persons; this and that; here and there; everywhere; any way; all sides; all gentlemen; all people  [D] [Jisho]
- 方々   [ほうぼう]  [K]
(adv,conj,n-adv,n-t) persons; this and that; here and there; everywhere; any way; all sides; all gentlemen; all people  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 向   [ほうこう]  [K]
(n) direction; course; way  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 法   [ほうほう]  [K]
(n) method; process; manner; way; means; technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 方   [みかた]  [K]
(n) friend; ally; supporter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 行 方   [ゆくえ]  [K]
(n) one's whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 正 方 形   [せいほうけい]  [K]
(n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 方 形   [ちょうほうけい]  [K]
(n) rectangle; oblong  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方 此 方   [あちらこちら]  [K]
(adv,n) (uk) here and there  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 角   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) direction; way; compass point  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 言   [ほうげん]  [K]
(n) dialect  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 針   [ほうしん]  [K]
(n) objective; plan; policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 程 式   [ほうていしき]  [K]
(n) equation  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 面   [ほうめん]  [K]
(n) direction; district; field (e.g., of study)  [D] [Jisho]
- 明け方   [あけがた]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) dawn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遠 方   [えんぽう]  [K]
(n) long way; distant place  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 方   [みかた]  [K]
(n) viewpoint  [D] [Jisho]
- 他 方   [たほう]  [K]
(adv,n) another side; different direction; (on) the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 方   [おおかた]  [K]
(n-adv,n) perhaps; almost all; majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方   [へいほう]  [K]
(n) square (e.g. metre); square  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 策   [ほうさく]  [K]
(n) plan; policy  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 式   [ほうしき]  [K]
(n) form; method; system  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 方   [めかた]  [K]
(n) weight  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- あの方   [あのかた]  [K]
(n) that gentleman (lady); he; she  [D] [Jisho]
- やり方   [やりかた]  [K]
(n) manner of doing; way; method; means  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 方 通 行   [いっぽうつうこう]  [K]
one-way traffic  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 方 的   [いっぽうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 方   [うほう]  [K]
(n) (1) right side; (2) style of Japanese court music  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 方   [かほう]  [K]
(n) lower region; lower part  [D] [Jisho]
- 漢 方   [かんぽう]  [K]
(n) traditional Chinese medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 漢 方 薬   [かんぽうやく]  [K]
(n) herbal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い方   [いいかた]  [K]
(n) speaking style  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 方   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) behind; in the rear; in back  [D] [Jisho]
- 考え方   [かんがえかた]  [K]
(n) way of thinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 方   [さんぼう]  [K]
(n) three sides; small offering stand  [D] [Jisho]
- 使い方   [つかいかた]  [K]
(n) way to use something; treatment; management (of help)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 方   [しほう]  [K]
(n) every direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 方   [でかた]  [K]
(n) attitude; move; theater usher  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き方   [かきかた]  [K]
(n) way of writing; how to write  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 方   [じょうほう]  [K]
(n) Kyoto and vicinity; upper region or part  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 方   [おやかた]  [K]
(n) master  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き方   [いきかた]  [K]
(n) way of life; how to live  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 方   [せいほう]  [K]
(n) western direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 方   [せんぽう]  [K]
(n) other party (side); he; she; they; destination  [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]
- 双 方   [そうほう]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) two way; both parties; mutual; both  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 手 方   [あいてかた]  [K]
(n) other (opposite) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 議 会   [ちほうぎかい]  [K]
local assembly  [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 公 務 員   [ちほうこうむいん]  [K]
local government employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 行 政   [ちほうぎょうせい]  [K]
local administration  [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]
- 地 方 税   [ちほうぜい]  [K]
(n) local taxes  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 分 権   [ちほうぶんけん]  [K]
decentralization of power  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 方   [あさがた]  [K]
(n-adv,n) toward morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 途 方   [とほう]  [K]
(n) way; destination; reason  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 方   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) eastern direction; the Orient  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 方   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) us; me; my (our) part  [D] [Jisho]
- 読み方   [よみかた]  [K]
(n) way of reading; how to read  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 方   [なんぽう]  [K]
(n) south; southern; southward  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 方   [はっぽう]  [K]
(n) all sides  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 方   [かなた]  [K]
(n) (1) (uk) the other; the other side; (2) there; yonder; that  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 方   [ちちかた]  [K]
(n) father's side of family  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方キロメートル   [へいほうキロメートル]  [K]
square kilometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 方メートル   [へいほうメートル]  [K]
square metre  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 方   [かたほう]  [K]
(n) one side; one party; the other side; the other party  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 方   [ははかた]  [K]
(n) mother's side of family  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 位   [ほうい]  [K]
(n) direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 法 論   [ほうほうろん]  [K]
(n) methodology  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 方   [ほっぽう]  [K]
(n) northern (district); northward  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 朋
Back: Find more details for 朋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
companion
friend
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2039 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: 月 肋 肉

Kanji: 法
Back: Find more details for 法 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
method
law
rule
principle
model
system
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホウ
ハッ
ホッ
フラン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のり
ほ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: constrained by law to leave water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #100 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 文 法   [ぶんぽう]  [K]
(n) grammar  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 律   [ほうりつ]  [K]
(n) law  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 憲 法   [けんぽう]  [K]
(n) constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 法   [さほう]  [K]
(n) manners; etiquette; propriety  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 法   [ほうほう]  [K]
(n) method; process; manner; way; means; technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 法   [ほう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) Act (law: the X Act)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寸 法   [すんぽう]  [K]
(n) measurement; size; dimension  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 則   [ほうそく]  [K]
(n) law; rule  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 司 法   [しほう]  [K]
(n) administration of justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 法   [しゅほう]  [K]
(n) technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 法   [せいほう]  [K]
(n) manufacturing method; recipe; formula  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 案   [ほうあん]  [K]
(n) bill (law)  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 学   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) law; jurisprudence  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 廷   [ほうてい]  [K]
(n) courtroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 法   [りっぽう]  [K]
(n) legislation; lawmaking  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ケーソン工 法   [ケーソンこうほう]  [K]
(n) caisson method  [D] [Jisho]
- 違 法   [いほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) illegal; illegality; unlawfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 近 法   [えんきんほう]  [K]
(n) perspective  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 校 法 人   [がっこうほうじん]  [K]
(legally) incorporated educational institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 準 法   [きじゅんほう]  [K]
basic law  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 法   [ぎほう]  [K]
(n) technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 止 法   [きんしほう]  [K]
(n) negative statute; law against something  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 法   [けいほう]  [K]
(n) criminal law; penal code  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益 法 人   [こうえきほうじん]  [K]
legal person working for the public weal  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 法   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) method of construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 法   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) sailing; navigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 法   [ごうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) legal; lawful; legality  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 法 的   [ごうほうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) legal; lawful; legitimate; low-abiding; in order  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 法   [こくさいほう]  [K]
(n) international laws  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 団 法 人   [ざいだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) (juridical) foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 法 裁 判   [しほうさいばん]  [K]
judicial trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 団 法 人   [しゃだんほうじん]  [K]
(n) corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締 法   [とりしまりほう]  [K]
control law  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 法   [しょうほう]  [K]
(n) trade; business; commerce; commercial law  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 取り法   [しょうとりほう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Securities and Exchange Act  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 管 法   [しょっかんほう]  [K]
(n) law governing food quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 法   [しんぽう]  [K]
(n) new method; new law  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 法   [ぜいほう]  [K]
(n) taxation law  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 法   [せんぽう]  [K]
(n) tactics; strategy  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 症 療 法   [たいしょうりょうほう]  [K]
(n) symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 法   [てきほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) legality  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 殊 法 人   [とくしゅほうじん]  [K]
semigovernmental corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 禁 法   [どっきんほう]  [K]
(n) the Antimonopoly Act  [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]
- 農 法   [のうほう]  [K]
(n) farming methods  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 合 法   [ひごうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) illegal; unlawful  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 法   [ふほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lawlessness; injustice; illegality; unlawfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 法 論   [ほうほうろん]  [K]
(n) methodology  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 医 学   [ほういがく]  [K]
(n) legal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 王   [ほうおう]  [K]
(n) Pope  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 外   [ほうがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) exorbitant; outrageous  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 学 部   [ほうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) law department; law school  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 規   [ほうき]  [K]
(n) the law; laws and regulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 師   [ほうし]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest; bonze  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 治 国   [ほうちこく]  [K]
(n) constitutional state  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 人   [ほうじん]  [K]
(n) juridical (legal) person; corporate body; corporation  [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]
- 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]
- 法 相   [ほうしょう]  [K]
(n) Minister of Justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 定   [ほうてい]  [K]
(n) legal; designated by law  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 的   [ほうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) legality  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 泡
Back: Find more details for 泡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bubbles
foam
suds
froth
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1872 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 泡   [あわ]  [K]
(n) bubble; foam; froth; head on beer  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 泡   [きほう]  [K]
(n) (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 泡   [すいほう]  [K]
(n) (1) foam; bubble; (2) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 泡   [はっぽう]  [K]
(n) foaming  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 泡スチロール   [はっぽうスチロール]  [K]
(n) styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 砲
Back: Find more details for 砲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cannon
gun
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): づつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1268 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鉄 砲   [てっぽう]  [K]
(n) gun  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 空 砲   [くうほう]  [K]
(n) blank shot or cartridge; blank ammunition  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 砲   [しゅほう]  [K]
(n) main battery; main armament  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 砲   [たいほう]  [K]
(n) gun; cannon; artillery  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 撃 砲   [はくげきほう]  [K]
(n) mortar  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 砲   [はっぽう]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; discharge of gun  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲   [ほう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) gun; cannon  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 火   [ほうか]  [K]
(n) gunfire; fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 撃   [ほうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) bombarding; shelling; bombardment  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 弾   [ほうだん]  [K]
(n) shell  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 兵   [ほうへい]  [K]
(n) artillery; gunner  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 縫
Back: Find more details for 縫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sew
stitch
embroider
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ぬ.う
ぬい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1723 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 裁 縫   [さいほう]  [K]
(n) sewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫う   [ぬう]  [K]
(v5u) to sew  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 縫い目   [ぬいめ]  [K]
(n) seam; stitch; suture  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫 製   [ほうせい]  [K]
(n) sewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫 目   [ぬいめ]  [K]
(n) seam; stitch; suture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 胞
Back: Find more details for 胞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
placenta
sac
sheath
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ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: #1379 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 同 胞   [どうほう]  [K]
(n) brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot  [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: 芳
Back: Find more details for 芳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
perfume
balmy
flavorable
fragrant
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かんば.しい
お
かおる
は
ほ
みち
やす
よし
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: #1302 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 芳しい   [かんばしい]  [K]
(adj) sweet; fragrant; aromatic; savory  [D] [Jisho]
- 芳 香   [ほうこう]  [K]
(n) perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 萌
Back: Find more details for 萌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
show symptoms of
sprout
bud
malt
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
も.える
きざ.す
めばえ
きざ.し
もえ
きざし
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 9
Frequency: #2346 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 褒
Back: Find more details for 褒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
praise
extol
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2073 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 褒める   [ほめる]  [K]
(v1) to praise; to admire; to speak well  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 褒 美   [ほうび]  [K]
(n) reward; prize  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 亠 衣

Kanji: 訪
Back: Find more details for 訪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
call on
visit
look up
offer sympathy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おとず.れる
たず.ねる
と.う
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: visit someone to have words on the side
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #372 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 訪ねる   [たずねる]  [K]
(v1) to visit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 訪 問   [ほうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) call; visit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 訪れる   [おとずれる]  [K]
(v1) to visit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 戸 別 訪 問   [こべつほうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 訪   [たんぼう]  [K]
(n) searching; hunting for news story; journalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪れ   [おとずれ]  [K]
(n) visit; call; advent; arrival  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 欧   [ほうおう]  [K]
(n) visiting Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 中   [ほうちゅう]  [K]
(n) visit to China  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 日   [ほうにち]  [K]
(n) visit to Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 米   [ほうべい]  [K]
(n) visit to America  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 訪   [らいほう]  [K]
(n,vs) visit; call  [D] [Jisho]
- 歴 訪   [れきほう]  [K]
(n) round of calls; tour of visitation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 豊
Back: Find more details for 豊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bountiful
excellent
rich
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホウ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆた.か
とよ
て
で
と
ひろし
ふう
ぶん
ほ
ゆたか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 豆 (まめ) – bean
Henshall Mnemonic: food vessel bends under weight of rich content
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #762 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 豊か   [ゆたか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 富   [ほうふ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) abundance; wealth; plenty; bounty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 豊 作   [ほうさく]  [K]
(n) abundant harvest; bumper crop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 豊 漁   [ほうりょう]  [K]
(n) good catch; good haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 年   [ほうねん]  [K]
(n) fruitful year  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 満   [ほうまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 豆

Kanji: 邦
Back: Find more details for 邦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
home country
country
Japan
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くに
Bushu (Radical) Info:
邦 (ホウ, くに) – home country; country; Japan
邑 (ユウ, うれ.える, くに, むら, お, おう, おお, おお) – village; rural community; right village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #654 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 連 邦   [れんぽう]  [K]
(n) commonwealth; federation of states  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 東 邦   [とうほう]  [K]
(n) Oriental country; the Orient  [D] [Jisho]
- 邦 画   [ほうが]  [K]
(n) Japanese film  [D] [Jisho]
- 邦 楽   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) (traditional) Japanese music  [D] [Jisho]
- 邦 人   [ほうじん]  [K]
(n) fellow countryman; Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 飽
Back: Find more details for 飽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sated
tired of
bored
satiate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.きる
あ.かす
あ.く
あき
あく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1780 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 飽きる   [あきる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired of; to lose interest in; to have enough  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 飽 和   [ほうわ]  [K]
(n) saturation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飽き   [あき]  [K]
(n) weariness; tiresomeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 飽く迄   [あくまで]  [K]
(adv) (uk) to the end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently  [D] [Jisho]
- 飽 食   [ほうしょく]  [K]
(n) gluttony; satiation; engorgement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鳳
Back: Find more details for 鳳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): male mythical bird
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホウ
フウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おおとり
ふげ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 几 (つくえ) – table table enclosure
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2163 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: 几

Kanji: 鵬
Back: Find more details for 鵬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s): phoenix
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おおとり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1707 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: 乏
Back: Find more details for 乏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
destitution
scarce
limited
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とぼ.しい
とも.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1646 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 窮 乏   [きゅうぼう]  [K]
(n) poverty  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 乏   [けつぼう]  [K]
(n) want; shortage; famine  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 乏   [びんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poverty; destitute; poor  [D] [Jisho]
- 乏しい   [とぼしい]  [K]
(adj) meagre; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; scanty; poor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貧 乏 人   [びんぼうにん]  [K]
(n) poor man; the poor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 亡
Back: Find more details for 亡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deceased
the late
dying
perish
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.い
な.き-
ほろ.びる
ほろ.ぶ
ほろ.ぼす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Henshall Mnemonic: dead person lost in corner
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #661 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 亡くなる   [なくなる]  [K]
(v5r) to die  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 死 亡   [しぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) death; mortality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 亡くす   [なくす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to lose something; (2) to get rid of; (3) to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 逃 亡   [とうぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅 亡   [めつぼう]  [K]
(n) downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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]
- 存 亡   [そんぼう]  [K]
(n) life or death; existence; destiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 骸   [なきがら]  [K]
(n) remains; corpse  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 夫   [ぼうふ]  [K]
(n) my deceased husband; my late husband  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 父   [ぼうふ]  [K]
(n) my deceased father; my late father  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 命   [ぼうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) emigration; exile; flight from one's country; defection  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 霊   [ぼうれい]  [K]
(n) ghost; the dead; departed spirits; apparition  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 亡 人   [みぼうじん]  [K]
(n) widow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 亠

Kanji: 傍
Back: Find more details for 傍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bystander
side
besides
while
nearby
3rd person
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたわ.ら
わき
おか-
はた
そば
び
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: #1660 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 傍ら   [かたわら]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beside(s); while; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傍 観   [ぼうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) looking on; remaining a spectator  [D] [Jisho]
- 傍 受   [ぼうじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) interception; monitoring; tapping  [D] [Jisho]
- 傍 聴   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) hearing; listening; attendance; auditing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 剖
Back: Find more details for 剖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): divide
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1918 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 解 剖   [かいぼう]  [K]
(n) dissection; autopsy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 剖 学   [かいぼうがく]  [K]
(n) anatomy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 坊
Back: Find more details for 坊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boy
priest's residence
priest
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
ボッ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
ボッNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1832 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 寝 坊   [ねぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) sleeping in late  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤ん坊   [あかんぼう]  [K]
(n) baby  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 朝 寝 坊   [あさねぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) oversleeping; late riser  [D] [Jisho]
- 坊さん   [ぼうさん]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest; monk  [D] [Jisho]
- 坊っちゃん   [ぼっちゃん]  [K]
(n) son (of others)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 坊ちゃん   [ぼっちゃん]  [K]
(n) son (of others)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お坊さん   [おぼうさん]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest; monk  [D] [Jisho]
- 坊 主   [ぼうず]  [K]
(n) Buddhist priest; bonze  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 因 坊   [ほんいんぼう]  [K]
(n) grand master of the game of go  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 土

Kanji: 妨
Back: Find more details for 妨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
disturb
prevent
hamper
obstruct
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さまた.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1482 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 妨げる   [さまたげる]  [K]
(v1) to disturb; to prevent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 妨 害   [ぼうがい]  [K]
(n,vs) disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 妨げ   [さまたげ]  [K]
(n) obstruction; hindrance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 帽
Back: Find more details for 帽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cap
headgear
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ずきん
おお.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1742 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 帽 子   [ぼうし]  [K]
(n) hat  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 巾

Kanji: 忘
Back: Find more details for 忘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): forget
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わす.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
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: dead in one's heart"" means forgotten
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1129 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 忘れる   [わすれる]  [K]
(v1) to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 忘れ物   [わすれもの]  [K]
(n) lost article; something forgotten  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 度 忘れ   [どわすれ]  [K]
(n,vs) lapse of memory; forget for a moment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 忘 却   [ぼうきゃく]  [K]
(n) lapse of memory; forgetfulness; oblivion  [D] [Jisho]
- 忘 年 会   [ぼうねんかい]  [K]
(n) year-end 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: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 亠 心 攸

Kanji: 忙
Back: Find more details for 忙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
busy
occupied
restless
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いそが.しい
せわ.しい
おそ.れる
うれえるさま
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 N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1475 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 忙しい   [いそがしい]  [K]
(adj) busy; irritated  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 多 忙   [たぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) busy; pressure of work  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 繁 忙   [はんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pressure of business; busy  [D] [Jisho]
- 煩 忙   [はんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pressure of business; busy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 心 攸

Kanji: 房
Back: Find more details for 房 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tassel
tuft
fringe
bunch
lock (hair)
segment (orange)
house
room
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふさ
お
のぶ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #808 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暖 房   [だんぼう]  [K]
(n) heating  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 房   [れいぼう]  [K]
(n) cooling; air-conditioning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 女 房   [にょうぼう]  [K]
(n) wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 房 具   [ぶんぼうぐ]  [K]
(n) stationery  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 官 房   [かんぼう]  [K]
(n) government secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 房 長 官   [かんぼうちょうかん]  [K]
Chief Cabinet Secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 房   [こうぼう]  [K]
(n) workshop; studio  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 房   [しょぼう]  [K]
(n) library; bookstore; bookshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 房   [どくぼう]  [K]
(n) single cell; isolation cell  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 閣 官 房   [ないかくかんぼう]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 乳 房   [にゅうぼう]  [K]
(n) breast; nipple; udder  [D] [Jisho]
- 房   [ふさ]  [K]
(n) tuft  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 暖 房   [れいだんぼう]  [K]
(n) air-conditioning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 暴
Back: Find more details for 暴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
outburst
rave
fret
force
violence
cruelty
outrage
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あば.く
あば.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: exposed to violent sun together with insufficient water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #692 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暴れる   [あばれる]  [K]
(v1) to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 暴   [らんぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) rude; violent; rough; lawless; unreasonable; reckless  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暴 動   [ぼうどう]  [K]
(n) insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 風   [ぼうふう]  [K]
(n) storm; windstorm; gale  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 力   [ぼうりょく]  [K]
(n) violence; mayhem  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 露   [ばくろ]  [K]
(n,vs) disclosure; exposure; revelation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 横 暴   [おうぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 暴   [そぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wild; rude; violent; hard  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女 暴 行   [ふじょぼうこう]  [K]
(n) rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 虐   [ぼうぎゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tyranny; outrage; atrocity; cruel  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 挙   [ぼうきょ]  [K]
(n) violence; reckless action  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 行   [ぼうこう]  [K]
(n) assault; outrage; act of violence  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 走   [ぼうそう]  [K]
(n) running wildly  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 徒   [ぼうと]  [K]
(n) insurgent  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 騰   [ぼうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 風 雨   [ぼうふうう]  [K]
(n) storm  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 落   [ぼうらく]  [K]
(n) slump  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 力 団   [ぼうりょくだん]  [K]
(n) gangster organization; band of thugs; gangster  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日

Kanji: 望
Back: Find more details for 望 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ambition
full moon
hope
desire
aspire to
expect
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のぞ.む
もち
み
も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
月 (つき) – moon
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
Henshall Mnemonic: king gazes at moon, wishing for death
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #470 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 希 望   [きぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) hope; wish; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 望   [しつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) disappointment; despair  [D] [Jisho]
- 望み   [のぞみ]  [K]
(n) wish; desire; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 望む   [のぞむ]  [K]
(v5m) to desire; to wish for; to see; to command (a view of)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 望 遠 鏡   [ぼうえんきょう]  [K]
(n) telescope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 志 望   [しぼう]  [K]
(n) wish; desire; ambition  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 望   [ぜつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) despair; hopelessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち望む   [まちのぞむ]  [K]
(v5m) to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 望   [たいぼう]  [K]
(n) expectant waiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 望   [てんぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) view; outlook; prospect  [D] [Jisho]
- 望ましい   [のぞましい]  [K]
(adj) desirable; hoped for  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 望   [ゆうぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good prospects; full of hope; promising  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 望   [ようぼう]  [K]
(n) demand for; request  [D] [Jisho]
- 欲 望   [よくぼう]  [K]
(n) desire; appetite  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 渇 望   [かつぼう]  [K]
(n) craving; longing; thirsting  [D] [Jisho]
- 願 望   [がんぼう]  [K]
(n) desire; wish; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘱 望   [しょくぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) (having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 望   [せつぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) longing for; earnest desire  [D] [Jisho]
- 眺 望   [ちょうぼう]  [K]
(n) prospect; view; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
- 望 月   [もちづき]  [K]
(n) full moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 望   [やぼう]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 月 王 玉

Kanji: 某
Back: Find more details for 某 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
so-and-so
one
a certain
that person
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
それがし
なにがし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
木 (き) – tree
甘 (あまい) – sweet
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2106 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: 木 甘

Kanji: 棒
Back: Find more details for 棒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rod
stick
cane
pole
club
line
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: two big wooden clubs with nails through
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1455 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 泥 棒   [どろぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) thief; burglar; robber; theft  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 棒   [ぼう]  [K]
(n) pole; rod; stick  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鉄 棒   [てつぼう]  [K]
(n) iron rod; crowbar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ぶっきら棒   [ぶっきらぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) curt; blunt; brusque  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 棒   [あいぼう]  [K]
(n) partner; pal; accomplice  [D] [Jisho]
- 棒 立ち   [ぼうだち]  [K]
(n) standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 心 棒   [ようじんぼう]  [K]
(n) bodyguard  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 木

Kanji: 冒
Back: Find more details for 冒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
risk
face
defy
dare
damage
assume (a name)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おか.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1317 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 冒 険   [ぼうけん]  [K]
(n) risk; venture; adventure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 冒 頭   [ぼうとう]  [K]
(adv,n) beginning; start; outset  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 冒す   [おかす]  [K]
(v5s) to brave; to risk; to face; to venture; to desecrate; to profane  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 目

Kanji: 紡
Back: Find more details for 紡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): spinning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つむ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1876 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 紡 績   [ぼうせき]  [K]
(n) spinning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 混 紡   [こんぼう]  [K]
(n) mixed yarn; mixed spinning  [D] [Jisho]
- 紡ぐ   [つむぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to spin; to make yarn  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 肪
Back: Find more details for 肪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
obese
fat
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ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: #1878 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 脂 肪   [しぼう]  [K]
(n) fat; grease; blubber  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 膨
Back: Find more details for 膨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
swell
get fat
thick
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふく.らむ
ふく.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1293 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 膨らます   [ふくらます]  [K]
(v5s) to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨らむ   [ふくらむ]  [K]
(v5m) to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨 大   [ぼうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; bulky; enormous; extensive; swelling; expansion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 膨れる   [ふくれる]  [K]
(v1) to get cross; to get sulky; to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨 張   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n) expansion; swelling; increase; growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 膨 脹   [ぼうちょう]  [K]
(n) expansion; swelling; increase; growth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 謀
Back: Find more details for 謀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
conspire
cheat
impose on
plan
devise
scheme
have in mind
deceive
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
ム
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はか.る
たばか.る
はかりごと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1370 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 陰 謀   [いんぼう]  [K]
(n) plot intrigue; conspiracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 謀   [きょうぼう]  [K]
(n) conspiracy; complicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 謀   [さんぼう]  [K]
(n) staff officer; participating in planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 謀   [しゅぼう]  [K]
(n) planning; plotting; ringleader  [D] [Jisho]
- 謀る   [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]
- 謀 略   [ぼうりゃく]  [K]
(n) strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 謀   [むぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reckless; thoughtless; recklessness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 貿
Back: Find more details for 貿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
trade
exchange
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: exchange bent sword for money in trade deal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #652 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貿 易   [ぼうえき]  [K]
(n) trade (foreign)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貝

Kanji: 防
Back: Find more details for 防 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ward off
defend
protect
resist
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふせ.ぐ
あた
う
ほう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: defensive hill to one side prevents attack
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #331 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 消 防   [しょうぼう]  [K]
(n) fire fighting; fire department  [D] [Jisho]
- 防ぐ   [ふせぐ]  [K]
(v5g,vt) to defend (against); to protect; to prevent  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 防   [よぼう]  [K]
(n,vs) prevention; precaution; protection against  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 防 署   [しょうぼうしょ]  [K]
(n) fire station  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 止   [ぼうし]  [K]
(n,vs) prevention; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 犯   [ぼうはん]  [K]
(n) prevention of crime  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 国 防   [こくぼう]  [K]
(n) national defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 堤 防   [ていぼう]  [K]
(n) bank; weir  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 衛   [ぼうえい]  [K]
(n) defense; protection; self-defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 火   [ぼうか]  [K]
(n) fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 攻 防   [こうぼう]  [K]
(n) offense and defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 砂 防   [さぼう]  [K]
(n) erosion control  [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]
- 正 当 防 衛   [せいとうぼうえい]  [K]
self-defence; legitimate self-defence  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 守 防 衛   [せんしゅぼうえい]  [K]
(n) a nonaggressive defense (policy)  [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]
- 防 衛 庁   [ぼうえいちょう]  [K]
(Japanese) Defense Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 疫   [ぼうえき]  [K]
(n) prevention of epidemics; quarantine; disinfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 音   [ぼうおん]  [K]
(n) soundproof(ing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 空   [ぼうくう]  [K]
(n) air defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 御   [ぼうぎょ]  [K]
(n,vs) defense; safeguard; protection  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 護   [ぼうご]  [K]
(n) protection  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 災   [ぼうさい]  [K]
(n) disaster prevention  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 水   [ぼうすい]  [K]
(n,vs) tarpaulin; make watertight; waterproof  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 戦   [ぼうせん]  [K]
(n) defensive fight (battle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 弾   [ぼうだん]  [K]
(n) bulletproof; bombproof  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 波 堤   [ぼうはてい]  [K]
(n) breakwater; mole  [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: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 北
Back: Find more details for 北 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): north
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きた
きら
ほう
ほっ
ほつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匕 (さじのひ) – spoon
Henshall Mnemonic: people flee, turning their backs on the north
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #153 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 北   [きた]  [K]
(n) North  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 南 北   [なんぼく]  [K]
(n) south and north  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 極   [ほっきょく]  [K]
(n) North Pole  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 敗 北   [はいぼく]  [K]
(n,vs) defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 台 北   [たいぺい]  [K]
Taipei  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 北   [とうほく]  [K]
(n) (1) north-east; (2) Northern most six prefectures of Honshu  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 北 問 題   [なんぼくもんだい]  [K]
North-South problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 北アイルランド   [きたアイルランド]  [K]
Northern Ireland  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 緯   [ほくい]  [K]
(n) north latitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 欧   [ほくおう]  [K]
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 海   [ほっかい]  [K]
(n) northern sea; North Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 海 道   [ほっかいどう]  [K]
northernmost of four main islands of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 海 道 開 発 庁 長 官   [ほっかいどうかいはつちょうちょうかん]  [K]
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 京   [ぺきん]  [K]
Beijing (China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 極 圏   [ほっきょくけん]  [K]
Arctic Circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 口   [きたぐち]  [K]
(n) north entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 国   [きたぐに]  [K]
(n) northern provinces; northern countries  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 上   [ほくじょう]  [K]
(n) going north  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 西   [ほくせい]  [K]
(n) northwest  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 側   [きたがわ]  [K]
(n) north side; north bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 端   [ほくたん]  [K]
(n) northern extremity  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 朝 鮮   [きたちょうせん]  [K]
North Korea  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 東   [ほくとう]  [K]
(n) northeast  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 部   [ほくぶ]  [K]
(n) north; northern part  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 風   [きたかぜ]  [K]
(n) north wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 方   [ほっぽう]  [K]
(n) northern (district); northward  [D] [Jisho]
- 北北 東   [ほくほくとう]  [K]
(n) north-north-east; nor-nor-east  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 陸   [ほくりく]  [K]
(n) region west of Tokyo on Japan Sea side of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 匕

Kanji: 僕
Back: Find more details for 僕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
me
I (male)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しもべ
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: #1236 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 僕   [ぼく]  [K]
(n) (male) I; manservant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 墨
Back: Find more details for 墨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
black ink
India ink
ink stick
Mexico
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すみ
すの
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
黒 (くろ) – black
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1616 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 墨   [すみ]  [K]
(n) ink  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 水 墨 画   [すいぼくが]  [K]
(n) India-ink painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 入れ墨   [いれずみ]  [K]
(n,vs) tattoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 墨 絵   [すみえ]  [K]
(n) ink painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 墨 付き   [すみつき]  [K]
(n) handwriting; autograph; black 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: 土 黒

Kanji: 撲
Back: Find more details for 撲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slap
strike
hit
beat
tell
speak
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1283 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 相 撲   [すもう]  [K]
(n) sumo wrestling  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 相 撲 取り   [すもうとり]  [K]
(Sumo) wrestler  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 撲   [だぼく]  [K]
(n) bruise  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 相 撲   [おおずもう]  [K]
(n) annual wrestling matches  [D] [Jisho]
- 撲 滅   [ぼくめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) extermination  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 朴
Back: Find more details for 朴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crude
simple
plain
docile
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほう
ほお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1626 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 素 朴   [そぼく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; artlessness; naivete  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 牧
Back: Find more details for 牧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
breed
care for
shepherd
feed
pasture
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まき
ま
まい
もく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Henshall Mnemonic: hand with stick makes cow go into pasture
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1360 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 牧 場   [ぼくじょう]  [K]
(n) (1) farm (livestock); (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 畜   [ぼくちく]  [K]
(n) stock-farming  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 牧 師   [ぼくし]  [K]
(n) pastor; minister; clergyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 牧   [ゆうぼく]  [K]
(n) nomadism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 放 牧   [ほうぼく]  [K]
(n) pasturage; grazing  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 場   [まきば]  [K]
(n) (1) farm (livestock); (2) pasture land; meadow; grazing land  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 草   [ぼくそう]  [K]
(n) pasture; grass  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 野   [ぼくや]  [K]
(n) pasture land; ranch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 牛

Kanji: 睦
Back: Find more details for 睦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intimate
friendly
harmonious
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボク
モク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むつ.まじい
むつ.む
むつ.ぶ
むつ
ちか
よし
あつ
む
むね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1993 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 親 睦   [しんぼく]  [K]
(n) friendship; 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: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 目

Kanji: 没
Back: Find more details for 没 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drown
sink
hide
fall into
disappear
die
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボツ
モツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おぼ.れる
しず.む
ない
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1385 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沈 没   [ちんぼつ]  [K]
(n) sinking; foundering  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 収   [ぼっしゅう]  [K]
(n) forfeited  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 落   [ぼつらく]  [K]
(n) ruin; fall; collapse  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 陥 没   [かんぼつ]  [K]
(n) cave-in; subsidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 没   [しゅつぼつ]  [K]
(n,vs) appearing frequently; infesting; appearance and disappearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 没   [せんぼつ]  [K]
(n) death in battle; killed in action  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 没   [にちぼつ]  [K]
(n) sunset  [D] [Jisho]
- 没   [ぼつ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) discard; death  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 後   [ぼつご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after death; posthumously  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 頭   [ぼっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) immersing oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 没   [まいぼつ]  [K]
(n,vs) burying; embedding  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 堀
Back: Find more details for 堀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ditch
moat
canal
On-Yomi Reading(s): クツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほり
ほっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1285 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 堀   [ほり]  [K]
(n) moat; canal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 堀   [そとぼり]  [K]
(n) outer moat (castle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り堀   [つりぼり]  [K]
(n) fish pond  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 堀   [うちぼり]  [K]
(n) inner moat; moat within the castle walls  [D] [Jisho]
- 堀 江   [ほりえ]  [K]
(n) canal  [D] [Jisho]
- 堀 川   [ほりかわ]  [K]
(n) canal  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 奔
Back: Find more details for 奔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bustle
run
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ホンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1884 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 狂 奔   [きょうほん]  [K]
(n,vs) rushing around; running wild  [D] [Jisho]
- 奔 走   [ほんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) running about; efforts; activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 奔 放   [ほんぽう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 本
Back: Find more details for 本 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
book
present
main
true
real
counter for long things
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もと
まと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tree with one central root
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #10 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 本   [ほん]  [K]
(n,pref) book; main; head; this; our; counter for long cylindrical things  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 棚   [ほんだな]  [K]
(n) bookshelves  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 基 本   [きほん]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis; standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本   [しほん]  [K]
(n) funds; capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本   [にほん]  [K]
Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 人   [ほんにん]  [K]
(n) the person himself  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 当   [ほんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) truth; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 当に   [ほんとうに]  [K]
(adv) really; truly  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 物   [ほんもの]  [K]
(n) genuine article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見 本   [みほん]  [K]
(n) sample  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 本   [ひょうほん]  [K]
(n) example; specimen  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 部   [ほんぶ]  [K]
(n) headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 来   [ほんらい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t,adj-no) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; originally  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 脚 本   [きゃくほん]  [K]
(n) scenario  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 本   [こんぽん]  [K]
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 本   [てほん]  [K]
(n) model; pattern  [D] [Jisho]
- 台 本   [だいほん]  [K]
(n) libretto; scenario  [D] [Jisho]
- 本の   [ほんの]  [K]
(adj-pn) (uk) mere; only; just  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 音   [ほんね]  [K]
(n) real intention; motive  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 格   [ほんかく]  [K]
(n) propriety; fundamental rules  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 館   [ほんかん]  [K]
(n) main building  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 気   [ほんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriousness; truth; sanctity  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 国   [ほんごく]  [K]
(n) one's own country  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 質   [ほんしつ]  [K]
(n) essence; true nature; reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 場   [ほんば]  [K]
(n) home; habitat; center; best place; genuine  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 体   [ほんたい]  [K]
(n) substance; real form; object of worship  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 能   [ほんのう]  [K]
(n) instinct  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 文   [ほんぶん]  [K]
(n) text (of document); body (of letter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 名   [ほんみょう]  [K]
(n) real name  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 本   [いっぽん]  [K]
(n) (1) one long cylindrical thing; (2) one version; (3) a certain book; (4) a blow; (5) an experienced geisha  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 本   [えほん]  [K]
(n) picture book  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 本 的   [きほんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fundamental; standard; basic  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 本 市   [みほんいち]  [K]
(n) trade fair  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 本   [がんぽん]  [K]
(n) principal (invest.); capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 本   [げんぽん]  [K]
(n) the original; original copy; script  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 本   [ふるほん]  [K]
(n) (1) secondhand book  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 籍 謄 本   [こせきとうほん]  [K]
(n) official copy of the family register  [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]
- 三 本   [さんぼん]  [K]
(adj) three (long cylindrical things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 本   [よんほん]  [K]
(adj) four (long cylindrical things)  [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]
- 抄 本   [しょうほん]  [K]
(n) excerpt; book of selections  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 日 本 製 鐵   [しんにっぽんせいてつ]  [K]
(n) Nippon Steel Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 日 本   [にしにっぽん]  [K]
western 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]
- 拓 本   [たくほん]  [K]
(n) rubbed copy; folio of rubbings  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 行 本   [たんこうぼん]  [K]
(n) special book; separate volume; book of lectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 張 本 人   [ちょうほんにん]  [K]
(n) ringleader; originator; perpetrator  [D] [Jisho]
- 藤 本   [とうほん]  [K]
(n) climbing trees; liana  [D] [Jisho]
- 謄 本   [とうほん]  [K]
(n) exemplar  [D] [Jisho]
- 読 本   [とくほん]  [K]
(n) reading-book  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 本 立て   [にほんだて]  [K]
(n) double feature (movie)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 一   [にっぽんいち]  [K]
(n) Japan's best; number one in Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 画   [にほんが]  [K]
(n) Japanese paintings  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 海   [にほんかい]  [K]
(n) Sea of Japan  [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]
- 日 本 銀 行   [にっぽんぎんこう]  [K]
(n) Bank of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 語   [にほんご]  [K]
(n) Japanese language  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 航 空   [にっぽんこうくう]  [K]
JAL; Japan Air Lines  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 紙   [にほんし]  [K]
(n) Japanese paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 式   [にほんしき]  [K]
(n) Japanese style  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 酒   [にほんしゅ]  [K]
(n) sake; Japanese rice wine  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 人   [にほんじん]  [K]
(n) Japanese person  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 刀   [にほんとう]  [K]
(n) Japanese sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 道 路 公 団   [にほんどうろこうだん]  [K]
(n) Japan Highway Public Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 本   [はいほん]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution of books  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜 本 的   [ばっぽんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) drastic; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 本 意   [ふほんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reluctance; unwilling  [D] [Jisho]
- 本   [もと]  [K]
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 本々   [もともと]  [K]
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 位   [ほんい]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 因 坊   [ほんいんぼう]  [K]
(n) grand master of the game of go  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 屋   [ほんや]  [K]
(n) (1) bookstore; bookshop; (2) publisher; (3) main building  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 木

Kanji: 翻
Back: Find more details for 翻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flip
turn over
wave
flutter
change (mind)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ホン
ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひるがえ.る
ひるがえ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羽 (はね) – feathers
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1465 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 翻 訳   [ほんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) translation; de-encryption; deciphering  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 翻す   [ひるがえす]  [K]
(v5s) to change (mind); to reverse (decision); to wave; to flutter  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻る   [ひるがえる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn over; to wave; to flutter  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻 案   [ほんあん]  [K]
(n) adaptation (of story, text)  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻 意   [ほんい]  [K]
(n,vs) change one's mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻 弄   [ほんろう]  [K]
(n,vs) trifle with; make sport of; make fun 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 羽

Kanji: 凡
Back: Find more details for 凡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mediocre
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボン
ハン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
およ.そ
おうよ.そ
すべ.て
なみ
ひろ
みな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 几 (つくえ) – table table enclosure
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1730 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凡そ   [およそ]  [K]
(adv,n) about; roughly; as a rule; approximately  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 平 凡   [へいぼん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 凡   [ぼん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mediocrity  [D] [Jisho]
- 凡 人   [ぼんじん]  [K]
(n) ordinary person; average person; mediocre  [D] [Jisho]
- 凡 庸   [ぼんよう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) mediocre; banality; commonplace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 几

Kanji: 盆
Back: Find more details for 盆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
basin
lantern festival
tray
On-Yomi Reading(s): ボン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ボンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
皿 (さら) – dish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1654 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 盆   [ぼん]  [K]
(n) Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; tray  [D] [Jisho]
- 盆 地   [ぼんち]  [K]
(n) basin (e.g. between mountains)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 盆 栽   [ぼんさい]  [K]
(n) bonsai  [D] [Jisho]
- 盆 踊り   [ぼんおどり]  [K]
(n) Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 皿

Kanji: 摩
Back: Find more details for 摩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chafe
rub
polish
grind
scrape
On-Yomi Reading(s): マ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.する
さ.する
す.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
手 (て) – hand
麻 (あさ) – flax
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1252 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 摩 擦   [まさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 摩る   [さする]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to pat; to stroke; (2) to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape; (3) to be equal to; (4) to be about to reach  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 薩 摩 芋   [さつまいも]  [K]
(n) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
- 摩 天 楼   [まてんろう]  [K]
(n) skyscraper  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 麻

Kanji: 磨
Back: Find more details for 磨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grind
polish
scour
improve
brush (teeth)
On-Yomi Reading(s): マ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みが.く
す.る
おさむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
石 (いし) – stone
麻 (あさ) – flax
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1608 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 磨く   [みがく]  [K]
(v5k) to polish; to shine; to brush; to refine; to improve  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 歯 磨き   [はみがき]  [K]
(n) dentifrice; toothpaste  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 研 磨   [けんま]  [K]
(iK) (n,vs) grinding; polishing; studying  [D] [Jisho]
- 琢 磨   [たくま]  [K]
(n) polish (jewels); cultivation  [D] [Jisho]
- 達 磨   [だるま]  [K]
(n) daruma; tumbling doll; prostitute  [D] [Jisho]
- 磨き   [みがき]  [K]
(n) polish; improvement; burnishing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 石 麻

Kanji: 魔
Back: Find more details for 魔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 21 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
witch
demon
evil spirit
On-Yomi Reading(s): マ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): マNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
鬼 (おに) – devil
麻 (あさ) – flax
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1514 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 悪 魔   [あくま]  [K]
(n) devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 邪 魔   [じゃま]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) hindrance; intrusion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 誤 魔 化す   [ごまかす]  [K]
(v5s) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魔   [ま]  [K]
(n) demon; devil; evil spirit evil influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 術   [まじゅつ]  [K]
(n) black magic; sorcery  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 女   [まじょ]  [K]
(n) witch  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 法   [まほう]  [K]
(n) magic; witchcraft; sorcery  [D] [Jisho]
- 魔 法 瓶   [まほうびん]  [K]
(n) thermos flask; vacuum flask  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 麻

Kanji: 麻
Back: Find more details for 麻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hemp
flax
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マ
マア
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あさ
あ
あざ
お
Bushu (Radical) Info:
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
麻 (あさ) – flax
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1142 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 麻   [あさ]  [K]
(n) flax; linen; hemp  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 酔   [ますい]  [K]
(n) anaesthesia  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 痺   [まひ]  [K]
(n) paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 大 麻   [たいま]  [K]
(n) (1) hemp; cannabis; (2) Shinto paper offerings  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 雀   [まあじゃん]  [K]
(n) mah-jongg; mahjong  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 布   [あさぬの]  [K]
(n) hemp cloth; linen  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 薬   [まやく]  [K]
(n) narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope  [D] [Jisho]
- 荏 胡 麻   [えごま]  [K]
(n) egoma (seed from a type of beefsteak pl  [D] [Jisho]
- 荏 胡 麻 油   [えごまゆ]  [K]
egoma seed  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 麻

Kanji: 埋
Back: Find more details for 埋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bury
be filled up
embedded
On-Yomi Reading(s): マイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.める
う.まる
う.もれる
うず.める
うず.まる
い.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1110 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 埋まる   [うまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 埋める   [うめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to bury; (2) to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); (3) to plug gaps; to stop a gap; (4) to make amends; to cover up for something; (5) to put cold water in a bath  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 埋まる   [うずまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋める   [うずめる]  [K]
(v1) to bury (e.g. one's face in hands)  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 蔵   [まいぞう]  [K]
(n) buried property; treasure trove  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穴 埋め   [あなうめ]  [K]
(n) filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 生き埋め   [いきうめ]  [K]
(n) burying alive  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋め立て   [うめたて]  [K]
(n) filling up; reclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋め立て地   [うめたてち]  [K]
(n) reclaimed land  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋もれる   [うもれる]  [K]
(v1) to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 葬   [まいそう]  [K]
(n) burial  [D] [Jisho]
- 埋 没   [まいぼつ]  [K]
(n,vs) burying; embedding  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 土

Kanji: 妹
Back: Find more details for 妹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): younger sister
On-Yomi Reading(s): マイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いもうと
す
せ
も
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: younger sister is immature woman
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1446 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 妹   [いもうと]  [K]
(n) (hum) younger sister  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 姉 妹   [しまい]  [K]
(n) sisters  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 妹   [ぎまい]  [K]
(n) sister in law (younger)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弟 妹   [ていまい]  [K]
(n) younger brother and sister  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 枚
Back: Find more details for 枚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sheet of...
counter for flat thin objects or sheets
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マイ
バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: hand holds thin flat wooden stick for counting
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #911 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 枚 数   [まいすう]  [K]
(n) the number of flat things  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 枚   [まい]  [K]
(n) counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 枚   [いちまい]  [K]
one thin flat object; one sheet  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 枚 岩   [いちまいいわ]  [K]
(n) monolithic  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 枚   [さんまい]  [K]
(n) comedy  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚   [にまい]  [K]
(n) two sheets (pieces) (of paper)  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 舌   [にまいじた]  [K]
(adj-no,n) double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 目   [にまいめ]  [K]
(n) actor in a love scene  [D] [Jisho]
- 枚 挙   [まいきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) enumeration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 木

Kanji: 毎
Back: Find more details for 毎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): every
On-Yomi Reading(s): マイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ごと
-ごと.に
つね
Bushu (Radical) Info:
母 (ボ, はは, も) – mother
毋 (なかれ) – mother
Henshall Mnemonic: every person has a mother
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #436 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 毎 月   [まいげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) every month; each month; monthly  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 月   [まいつき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) every month; each month; monthly  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 週   [まいしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every week  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 朝   [まいあさ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 日   [まいにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every day  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 年   [まいとし]  [K]
(n-t) every year; yearly; annually  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 年   [まいねん]  [K]
(n-t) every year; yearly; annually  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 晩   [まいばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 毎   [まい]  [K]
(n) every; each  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 度   [まいど]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) each time; common service-sector greeting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 毎   [ごと]  [K]
(n-adv,n-suf) each respectively  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 毎に   [ごとに]  [K]
(exp,suf) one by one; each; every; at intervals of  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 回   [まいかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every time; each round  [D] [Jisho]
- 毎 時   [まいじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every hour; hourly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 母 毋

Kanji: 槙
Back: Find more details for 槙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
twig
ornamental evergreen
On-Yomi Reading(s):
テン
シン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まき
こずえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1983 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: 木

Kanji: 幕
Back: Find more details for 幕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
curtain
bunting
act of play
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マク
バク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): マク
バクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
巾 (はば) – cloth
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: big curtain of threaded grass shades out sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #835 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 幕   [とばり]  [K]
curtain; bunting; act (in play)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 幕   [ひとまく]  [K]
(n) one act  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断 幕   [おうだんまく]  [K]
(n) banner strung across a street  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 幕   [かいまく]  [K]
(n) raising the curtain  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 幕   [くろまく]  [K]
(n) black curtain; wire puller; political fixer  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 幕   [じまく]  [K]
(n) title; subtitle  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 幕   [じょまく]  [K]
(n) curtain-raiser; prologue  [D] [Jisho]
- 垂れ幕   [たれまく]  [K]
(n) hanging screen; curtain  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 幕   [うちまく]  [K]
(n) lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 幕   [ないまく]  [K]
(n) lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 幕   [にゅうまく]  [K]
(n) advancing to the first grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 幕   [ひらまく]  [K]
(n) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 幕   [へいまく]  [K]
(n) falling of the curtain  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 下   [まくした]  [K]
(n) junior class sumo wrestler or division  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 開け   [まくあけ]  [K]
(n) beginning; opening (of play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 切れ   [まくぎれ]  [K]
(n) fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 内   [まくうち]  [K]
(n) highest rank in sumo  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 府   [ばくふ]  [K]
(n) bakufu; shogunate  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 末   [ばくまつ]  [K]
(n) closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of Edo era  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 僚   [ばくりょう]  [K]
(n) staff; staff officer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 巾 艾 艸

Kanji: 膜
Back: Find more details for 膜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): membrane
On-Yomi Reading(s): マク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): マク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: #1804 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 膜   [まく]  [K]
(n) membrane; film  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 角 膜   [かくまく]  [K]
(n) cornea  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 膜   [こまく]  [K]
(n) eardrum  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘 膜   [ねんまく]  [K]
(n) mucous membrane  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 膜 炎   [ふくまくえん]  [K]
(n) peritonitis  [D] [Jisho]
- 網 膜   [もうまく]  [K]
(n) retina  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 柾
Back: Find more details for 柾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
straight grain
spindle tree
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): straight grain
spindle tree
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まさ
まさめ
まさき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
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: 木

Kanji: 亦
Back: Find more details for 亦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
also
again
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エキ
ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): また
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
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: 亠

Kanji: 又
Back: Find more details for 又 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
or again
furthermore
on the other hand
On-Yomi Reading(s): ユウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
また
また-
また.の-
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1874 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 又は   [または]  [K]
(conj,exp) or; otherwise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 又   [また]  [K]
(adv,conj,n) again; and  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 抹
Back: Find more details for 抹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rub
paint
erase
On-Yomi Reading(s): マツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): マツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2006 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 一 抹   [いちまつ]  [K]
(n) (1) a touch of; tinge of; (2) exhalation; wreath of smoke  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 殺   [まっさつ]  [K]
(n) erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 消   [まっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) erasure; delete (e.g. DEL character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 抹 茶   [まっちゃ]  [K]
(n) green tea for ceremonies  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 末
Back: Find more details for 末 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
end
close
tip
powder
posterity
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マツ
バツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tip of tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #456 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 末   [そまつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) crude; rough; plain; humble  [D] [Jisho]
- 末   [すえ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) end; close; future; finally; tip; top; trivialities; posterity; youngest child  [D] [Jisho]
- 末   [まつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) the end of; powder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 月 末   [げつまつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) end of the month  [D] [Jisho]
- 末っ子   [すえっこ]  [K]
(n) youngest child  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 期 末   [きまつ]  [K]
(n) end of term  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 末   [しまつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) management; (2) dealing; settlement; (3) cleaning up afterwards  [D] [Jisho]
- 粉 末   [ふんまつ]  [K]
(n) fine powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 末   [うら]  [K]
(n) (arch) top end; tip  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期   [まっき]  [K]
(n) closing years (period, days); last stage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巻 末   [かんまつ]  [K]
(n) end of a book  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 末   [けつまつ]  [K]
(n) end; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 始 末   [あとしまつ]  [K]
(n,vs) settlement (of affairs); remedial measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 末   [さいまつ]  [K]
(n) year end  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 末   [しゅうまつ]  [K]
(n) an end; a close  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 末   [しゅうまつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) weekend  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 紀 末   [せいきまつ]  [K]
(n) end of a century  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 末   [たんまつ]  [K]
(n) computer terminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 末 機   [たんまつき]  [K]
(n) a terminal (unit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 末   [ねんまつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) end-of-year  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 始 末   [ふしまつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mismanagement; malpractice; wastefulness; carelessness; misconduct; unthriftiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 末   [ばくまつ]  [K]
(n) closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of Edo era  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期 的   [まっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) decadent; terminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 広   [すえひろ]  [K]
(n) folding fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 端   [まったん]  [K]
(n) end; tip; extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 日   [まつじつ]  [K]
(n) last day (of a month)  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 尾   [まつび]  [K]
(n) end  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 末   [のずえ]  [K]
(n) corners of a field  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 繭
Back: Find more details for 繭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cocoon
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まゆ
きぬ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
糸 (いと) – thread
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: #2495 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 繭   [まゆ]  [K]
(n) cocoon  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸 艾 艸

Kanji: 麿
Back: Find more details for 麿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
I
you
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): I
you
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まろ
ま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
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: 广

Kanji: 万
Back: Find more details for 万 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ten thousand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マン
バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろず
かず
ま
ゆる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: ten thousand march in wrong direction
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #375 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 万   [まん]  [K]
(adv,num) 10,000; ten thousand; myriads; all; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 年 筆   [まんねんひつ]  [K]
(n) fountain pen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 百 万   [ひゃくまん]  [K]
(n) 1,000,000; one million  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 万 一   [まんいち]  [K]
(adv,n) by some chance; by some possibility; if by any chance; 10,000:1 odds  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 万 歳   [ばんざい]  [K]
(int,n) hurrah; long life; congratulations; cheers  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 万 人   [ばんじん]  [K]
(n) (1) all people; everybody; (2) ten thousand people  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 人   [ばんにん]  [K]
(n) (1) all people; everybody; (2) ten thousand people  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 能   [ばんのう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) all-purpose; almighty; omnipotent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 十 万   [じゅうまん]  [K]
100,000; hundred thousand  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 万   [すうまん]  [K]
tens of thousands  [D] [Jisho]
- 万が一   [まんがいち]  [K]
(adv,n) if by any chance; 10000 to 1  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 引   [まんびき]  [K]
(n,vs) shoplifting; shoplifter  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 引き   [まんびき]  [K]
(n,vs) shoplifting; shoplifter  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 国   [ばんこく]  [K]
(n) all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 歳   [まんざい]  [K]
(n) strolling comic dancer  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 事   [ばんじ]  [K]
(n) all; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 全   [ばんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 年   [まんねん]  [K]
ten thousand years; eternity  [D] [Jisho]
- 万 里   [ばんり]  [K]
(n) thousands of miles  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 一

Kanji: 慢
Back: Find more details for 慢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ridicule
laziness
On-Yomi Reading(s): マン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): マン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: #1368 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 我 慢   [がまん]  [K]
(n,vs) patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 慢   [じまん]  [K]
(n,vs) pride; boast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 怠 慢   [たいまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) negligence; procrastination; carelessness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 緩 慢   [かんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) slow; sluggish; dull  [D] [Jisho]
- 慢 性   [まんせい]  [K]
(n) chronicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 慢 性 的   [まんせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) chronic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 満
Back: Find more details for 満 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
full
enough
pride
satisfy
On-Yomi Reading(s):
マン
バン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み.ちる
み.つ
み.たす
ま
みち
みつ
みつる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: both grass and water can be filling
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #515 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 不 満   [ふまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 満ちる   [みちる]  [K]
(v1) to be full; to rise (tide); to mature; to expire  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 足   [まんぞく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) satisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 満 員   [まんいん]  [K]
(n) full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 点   [まんてん]  [K]
(n) perfect score  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 満   [みまん]  [K]
(n-suf) less than; insufficient  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 円 満   [えんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity  [D] [Jisho]
- 満たす   [みたす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to fill (e.g. a cup); (2) to satisfy; to ingratiate; to fulfill  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 月   [まんげつ]  [K]
(n) full moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 場   [まんじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) unanimous; whole audience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 干 満   [かんまん]  [K]
(n) ebb and flow  [D] [Jisho]
- 充 満   [じゅうまん]  [K]
(n,vs) being filled with; teaming with; pregnant with  [D] [Jisho]
- 肥 満   [ひまん]  [K]
(n,vs) corpulence; fatness; obesity  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 満   [ほうまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 満々   [まんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) full of; brimming with  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 悦   [まんえつ]  [K]
(n) great delight; rapture  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 開   [まんかい]  [K]
(n) full bloom  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 期   [まんき]  [K]
(n) expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment)  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 喫   [まんきつ]  [K]
(n,vs) have enough of; fully enjoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 更   [まんざら]  [K]
(adv) (not) altogether; (not) wholly  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 載   [まんさい]  [K]
(n,vs) fully loaded; full load; loaded condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 場 一 致   [まんじょういっち]  [K]
(n) unanimous  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 席   [まんせき]  [K]
(n) sold out; fully occupied  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 潮   [まんちょう]  [K]
(n) high tide; high water; full tide  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 杯   [まんぱい]  [K]
(n) full  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 面   [まんめん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (the) whole face  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 了   [まんりょう]  [K]
(n) expiration; termination  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 塁   [まんるい]  [K]
(n) bases loaded (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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 漫
Back: Find more details for 漫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cartoon
involuntarily
in spite of oneself
corrupt
On-Yomi Reading(s): マン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みがりに
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1408 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 漫 画   [まんが]  [K]
(n) comic; cartoon  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 散 漫   [さんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 画 家   [まんがか]  [K]
(n) cartoonist; manga artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 才   [まんざい]  [K]
(n) comedian; comic dialogue  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 談   [まんだん]  [K]
(n) chat; desultory conversation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 味
Back: Find more details for 味 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flavor
taste
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あじ
あじ.わう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: taste lingers unfinished in the mouth
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #442 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 意 味   [いみ]  [K]
(n,vs) meaning; significance  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 味しい   [おいしい]  [K]
(adj) delicious; tasty  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 味い   [まずい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) unappetising; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); ugly; unskilful; awkward; bungling; unwise; untimely  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 興 味   [きょうみ]  [K]
(n) interest (in something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 趣 味   [しゅみ]  [K]
(n) hobby; tastes; preference  [D] [Jisho]
- 味   [あじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flavor; taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 噌   [みそ]  [K]
(n) (1) miso; bean paste; (2) key (main) point  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 気 味   [きみ]  [K]
(n) sensation; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 方   [みかた]  [K]
(n) friend; ally; supporter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 正 味   [しょうみ]  [K]
(n) net (weight)  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 味   [じみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) plain; simple  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 味 料   [ちょうみりょう]  [K]
(n) condiment; seasoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 味わう   [あじわう]  [K]
(v5u) to taste; to savor; to relish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 加 味   [かみ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) seasoning; flavoring; (2) taking (something) into consideration; taking into account  [D] [Jisho]
- 吟 味   [ぎんみ]  [K]
(n) testing; scrutiny; careful investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 味 線   [しゃみせん]  [K]
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen  [D] [Jisho]
- 味わい   [あじわい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) flavour; (2) meaning; significance  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 覚   [みかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) taste; palate; sense of taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 味   [むいみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nonsense; no meaning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 味 合い   [いみあい]  [K]
(n) implication; nuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 味   [あまみ]  [K]
(n) sweetness; sugary taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 味 料   [かんみりょう]  [K]
(n) sweeteners; sweetening materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 味 深い   [きょうみぶかい]  [K]
(adj) very interesting; of great interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 味   [くみ]  [K]
(n) bitterness; bitter taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 味   [にがみ]  [K]
(n) bitterness; bitter taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 酸 味   [さんみ]  [K]
(n) sourness; acidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち味   [もちあじ]  [K]
(n) inherent flavor; distinctive characteristic  [D] [Jisho]
- 切れ味   [きれあじ]  [K]
(n) sharpness (of a sword); the feel of a cutting edge  [D] [Jisho]
- 珍 味   [ちんみ]  [K]
(n) delicacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 気 味   [ぶきみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 味   [ふうみ]  [K]
(n) taste; flavor  [D] [Jisho]
- 味の素   [あじのもと]  [K]
(n) monosodium glutamate (brand name); MSG  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 噌 汁   [みそしる]  [K]
(n) miso soup  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 付け   [あじつけ]  [K]
(n,vs) seasoning; flavour  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 味   [やくみ]  [K]
(n) spice(s); condiment(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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 未
Back: Find more details for 未 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
un-
not yet
hitherto
still
even now
eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
sign of the ram
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ミ
ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いま.だ
ま.だ
ひつじ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: growth of immature tree not yet finished
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #650 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 未だ   [まだ]  [K]
(adv) yet; still; more; besides  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 未 来   [みらい]  [K]
(n) (1) the future (usually distant); (2) future tense; (3) the world to come  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 未   [み]  [K]
not yet  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 満   [みまん]  [K]
(n-suf) less than; insufficient  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 未   [ひつじ]  [K]
(n) eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1p.m.-3p.m., south-southwest, June)  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 開   [みかい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) savage land; backward region; uncivilized  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 婚   [みこん]  [K]
(n) unmarried  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 熟   [みじゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexperience; unripeness; raw; unskilled; immature; inexperienced  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 知   [みち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) not yet known  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 定   [みてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) not yet fixed; undecided; pending  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 練   [みれん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lingering affection; attachment; regret(s); reluctance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 前 代 未 聞   [ぜんだいみもん]  [K]
(n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 解 決   [みかいけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsettled; pending; unresolved  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 完 成   [みかんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) incompletion; incomplete; unfinished  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 決   [みけつ]  [K]
(n) pending; undecided  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 熟 児   [みじゅくじ]  [K]
(n) premature baby  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 遂   [みすい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) attempt (at crime)  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 成 年   [みせいねん]  [K]
(n) minority; not of age  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 然   [みぜん]  [K]
(n) before it happens; previously  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 知 数   [みちすう]  [K]
(n) unknown number  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 納   [みのう]  [K]
(n) payment default; overdue on a payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 発 表   [みはっぴょう]  [K]
unpublished; not yet announced  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 払い   [みはらい]  [K]
(n,adj-no) unpaid; overdue  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 亡 人   [みぼうじん]  [K]
(n) widow  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 明   [みめい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) early dawn; grey of morning  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 魅
Back: Find more details for 魅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fascination
charm
bewitch
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ミNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鬼 (おに) – devil
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1206 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 魅 力   [みりょく]  [K]
(n) charm; fascination; glamour  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魅 了   [みりょう]  [K]
(n) fascination  [D] [Jisho]
- 魅 惑   [みわく]  [K]
(n,vs) attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 巳
Back: Find more details for 巳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the snake or serpent
9-11AM
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
已 (おのれ) – snake
巳 (シ, み) – sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11 AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2142 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 巳   [み]  [K]
(n) sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9a.m.-11a.m., south-southeast, April)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 已 巳

Kanji: 岬
Back: Find more details for 岬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
headland
cape
spit
promontory
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みさき
さき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1972 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 岬   [みさき]  [K]
(n) cape (on coast)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 密
Back: Find more details for 密 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
secrecy
density (pop)
minuteness
carefulness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひそ.か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: building in dense mountains necessarily secret
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #815 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 秘 密   [ひみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) secret; secrecy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 過 密   [かみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) crowded  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 密   [げんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strict; close  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 密   [せいみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; exact; detailed; minute; close  [D] [Jisho]
- 密か   [ひそか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) secret; private; surreptitious  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 集   [みっしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) crowd; close formation; dense  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 接   [みっせつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) related; connected; close; intimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 度   [みつど]  [K]
(n) density  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 機 密   [きみつ]  [K]
(n) secrecy; highly classified information  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 密   [きんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rigour; closeness; compactness; tightly knit  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 密   [しんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intimacy; friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 航   [みっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 室   [みっしつ]  [K]
(n) secret room  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 着   [みっちゃく]  [K]
(n) glued to  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 入 国   [みつにゅうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling oneself into a country  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 売   [みつばい]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 約   [みつやく]  [K]
(n) secret agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 輸   [みつゆ]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling; contraband trade  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 猟   [みつりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) poaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 林   [みつりん]  [K]
(n) close thicket; dense forest; jungle  [D] [Jisho]
- 綿 密   [めんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 稔
Back: Find more details for 稔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
harvest
ripen
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ネン
ジン
ニン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みの.る
みのり
とし
なる
なり
みのる
ね
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1775 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: 脈
Back: Find more details for 脈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vein
pulse
hope
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すじ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: veins are tributaries of the body
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1477 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 文 脈   [ぶんみゃく]  [K]
(n) context  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 山 脈   [さんみゃく]  [K]
(n) mountain range  [D] [Jisho]
- 脈   [みゃく]  [K]
(n) pulse  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 金 脈   [きんみゃく]  [K]
(n) (questionable) financial connections; vein of gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 脈   [じんみゃく]  [K]
(n) personal connections  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 脈   [じょうみゃく]  [K]
(n) vein  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 動 脈   [だいどうみゃく]  [K]
(n) aorta  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈   [どうみゃく]  [K]
(n) artery  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈 硬 化   [どうみゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 整 脈   [ふせいみゃく]  [K]
(n) irregular pulse; arrhythmia  [D] [Jisho]
- 脈 拍   [みゃくはく]  [K]
(n) pulse; pulsation; stroke of pulse  [D] [Jisho]
- 脈 絡   [みゃくらく]  [K]
(n) chain of reasoning; logical connection; coherence; context  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 肋 肉

Kanji: 妙
Back: Find more details for 妙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exquisite
strange
queer
mystery
miracle
excellent
delicate
charming
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ミョウ
ビョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1122 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奇 妙   [きみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strange; queer; curious  [D] [Jisho]
- 微 妙   [びみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive; (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙   [みょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) strange; unusual  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 巧 妙   [こうみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ingenious; skillful; clever; deft  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軽 妙   [けいみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) facile; clever; witty  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 妙   [しんみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) meek; faithful; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 妙   [ぜつみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) miraculous  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙 案   [みょうあん]  [K]
(n) ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙 技   [みょうぎ]  [K]
(n) exquisite skill; wonderful performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙 手   [みょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) expert; virtuoso; master  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 民
Back: Find more details for 民 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
people
nation
subjects
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たみ
ひと
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
氏 (うじ) – clan
Henshall Mnemonic: populace is more substantial than clan
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #28 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 民   [しみん]  [K]
(n) citizen; townspeople  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 国 民   [こくみん]  [K]
(n) national; people; citizen  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 民   [じゅうみん]  [K]
(n) citizens; inhabitants; residents; population  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 民   [のうみん]  [K]
(n) farmers; peasants  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 民 間   [みんかん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 謡   [みんよう]  [K]
(n) folk song; popular song  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 移 民   [いみん]  [K]
(n) (1) emigration; immigration; (2) emigrant; immigrant  [D] [Jisho]
- 庶 民   [しょみん]  [K]
(n) masses; common people  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 民 地   [しょくみんち]  [K]
(n) colony  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 民   [じんみん]  [K]
(n) people; public  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主   [みんしゅ]  [K]
(n) democratic; the head of the nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 宿   [みんしゅく]  [K]
(n) private home providing lodging for travelers  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 俗   [みんぞく]  [K]
(n) people; race; nation; racial customs; folk customs  [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
- 官 民   [かんみん]  [K]
(n) government and people  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 民   [ぎょみん]  [K]
(n) fishermen  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 民   [くみん]  [K]
(n) ward residents  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 民   [けんみん]  [K]
(n) citizens of a prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 住 民   [げんじゅうみん]  [K]
(n) native people; aboriginal  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 民   [こうみん]  [K]
(n) citizen; freemen  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 民 館   [こうみんかん]  [K]
(n) public hall; community center  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 民 権   [こうみんけん]  [K]
(n) civil rights; franchise; citizenship  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 民 党   [こうみんとう]  [K]
Imperialist Party  [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]
- 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]
- 自 民   [じみん]  [K]
(abbr) Liberal Democratic Party; LDP  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 民 党   [じみんとう]  [K]
LDP; Liberal Democratic Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 民 党   [しゃみんとう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Social Democratic Party  [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]
- 庶 民 的   [しょみんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) normal; natural; common  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 民 戦 線   [じんみんせんせん]  [K]
(n) popular front  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 民   [そんみん]  [K]
(n) villager  [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]
- 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]
- 町 民   [ちょうみん]  [K]
(n) townspeople  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 民   [とみん]  [K]
(n) city populace; resident of Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 民   [なんみん]  [K]
(n) refugees  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 官 半 民   [はんかんはんみん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) semi-governmental; semi-official  [D] [Jisho]
- 避 難 民   [ひなんみん]  [K]
(n) refugees; evacuees  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 民   [ぶんみん]  [K]
(n) civilian  [D] [Jisho]
- 民   [たみ]  [K]
(n) nation; people  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 意   [みんい]  [K]
(n) popular will  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 営   [みんえい]  [K]
(n) private management  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 営 化   [みんえいか]  [K]
(n) privatization  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 家   [みんか]  [K]
(n) private house  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 間 放 送   [みんかんほうそう]  [K]
commercial broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 芸   [みんげい]  [K]
(n) folk craft; folk art  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 事   [みんじ]  [K]
(n) civil affairs; civil case  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 社 党   [みんしゃとう]  [K]
Democratic Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主 国   [みんしゅこく]  [K]
(n) democratic state  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主主 義   [みんしゅしゅぎ]  [K]
(n) democracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主 的   [みんしゅてき]  [K]
(adj-na) democratic  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主 党   [みんしゅとう]  [K]
Democratic party  [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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 一 氏

Kanji: 眠
Back: Find more details for 眠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sleep
die
sleepy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ミン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ねむ.る
ねむ.い
ね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1315 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 眠い   [ねむい]  [K]
(adj) (1) aestivation; estivation; (2) sleepy; drowsy  [D] [Jisho]
- 眠る   [ねむる]  [K]
(v5r) to sleep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 居 眠り   [いねむり]  [K]
(n,vs) dozing; nodding off  [D] [Jisho]
- 睡 眠   [すいみん]  [K]
(n) sleep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 冬 眠   [とうみん]  [K]
(n,vs) hibernation; winter sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 眠たい   [ねむたい]  [K]
(adj) sleepy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 眠   [あんみん]  [K]
(n) quiet sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 催 眠   [さいみん]  [K]
(n) hypnotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 眠   [ふみん]  [K]
(n) sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 眠 症   [ふみんしょう]  [K]
(n) sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 眠り   [ねむり]  [K]
(n) sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 眠 気   [ねむけ]  [K]
(n) sleepiness; drowsiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 目

Kanji: 務
Back: Find more details for 務 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
task
duties
On-Yomi Reading(s): ム
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つと.める
つかさ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
矛 (むのほこ) – halberd
Henshall Mnemonic: lance forces effort in performing duty
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #111 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 公 務 員   [こうむいん]  [K]
(n) government worker; public (civil) servant  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 所   [じむしょ]  [K]
(n) office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 義 務   [ぎむ]  [K]
(n) duty; obligation; responsibility  [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]
- 務め   [つとめ]  [K]
(n) (1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 務   [こうむ]  [K]
(n) official business; public business  [D] [Jisho]
- 務める   [つとめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to serve; to fill a post; to serve under; to work (for); (2) to exert oneself; to endeavor; to be diligent; (3) to play (the part of)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 業 務   [ぎょうむ]  [K]
(n) business; affairs; duties; work  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 務   [きんむ]  [K]
(n,vs) service; duty; work  [D] [Jisho]
- 庶 務   [しょむ]  [K]
(n) general affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 務   [しょくむ]  [K]
(n) professional duties  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 務 署   [ぜいむしょ]  [K]
(n) tax office  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 務   [せきむ]  [K]
(n) duty; obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 務   [にんむ]  [K]
(n) duty; function; office; mission; task  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 務   [がいむ]  [K]
(n) foreign affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 務 省   [がいむしょう]  [K]
Department of Foreign Affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 務 教 育   [ぎむきょういく]  [K]
(n) compulsory education  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 務 付け   [ぎむづけ]  [K]
(n) obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 務   [きゅうむ]  [K]
(n) urgent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 務   [きょうむ]  [K]
(n) school affairs; religious affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 務 所   [けいむしょ]  [K]
(n) prison; penitentiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 務   [けんむ]  [K]
(n) additional post  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 務   [こうむ]  [K]
(n) engineering; engineering works  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 公 務 員   [こっかこうむいん]  [K]
(n) government official  [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]
- 債 務   [さいむ]  [K]
(n) debt; liabilities  [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]
- 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]
- 執 務   [しつむ]  [K]
(n,vs) performance of one's official duties  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 務   [じつむ]  [K]
(n) practical business  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 務   [しょうむ]  [K]
(n) commercial affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 務 員   [じょうむいん]  [K]
(n) trainman; train crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 務   [じょうむ]  [K]
(n) routine business; executive director  [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]
- 税 務   [ぜいむ]  [K]
(n) taxation business  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 務   [せんむ]  [K]
(n) managing director; special duty; conductor  [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]
- 地 方 公 務 員   [ちほうこうむいん]  [K]
local government employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 務   [とうむ]  [K]
(n) party business  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 務   [ないむ]  [K]
(n) internal or domestic affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 務 官   [べんむかん]  [K]
(n) commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 務   [ほうむ]  [K]
(n) judicial affairs; Ministry of Justice; judge advocate general (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 務 省   [ほうむしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 律 事 務 所   [ほうりつじむしょ]  [K]
(n) law office  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 務   [ろうむ]  [K]
(n) labor; work; service  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 力 矛

Kanji: 夢
Back: Find more details for 夢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dream
vision
illusion
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ム
ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆめ
ゆめ.みる
くら.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
夕 (ゆうべ) – evening
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: cover eyes at night and dream of grass
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #943 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 夢   [ゆめ]  [K]
(n) dream  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 夢 中   [むちゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) daze; (in a) trance; ecstasy; delirium; engrossment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 夢   [あくむ]  [K]
(n) nightmare; bad dream  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 夢   [はつゆめ]  [K]
(n) year's first dream  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢にも   [ゆめにも]  [K]
(adv) not in the slightest; not in one's wildest dreams  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢 幻   [むげん]  [K]
(n) dreams; fantasy; visions  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢 想   [むそう]  [K]
(n) dream; vision; reverie  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 夕 艾 艸

Kanji: 無
Back: Find more details for 無 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nothingness
none
ain't
nothing
nil
not
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ム
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): な.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: wheatsheaf burned, now none left
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #274 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 無い   [ない]  [K]
(adj) there isn't; doesn't have  [D] [Jisho]
- 無くす   [なくす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to lose something; (2) to get rid of  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 無くなる   [なくなる]  [K]
(v5r) to disappear; to get lost  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 理   [むり]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) unreasonable; impossible; overdoing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 無し   [なし]  [K]
(n,n-suf) without  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 視   [むし]  [K]
(n,vs) disregard; ignore  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 事   [ぶじ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; peace; quietness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 駄   [むだ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) futility; uselessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 料   [むりょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) free; no charge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 間も無く   [まもなく]  [K]
(adv) soon; before long; in a short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 無 沙 汰   [ごぶさた]  [K]
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 限   [むげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) infinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 数   [むすう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) countless number; infinite number  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 地   [むじ]  [K]
(n) plain; unfigured  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 無   [うむ]  [K]
(n) yes or no; existence; flag indicator (comp); presence or absence marker  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 台 無し   [だいなし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mess; spoiled; (come to) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 闇に   [むやみに]  [K]
(uk) unreasonably; absurdly; recklessly; indiscreetly; at random  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 味   [むいみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nonsense; no meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 言   [むごん]  [K]
(n) silence  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 効   [むこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) invalid; no effect; unavailable  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 口   [むくち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reticence  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 邪 気   [むじゃき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocence; simple-mindedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 線   [むせん]  [K]
(n) wireless; radio  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 駄 遣い   [むだづかい]  [K]
(n,vs) waste money on; squander money on; flog a dead horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 断   [むだん]  [K]
(n) without permission; without notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 知   [むち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ignorance  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 茶   [むちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 茶 苦 茶   [むちゃくちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) confused; jumbled; mixed up; unreasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 難   [ぶなん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 念   [むねん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) chagrin; regret  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 能   [むのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inefficiency; incompetence  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 用   [むよう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) useless; futility; needlessness; unnecessariness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 礼   [ぶれい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impolite; rude  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 論   [むろん]  [K]
(adv) of course; naturally  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 何 気 無く   [なにげなく]  [K]
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently  [D] [Jisho]
- 皆 無   [かいむ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 慨 無 量   [かんがいむりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep emotion; one's mind is filled with thousand emotions  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 無   [きょむ]  [K]
(n) nihility; nothingness  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 実 無 根   [じじつむこん]  [K]
(n) groundless; entirely contrary to fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し分 無い   [もうしぶんない]  [K]
no objection; nothing to criticize  [D] [Jisho]
- 其れと無く   [それとなく]  [K]
(adv) indirectly; obliquely  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 識   [むいしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unconsciousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 為   [むい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) idleness; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 益   [むえき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) useless; futile; vain  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 縁   [むえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrelated; without relations; unidentified; indifferent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 我   [むが]  [K]
(n) selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 害   [むがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 関 係   [むかんけい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unrelated  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 関 心   [むかんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) apathetic; indifferent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期   [むき]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期 限   [むきげん]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 機 物   [むきぶつ]  [K]
(n) inorganic substance  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 気 力   [むきりょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lethargic; lassitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 記 名   [むきめい]  [K]
(n) unsigned; unregistered  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 休   [むきゅう]  [K]
(n) without a holiday; nonstop  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 給   [むきゅう]  [K]
(n) unpaid; nonsalaried  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 菌   [むきん]  [K]
(n) sterilised; pasteurised  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 形   [むけい]  [K]
(n) abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 形 文 化 財   [むけいぶんかざい]  [K]
intangible cultural asset  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 差 別   [むさべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) without discrimination  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 罪   [むざい]  [K]
(n) innocence  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 策   [むさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lacking means or measures or policies  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 残   [むざん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; atrocity; cold-bloodedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 死   [むし]  [K]
(n) baseball with no outs  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 資 格   [むしかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 実   [むじつ]  [K]
(n) innocent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 重 量   [むじゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) weightlessness; zero gravity  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 所 属   [むしょぞく]  [K]
(n) independent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 傷   [むきず]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unhurt; uninjured; unwounded; flawless; spotless; sound; perfect  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 償   [むしょう]  [K]
(n) no compensation; free of charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 情   [むじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heartlessness; hardness; cruelty; ruthless  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 条 件   [むじょうけん]  [K]
(n) unconditional  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 職   [むしょく]  [K]
(n) without an occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 色   [むしょく]  [K]
(n) colourless; achromatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 心   [むしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocent  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 神 経   [むしんけい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insensibility; thick-skinned  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 人   [むじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) lack of help; (2) unmanned; uninhabited  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 尽 蔵   [むじんぞう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexhaustible supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 制 限   [むせいげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) limitless  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 性に   [むしょうに]  [K]
(adv) excessively; very much  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 政 府   [むせいふ]  [K]
(n) anarchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 生 物   [むせいぶつ]  [K]
(n) inanimate object  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 精   [ぶしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indolence; laziness; sloth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 矛
Back: Find more details for 矛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
halberd
arms
festival float
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ム
ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矛 (むのほこ) – halberd
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1538 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 矛 盾   [むじゅん]  [K]
(n,vs) contradiction; inconsistency  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 矛   [ほこ]  [K]
(n) halberd; arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 矛 先   [ほこさき]  [K]
(n) point of spear; aim of attack; force of 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

Kanji: 霧
Back: Find more details for 霧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fog
mist
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ム
ボウ
ブ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): きり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1747 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 霧   [きり]  [K]
(n) fog; mist  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 黒い霧   [くろいきり]  [K]
(n) thick fog  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 霧   [あさぎり]  [K]
(n) morning fog  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 霧   [のうむ]  [K]
(n) heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog  [D] [Jisho]
- 霧 雨   [きりさめ]  [K]
(n) drizzle; light rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 夕 霧   [ゆうぎり]  [K]
(n) evening mist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 椋
Back: Find more details for 椋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
type of deciduous tree
grey starling
On-Yomi Reading(s): リョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むく
ぐら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
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: 木

Kanji: 婿
Back: Find more details for 婿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bridegroom
son-in-law
On-Yomi Reading(s): セイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): むこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2099 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 婿   [むこ]  [K]
(n) son-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 花 婿   [はなむこ]  [K]
(n) bridegroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 娘 婿   [むすめむこ]  [K]
(n) adopted son-in-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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 娘
Back: Find more details for 娘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
daughter
girl
On-Yomi Reading(s): ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むすめ
こ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1145 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 娘   [むすめ]  [K]
(n) (hum) daughter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 人 娘   [ひとりむすめ]  [K]
(n) an only daughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 孫 娘   [まごむすめ]  [K]
(n) granddaughter  [D] [Jisho]
- 娘 婿   [むすめむこ]  [K]
(n) adopted son-in-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: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 女

Kanji: 名
Back: Find more details for 名 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
name
noted
distinguished
reputation
On-Yomi Reading(s):
メイ
ミョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な
-な
と
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
夕 (ゆうべ) – evening
Henshall Mnemonic: mouth calls name at night
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #177 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 平 仮 名   [ひらがな]  [K]
(n) hiragana; 47 syllables; the cursive syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 仮 名   [かたかな]  [K]
(n) katakana  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 前   [なまえ]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 名   [ゆうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fame  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 署 名   [しょめい]  [K]
(n,vs) signature  [D] [Jisho]
- 名   [な]  [K]
(n) name; reputation  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 人   [めいじん]  [K]
(n) master; expert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 宛 名   [あてな]  [K]
(n) address; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 名   [かな]  [K]
(n) (uk) Japanese syllabary (alphabets); kana  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 名 遣い   [かなづかい]  [K]
(n) kana orthography; syllabary spelling  [D] [Jisho]
- 氏 名   [しめい]  [K]
(n) full name; identity  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り仮 名   [ふりがな]  [K]
furigana (hiragana over kanji); pronunciation key  [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]
- 代 名 詞   [だいめいし]  [K]
(n) pronoun  [D] [Jisho]
- 題 名   [だいめい]  [K]
(n) title  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 名   [ちめい]  [K]
(n) place name  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 作   [めいさく]  [K]
(n) masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 刺   [めいし]  [K]
(n) business card  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 詞   [めいし]  [K]
(n) noun  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 字   [みょうじ]  [K]
(n) surname; family name  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 所   [めいしょ]  [K]
(n) famous place  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 物   [めいぶつ]  [K]
(n) famous product; special product; speciality; specialty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 姓 名   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) full name  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 名   [ちょめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) well-known; noted; celebrated  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 名   [ほんみょう]  [K]
(n) real name  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 高い   [なだかい]  [K]
(adj) famous; celebrated; well-known  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 札   [なふだ]  [K]
(n) name plate; name tag  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 残   [なごり]  [K]
(n) remains; traces; vestiges; memory  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 称   [めいしょう]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 付ける   [なづける]  [K]
(v1) to name (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 簿   [めいぼ]  [K]
(n) register of names  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 誉   [めいよ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) honor; credit; prestige  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 異 名   [いみょう]  [K]
(n) another name; nickname; alias  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 名   [おめい]  [K]
(n) stigma; dishonour; infamy  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 名   [かめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 名   [かいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) name change  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 名   [げいめい]  [K]
(n) stage name  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び名   [よびな]  [K]
(n) given name; popular name  [D] [Jisho]
- 功 名   [こうみょう]  [K]
(n) great achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 名   [こうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fame; renown  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 名   [こくめい]  [K]
(n) country name  [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]
- 実 名   [じつめい]  [K]
(n) real name  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 名   [しゃめい]  [K]
(n) name of company  [D] [Jisho]
- 襲 名   [しゅうめい]  [K]
(n) succession to another's professional name  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 名   [しょめい]  [K]
(n) book title  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 名   [じょめい]  [K]
(n,vs) expulsion; excommunication  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 名   [じんめい]  [K]
(n) person's name  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 義 名 分   [たいぎめいぶん]  [K]
(n) a just cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 名   [だいみょう]  [K]
(n) Japanese feudal lord  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 名   [ちめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) well-known  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 名   [どうみょう]  [K]
(n) same name  [D] [Jisho]
- 匿 名   [とくめい]  [K]
(n) anonymity; pseudonym  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 名   [ひつめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 名   [びょうめい]  [K]
(n) name of a disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 名   [ひんめい]  [K]
(n) name of product  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 名   [べつめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 記 名   [むきめい]  [K]
(n) unsigned; unregistered  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 名   [むめい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) unsigned; nameless; anonymous; anonymity  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 案   [めいあん]  [K]
(n) good idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 画   [めいが]  [K]
(n) famous picture; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 義   [めいぎ]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 曲   [めいきょく]  [K]
(n) famous music  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 月   [めいげつ]  [K]
(n) harvest moon; full moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 残 惜しい   [なごりおしい]  [K]
(adj) regret (at parting); reluctance (to part)  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 指し   [なざし]  [K]
(n) nomination; calling names  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 実   [めいじつ]  [K]
(n) in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 手   [めいしゅ]  [K]
(n) expert  [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]
- 名 声   [めいせい]  [K]
(n) fame  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 著   [めいちょ]  [K]
(n) famous book; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 目   [めいもく]  [K]
(n) nominal  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 門   [めいもん]  [K]
(n) noted family; noble family  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 優   [めいゆう]  [K]
(n) great or famous actor; star  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 誉 職   [めいよしょく]  [K]
(n) honorary position  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 名   [めいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) naming; christening  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 名   [れんめい]  [K]
(n) joint signature  [D] [Jisho]
- 渾 名   [あだな]  [K]
(n) nickname  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口 夕

Kanji: 命
Back: Find more details for 命 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fate
command
decree
destiny
life
appoint
On-Yomi Reading(s):
メイ
ミョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いのち
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
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: life can hinge on a spoken order
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #465 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 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]
JLPT N3 Words
- 生 命   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) life; existence  [D] [Jisho]
- 命   [いのち]  [K]
(n) (mortal) life  [D] [Jisho]
- 命じる   [めいじる]  [K]
(v1) to order; to command; to appoint  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 令   [めいれい]  [K]
(n,vs) order; command; decree; directive; (software) instruction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 懸 命   [けんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life  [D] [Jisho]
- 寿 命   [じゅみょう]  [K]
(n) life span  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 命   [じんめい]  [K]
(n) (human) life  [D] [Jisho]
- 命ずる   [めいずる]  [K]
(vz) to command; to appoint  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 運 命   [うんめい]  [K]
(n) fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 革 命   [かくめい]  [K]
(n) revolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 使 命   [しめい]  [K]
(n) mission; errand; message  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 命   [しゅくめい]  [K]
(n) fate; destiny; predestination  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 命   [にんめい]  [K]
(n) appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 中   [めいちゅう]  [K]
(n) a hit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 延 命   [えんめい]  [K]
(n) (1) long life; longevity; (2) macrobiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 命   [きゅうめい]  [K]
(n) lifesaving  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 命 保 険   [せいめいほけん]  [K]
life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 命 力   [せいめいりょく]  [K]
(n) one's life force  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 命   [たんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) short life  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 命 傷   [ちめいしょう]  [K]
(n) fatal wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 致 命 的   [ちめいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fatal; lethal  [D] [Jisho]
- 亡 命   [ぼうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) emigration; exile; flight from one's country; defection  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 命   [ほんめい]  [K]
(n) favorite; sure thing; likely winner; certainty  [D] [Jisho]
- 命   [めい]  [K]
(n) command; decree; life; destiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 運   [めいうん]  [K]
(n) fate; doom  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 懸け   [いのちがけ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) life and death; risking one's life; risky; desperate  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 題   [めいだい]  [K]
(n) proposition; thesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 日   [めいにち]  [K]
(n) death anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 名   [めいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) naming; christening  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 命   [よめい]  [K]
(n) remainder of one's life; one's remaining 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: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个 口

Kanji: 明
Back: Find more details for 明 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bright
light
On-Yomi Reading(s):
メイ
ミョウ
ミン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.かり
あか.るい
あか.るむ
あか.らむ
あき.らか
あ.ける
-あ.け
あ.く
あ.くる
あ.かす
あきら
あけ
あす
きら
け
さや
さやか
とし
はる
み
め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: bright sun and moon give clarity
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #67 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 明るい   [あかるい]  [K]
(adj) bright; cheerful  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [あさって]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [あした]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [あす]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 説 明   [せつめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; exposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 日   [みょうにち]  [K]
(n-t) tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 証 明   [しょうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) proof; verification  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 明   [はつめい]  [K]
(n,vs) invention  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 明   [ぶんめい]  [K]
(n) civilization; culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 明かり   [あかり]  [K]
(n) lamplight; light (in general); brightness  [D] [Jisho]
- 明ける   [あける]  [K]
(v1) to dawn; to become daylight  [D] [Jisho]
- 明らか   [あきらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obvious; evident; clear; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 確   [めいかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clear up; clarify; define  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [みょうごにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 明け   [よあけ]  [K]
(n) dawn; daybreak  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 透 明   [とうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) transparency; cleanness  [D] [Jisho]
- 明け方   [あけがた]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) dawn  [D] [Jisho]
- 明明 後 日   [しあさって]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (uk) (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 賢 明   [けんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wisdom; intelligence; prudence  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 明   [しょうめい]  [K]
(n) illumination  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 明   [せいめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement; proclamation  [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]
- 不 明   [ふめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified  [D] [Jisho]
- 明かす   [あかす]  [K]
(v5s) to pass; spend; to reveal; to divulge  [D] [Jisho]
- 明くる   [あくる]  [K]
(adj-pn,pref) next; following  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 白   [めいはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) obvious; overt; plainly; frankly  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 瞭   [めいりょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clarity  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 朗   [めいろう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bright; clear; cheerful  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 英 明   [えいめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 明   [かいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) elucidation; explication  [D] [Jisho]
- 究 明   [きゅうめい]  [K]
(n) investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 明   [げんめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement; assertion  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 明   [こうみょう]  [K]
(n) glory; hope; right future  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 明   [こうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fairness; justice  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 明 党   [こうめいとう]  [K]
Justice Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 克 明   [こくめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) detailed; elaborate; faithfulness; diligence; conscientiousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 明   [じめい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) obvious; self-evident; axiomatic; self-explanatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 明   [しつめい]  [K]
(n) loss of eyesight  [D] [Jisho]
- 釈 明   [しゃくめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; vindication  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 明け   [しゅうあけ]  [K]
(n) beginning of the week; new week opening; Monday  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 分 証 明 書   [みぶんしょうめいしょ]  [K]
identification papers  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 明 書   [せつめいしょ]  [K]
(n) (printed) instructions  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 明   [せんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vivid; clear; distinct  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 明け   [ねんあけ]  [K]
(n) (1) beginning of the year; early in the new year; (2) expiration of a term of service  [D] [Jisho]
- 梅 雨 明け   [つゆあけ]  [K]
(n) the end of the rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 明   [はんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) establishing; proving; identifying; confirming  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 明   [ひょうめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 透 明   [ふとうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) opacity  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 明   [べんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; excuse; vindication; apology  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 明   [みめい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) early dawn; grey of morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 明くる日   [あくるひ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next day; following day  [D] [Jisho]
- 明け暮れ   [あけくれ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning and evening; all the time  [D] [Jisho]
- 明り   [あかり]  [K]
(n) lamplight; light (in general); brightness  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 暗   [めいあん]  [K]
(n) light and darkness; light and shade  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 快   [めいかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clarion; clarity  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 記   [めいき]  [K]
(n,vs) clear writing; specification  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 言   [めいげん]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 細   [めいさい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) details; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 治   [めいじ]  [K]
Meiji era  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 示   [めいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) specification; explicitly state  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 星   [みょうじょう]  [K]
(n) (1) morning star; Venus; (2) Lucifer; (3) (literary) star  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 朝   [みょうちょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tomorrow morning  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 年   [みょうねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next year  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 晩   [みょうばん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) tomorrow evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 文 化   [めいぶんか]  [K]
(n) stipulate  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 盟
Back: Find more details for 盟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
alliance
oath
On-Yomi Reading(s): メイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): メイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Henshall Mnemonic: bright alliance pledged over bowl of blood
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #587 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 同 盟   [どうめい]  [K]
(n,vs) alliance; union; league  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 盟   [れんめい]  [K]
(n) league; union; alliance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 加 盟   [かめい]  [K]
(n) participation; affiliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 盟 主   [めいしゅ]  [K]
(n) leader; leading power  [D] [Jisho]
- 盟 約   [めいやく]  [K]
(n) oath; pledge; pact; covenant  [D] [Jisho]
- 盟 友   [めいゆう]  [K]
(n) sworn friend  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 迷
Back: Find more details for 迷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
astray
be perplexed
in doubt
lost
err
illusion
On-Yomi Reading(s): メイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まよ.う
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: rice is moved and lost--how perplexing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #942 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 迷う   [まよう]  [K]
(v5u) to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to lose one's way  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 子   [まいご]  [K]
(n) lost (stray) child  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 惑   [めいわく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) trouble; bother; annoyance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 迷 信   [めいしん]  [K]
(n) superstition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 混 迷   [こんめい]  [K]
(n,vs) stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 迷   [ていめい]  [K]
(n,vs) hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷い   [まよい]  [K]
(n) hesitation; bewilderment; doubt; indecision; infatuation; Buddhism maya  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 宮   [めいきゅう]  [K]
(n) mystery; maze; labyrinth  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 彩   [めいさい]  [K]
(n) camouflage; disguise  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 路   [めいろ]  [K]
(n) maze; labyrinth; 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: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 銘
Back: Find more details for 銘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inscription
signature (of artisan)
On-Yomi Reading(s): メイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たか
み
め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1394 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 銘々   [めいめい]  [K]
(n) each; individual  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 感 銘   [かんめい]  [K]
(n) deep impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 銘 記   [めいき]  [K]
(n,vs) keep in mind; take note of; remember  [D] [Jisho]
- 銘 柄   [めいがら]  [K]
(n) brand; make; description  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鳴
Back: Find more details for 鳴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chirp
cry
bark
sound
ring
echo
honk
On-Yomi Reading(s): メイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.く
な.る
な.らす
なり
なる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: bird's mouth produces non-human cry
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1279 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鳴く   [なく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to sing (bird); (2) to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 鳴る   [なる]  [K]
(v5r) to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 怒 鳴る   [どなる]  [K]
(v5r) to shout; to yell  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴らす   [ならす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 共 鳴   [きょうめい]  [K]
(n) resonance; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 鳴   [ひめい]  [K]
(n) shriek; scream  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 怒 鳴り込む   [どなりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to storm in with a yell  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴き声   [なきごえ]  [K]
(n,vs) cry (esp. animal); roar  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴り   [なり]  [K]
(n) ringing; sound  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴 門   [なると]  [K]
(n) steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup (type of kamaboko)  [D] [Jisho]
- 雷 鳴   [らいめい]  [K]
(n) thunder  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口

Kanji: 滅
Back: Find more details for 滅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
destroy
ruin
overthrow
perish
On-Yomi Reading(s): メツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほろ.びる
ほろ.ぶ
ほろ.ぼす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1222 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 滅   [ぜつめつ]  [K]
(n) destruction; extinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅 多に   [めったに]  [K]
(adv) rarely (with neg. verb); seldom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 全 滅   [ぜんめつ]  [K]
(n) annihilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅びる   [ほろびる]  [K]
(v1) to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅ぼす   [ほろぼす]  [K]
(v5s) to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin  [D] [Jisho]
- 滅 亡   [めつぼう]  [K]
(n) downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 隠 滅   [いんめつ]  [K]
(n) destruction; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 壊 滅   [かいめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) destruction; annihilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 滅   [げんめつ]  [K]
(n) disillusionment  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 滅   [じめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) ruining oneself; destroying oneself  [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]
- 点 滅   [てんめつ]  [K]
(n) switching on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 滅   [はめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) ruin; destruction; fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 撲 滅   [ぼくめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) extermination  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 免
Back: Find more details for 免 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
excuse
dismissal
On-Yomi Reading(s): メン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まぬか.れる
まぬが.れる
め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1080 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 免 許   [めんきょ]  [K]
(n) license; permit; licence; certificate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ご免ください   [ごめんください]  [K]
(exp,int) May I come in?  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 免   [ごめん]  [K]
(int,n) your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 税   [めんぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) tax exemption; duty exemption  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 免れる   [まぬかれる]  [K]
(v1) to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 除   [めんじょ]  [K]
(n) exemption; exoneration; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ご免   [ごめん]  [K]
(int,n) your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 免   [げんめん]  [K]
(n) reduction and exemption; mitigation and remission  [D] [Jisho]
- 赦 免   [しゃめん]  [K]
(n) remission  [D] [Jisho]
- 罷 免   [ひめん]  [K]
(n,vs) dismissal; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 免 許   [むめんきょ]  [K]
(n) unlicensed  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 疫   [めんえき]  [K]
(n) immunity; immunization  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 許 証   [めんきょしょう]  [K]
(n) licence; license; permit  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 状   [めんじょう]  [K]
(n) diploma; licence  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 職   [めんしょく]  [K]
(n) dismissal; sacking; discharge  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 責   [めんせき]  [K]
(n) exemption from responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 綿
Back: Find more details for 綿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cotton
On-Yomi Reading(s): メン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わた
う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: many white threads of cotton make cotton wool
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1495 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 木 綿   [もめん]  [K]
(n) cotton  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 綿   [めん]  [K]
(n) raw cotton  [D] [Jisho]
- 綿   [わた]  [K]
(n) cotton; padding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 綿 布   [めんぷ]  [K]
(n) cotton cloth; cotton material  [D] [Jisho]
- 綿 密   [めんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 面
Back: Find more details for 面 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mask
face
features
surface
On-Yomi Reading(s):
メン
ベン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おも
おもて
つら
お
ずら
ほおつき
も
Bushu (Radical) Info: 面 (めん) – face
Henshall Mnemonic: mask encloses funny face with big eye
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #186 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 面 白い   [おもしろい]  [K]
(adj) interesting; amusing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 真 面 目   [まじめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) diligent; serious; honest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 場 面   [ばめん]  [K]
(n) scene; setting (e.g. of novel)  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 面   [ひょうめん]  [K]
(n) surface; outside; face; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 面   [めん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) face; mug; surface; facial features; mask; face guard; side or facet; corner; page  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 倒   [めんどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) trouble; difficulty; care; attention  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 水 面   [すいめん]  [K]
(n) water's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 面   [しょうめん]  [K]
(n,pref) front; frontage; facade; main  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面   [せんめん]  [K]
(n,vs) wash up (one's face); have a wash  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 面   [じめん]  [K]
(n) ground; earth's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 面   [ほうめん]  [K]
(n) direction; district; field (e.g., of study)  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 積   [めんせき]  [K]
(n) area  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 接   [めんせつ]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 倒 臭い   [めんどうくさい]  [K]
(adj) bother to do; tiresome  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 面   [いちめん]  [K]
(adv,n) one side; one phase; front page; the other hand; the whole surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 斜 面   [しゃめん]  [K]
(n) slope; slanting surface; bevel  [D] [Jisho]
- 側 面   [そくめん]  [K]
(n) side; flank; sidelight; lateral  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 面   [たいめん]  [K]
(n) interview; meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 面   [だんめん]  [K]
(n) cross-section  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 面   [ちょくめん]  [K]
(n,vs) confrontation  [D] [Jisho]
- 覆 面   [ふくめん]  [K]
(n) mask; veil; disguise  [D] [Jisho]
- 面する   [めんする]  [K]
(vs-s) to face on; to look out on to  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 会   [めんかい]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 目   [めんぼく]  [K]
(n) face; honour; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 目   [めんもく]  [K]
(n) face; honour; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 皰   [にきび]  [K]
(n) pimple; acne  [D] [Jisho]
- 几 帳 面   [きちょうめん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) methodical; punctual; steady  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮 面   [かめん]  [K]
(n) (1) mask; (2) disguise  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 面   [がめん]  [K]
(n) terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 面   [かいめん]  [K]
(n) sea level; (surface of) sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 面   [がいめん]  [K]
(n) exterior; surface; outward appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 額 面   [がくめん]  [K]
(n) face value; par  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 面   [がんめん]  [K]
(n) face (of person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 面   [きょくめん]  [K]
(n) checkerboard; aspect; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 面   [げつめん]  [K]
(n) moon's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 付 面 積   [さくづけめんせき]  [K]
planted area  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 面   [しめん]  [K]
(n) space (page)  [D] [Jisho]
- 誌 面   [しめん]  [K]
(n) page of a magazine  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 面   [しゃかいめん]  [K]
(n) society or local news page  [D] [Jisho]
- 渋 面   [じゅうめん]  [K]
(n) grimace; sullen face  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 対 面   [しょたいめん]  [K]
(n) first meeting; first interview with  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 面   [しょめん]  [K]
(n) document; letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 正 面   [ましょうめん]  [K]
(n) directly opposite; right in front  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 面   [ずめん]  [K]
(n) drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 面   [まとも]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) the front; honesty; uprightness; direct  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 面   [せきめん]  [K]
(n) blush  [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]
- 前 面   [ぜんめん]  [K]
(n) front part; frontage; facade  [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]
- 他 面   [ためん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the other side; another direction; (on) the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 面   [ためん]  [K]
(n) many-sided; multifaceted  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 面   [とうめん]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t,vs) (1) urgent; pressing; impending; (2) confronting (an issue); facing (up to something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 面   [ないめん]  [K]
(n) inside; interior  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 面   [のうめん]  [K]
(n) Noh mask  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 面   [はんめん]  [K]
(n) half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 面   [はんめん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 譜 面   [ふめん]  [K]
(n) (written) music  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 面   [ぶんめん]  [K]
(n) content of a letter  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 面   [へいめん]  [K]
(n) level surface; plane  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 面   [へきめん]  [K]
(n) surface of a wall  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 面   [まんめん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (the) whole face  [D] [Jisho]
- 面   [おもて]  [K]
(n) face  [D] [Jisho]
- 面   [つら]  [K]
(n,n-suf) face; mug; surface; facial features; mask; face guard; side or facet; corner; page  [D] [Jisho]
- 面々   [めんめん]  [K]
(n) each one; all; every direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 影   [おもかげ]  [K]
(n) face; looks; vestiges; trace  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 子   [めんつ]  [K]
(n) face; (one's) honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 持ち   [おももち]  [K]
(n) expression; look; countenance; face  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 識   [めんしき]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 談   [めんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 白   [おもしろ]  [K]
(n) amusing; interesting  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 面   [りめん]  [K]
(n) back; reverse; other side; inside; tails (of coins); background  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 面   [りょうめん]  [K]
(n) both sides; two sides  [D] [Jisho]
- 路 面   [ろめん]  [K]
(n) road surface  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 模
Back: Find more details for 模 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
imitation
copy
mock
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モ
ボ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): がみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: plant copies model tree and grows big in sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #668 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 模 様   [もよう]  [K]
(n) pattern; figure; design  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 規 模   [きぼ]  [K]
(n) scale; scope; plan; structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 型   [もけい]  [K]
(n) model; dummy; maquette  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 索   [もさく]  [K]
(n) groping (for)  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 範   [もはん]  [K]
(n) exemplar; exemplification; exemplum; model; example  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 倣   [もほう]  [K]
(n,vs) imitation; copying  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 小 規 模   [しょうきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 規 模   [だいきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 擬   [もぎ]  [K]
(n,adj-no) imitation; sham; mock  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 擬 試 験   [もぎしけん]  [K]
trial examination; sham examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 造   [もぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) imitation; mimic  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 茂
Back: Find more details for 茂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overgrown
grow thick
be luxuriant
On-Yomi Reading(s): モ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しげ.る
うむさ
き
し
つとむ
む
もて
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: #1188 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 茂る   [しげる]  [K]
(v5r) to grow thick; to luxuriate; to be luxurious  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 繁 茂   [はんも]  [K]
(n) luxuriant growth  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 妄
Back: Find more details for 妄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
delusion
unnecessarily
without authority
reckless
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モウ
ボウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みだ.りに
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2264 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 妄 信   [ぼうしん]  [K]
(n) blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity  [D] [Jisho]
- 妄 想   [もうそう]  [K]
(n) wild idea; delusion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 女

Kanji: 孟
Back: Find more details for 孟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chief
beginning
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モウ
ボウ
ミョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かしら
たけし
たけ
はる
はじめ
つとむ
おさ
はい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2127 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: 子

Kanji: 毛
Back: Find more details for 毛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fur
hair
feather
down
On-Yomi Reading(s): モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
け
めん
も
Bushu (Radical) Info: 毛 (け) – wool
Henshall Mnemonic: tuft of hair
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1179 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 毛   [け]  [K]
(n) hair; fur  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 髪の毛   [かみのけ]  [K]
(n) hair (head)  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 布   [もうふ]  [K]
(n) blanket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 毛 糸   [けいと]  [K]
(n) knitting wool  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 皮   [けがわ]  [K]
(n) fur; skin; pelt  [D] [Jisho]
- 羊 毛   [ようもう]  [K]
(n) wool  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 羽 毛   [うもう]  [K]
(n) feathers; plumage; down  [D] [Jisho]
- 眉 毛   [まゆげ]  [K]
(n) eyebrows  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 毛   [ふもう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) sterile; barren; unproductive; sour  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 虫   [けむし]  [K]
(n) caterpillar  [D] [Jisho]
- 毛 筆   [もうひつ]  [K]
(n) (writing, painting) brush  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 猛
Back: Find more details for 猛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fierce
rave
rush
become furious
wildness
strength
On-Yomi Reading(s): モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たけ
たけし
たける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1301 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 猛 烈   [もうれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) violent; vehement; rage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 猛 威   [もうい]  [K]
(n) fury; power; menace  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 攻   [もうこう]  [K]
(n) fierce attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 獣   [もうじゅう]  [K]
(n) wild animal; beast of prey  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 暑   [もうしょ]  [K]
(n) fierce heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 打   [もうだ]  [K]
(n) heavy blow; heavy hit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 盲
Back: Find more details for 盲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
blind
blind man
ignoramus
On-Yomi Reading(s): モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): めくら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
目 (め) – eye
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1767 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 盲 点   [もうてん]  [K]
(n) blind spot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 盲   [めくら]  [K]
(n) blindness; blind man; ignorance; ignoramus  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 学 校   [もうがっこう]  [K]
(n) school for the blind  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 人   [もうじん]  [K]
(n) blind person  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 腸   [もうちょう]  [K]
(n) appendix; caecum  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 導 犬   [もうどうけん]  [K]
(n) seeing eye dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 目   [もうもく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blindness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 目

Kanji: 網
Back: Find more details for 網 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
netting
network
On-Yomi Reading(s): モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あみ
あ
ずな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1194 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 網   [あみ]  [K]
(n) net; network  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 金 網   [かなあみ]  [K]
(n) wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 網   [こうつうもう]  [K]
(n) traffic network  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 網   [つうしんもう]  [K]
(n) communications network  [D] [Jisho]
- 網 膜   [もうまく]  [K]
(n) retina  [D] [Jisho]
- 網 羅   [もうら]  [K]
(n,vs) comprising; including; covering; encompassing; comprehending  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 耗
Back: Find more details for 耗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): decrease
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モウ
コウ
カウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): モウ
コウ
カウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耒 (らいすき) – three branch tree
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).
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 耗   [しょうもう]  [K]
(n,vs) exhaustion; consumption  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 心 神 耗 弱   [しんしんもうじゃく]  [K]
(n) mental retardation; unsound mind  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 耒

Kanji: 木
Back: Find more details for 木 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tree
wood
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボク
モク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き
こ-
ぐ
も
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tree with sweeping branches
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #317 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 木   [き]  [K]
(n) tree; wood; timber  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 曜 日   [もくようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Thursday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 木 綿   [もめん]  [K]
(n) cotton  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 木 曜   [もくよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Thursday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 材 木   [ざいもく]  [K]
(n) lumber; timber  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 木   [うえき]  [K]
(n) garden shrubs; trees; potted plant  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 木   [たいぼく]  [K]
(n) large tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 並 木   [なみき]  [K]
(n) roadside tree; row of trees  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 材   [もくざい]  [K]
(n) lumber; timber; wood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 樹 木   [じゅもく]  [K]
(n) trees and shrubs; arbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 木   [どぼく]  [K]
(n) public works  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 枯れ木   [かれき]  [K]
(n) dead tree; dry wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 木   [かれき]  [K]
(n) dead tree; dry wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 木   [あらき]  [K]
(n) logs in bark; rough wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 木   [こうぼく]  [K]
(n) tall tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 木   [くろき]  [K]
(n) unbarked lumber  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 木 林   [ぞうきばやし]  [K]
(n) grove of mixed trees; copse  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 木 鉢   [うえきばち]  [K]
(n) flowerpot  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 木   [あおき]  [K]
(n) live tree; Japanese laurel  [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]
- 庭 木   [にわき]  [K]
(n) garden tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 栃 木   [とちのき]  [K]
(n) Japanese horse chestnut  [D] [Jisho]
- 柏 木   [かしわぎ]  [K]
oak-tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 苗 木   [なえぎ]  [K]
(n) seedling; sapling; young tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 木   [もとき]  [K]
(n) original stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 木々   [きぎ]  [K]
(n) every tree; many trees; all kinds of trees  [D] [Jisho]
- 木の芽   [きのめ]  [K]
(n) bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum); leaf bud  [D] [Jisho]
- 木の実   [きのみ]  [K]
(n) nut; fruit; berry  [D] [Jisho]
- 木ノ葉   [このは]  [K]
(n) foliage; leaves of trees  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 陰   [こかげ]  [K]
(n) shade of tree; bower  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 戸   [きど]  [K]
(n) wicket gate; wooden door  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 枯し   [こがらし]  [K]
(n) cold wintry wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 枯らし   [こがらし]  [K]
(n) cold wintry wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 工   [もっこう]  [K]
(n) woodworking; woodworker; carpenter  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 場   [きば]  [K]
(n) lumberyard  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 星   [もくせい]  [K]
(n) Jupiter (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 製   [もくせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) wooden; made of wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 造   [もくぞう]  [K]
(n) wooden; made of wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 炭   [もくたん]  [K]
(n) charcoal  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 彫   [もくちょう]  [K]
(n) wood carving; woodcraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 彫り   [きぼり]  [K]
(n) wood carving; woodcraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 片   [もくへん]  [K]
(n) block (of wood); chip; splinter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 黙
Back: Find more details for 黙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
silence
become silent
stop speaking
leave as is
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モク
ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
だま.る
もだ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
火 (ひ) – fire
黒 (くろ) – black
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1338 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 黙る   [だまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be silent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沈 黙   [ちんもく]  [K]
(n) silence; reticence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗 黙   [あんもく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) tacit; implicit  [D] [Jisho]
- 寡 黙   [かもく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silent (person); shy  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙とう   [もくとう]  [K]
(n,vs) silent prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 殺   [もくさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) ignore; shelve; smother; treat with silent contempt  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 認   [もくにん]  [K]
(n,vs) connivance; tacit consent; toleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 秘 権   [もくひけん]  [K]
(n) right to keep 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: 火 黒

Kanji: 目
Back: Find more details for 目 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eye
class
look
insight
experience
care
favor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
モク
ボク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
め
-め
ま-
さかん
さがん
さっか
さつか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: upright eye
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #76 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 目   [め]  [K]
(n) eye; eyeball  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 真 面 目   [まじめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) diligent; serious; honest  [D] [Jisho]
- 駄 目   [だめ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) useless; no good; hopeless  [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]
- 科 目   [かもく]  [K]
(n) (school) subject; curriculum; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 目   [ちゅうもく]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; attention; observation  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 的   [もくてき]  [K]
(n) purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 標   [もくひょう]  [K]
(n) mark; objective; target  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 項 目   [こうもく]  [K]
(n) item  [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]
- 目 安   [めやす]  [K]
(n) criterion; aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 印   [めじるし]  [K]
(n,vs) mark; sign; landmark  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 下   [めした]  [K]
(n) subordinate(s); inferior(s); junior  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 指す   [めざす]  [K]
(v5s) to aim at; to have an eye on  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 次   [もくじ]  [K]
(n) table of contents  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 出 度い   [めでたい]  [K]
(adj) happy; simple soul; propitious; joyous  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 上   [めうえ]  [K]
(n) superior(s); senior  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 茶 苦 茶   [めちゃくちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; messed up; spoiled; wreaked  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 立つ   [めだつ]  [K]
(v5t) to be conspicuous; to stand out  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 眩   [めまい]  [K]
(n,vs) dizziness; giddiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 目   [やくめ]  [K]
(n) duty; business  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 目   [いちもく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) a glance; a look; a glimpse  [D] [Jisho]
- 効き目   [ききめ]  [K]
(n) effect; virtue; efficacy; impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 目   [ひとめ]  [K]
(n) public gaze; public notice  [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]
- 着 目   [ちゃくもく]  [K]
(n,vs) attention  [D] [Jisho]
- 丁 目   [ちょうめ]  [K]
(n) district of a town; city block (of irregular size)  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 目   [ばんめ]  [K]
cardinal number suffix  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 目   [めんぼく]  [K]
(n) face; honour; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 目   [めんもく]  [K]
(n) face; honour; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 下   [もっか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at present; now  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚める   [めざめる]  [K]
(v1) to wake up  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 付き   [めつき]  [K]
(n) look; expression of the eyes; eyes  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 方   [めかた]  [K]
(n) weight  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 録   [もくろく]  [K]
(n) catalogue; catalog; list  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 目   [ひとめ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) a glance; a look; a glimpse  [D] [Jisho]
- 引け目   [ひけめ]  [K]
(n) weakness; drawing back  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 目   [はめ]  [K]
(n) panel; wainscoting; plight  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 目   [えんもく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) musical program  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 目   [よこめ]  [K]
(n) side glance  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 目   [かもく]  [K]
(n) (school) subject; curriculum; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 皆 目   [かいもく]  [K]
(adv) entirely  [D] [Jisho]
- 割れ目   [われめ]  [K]
(n) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; split; rift; fissure  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 目   [さかいめ]  [K]
(n) border; boundary line; crisis  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲 目   [きょくもく]  [K]
(n) program; musical selection; tunes  [D] [Jisho]
- 見た目   [みため]  [K]
(n) appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 目   [さいもく]  [K]
(n) particulars; details; specified items  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 目   [じもく]  [K]
(n) (1) eye and ear; (2) one's attention; one's interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛇の目   [じゃのめ]  [K]
(n) (umbrella with) bull's-eye (pattern)  [D] [Jisho]
- 種 目   [しゅもく]  [K]
(n) event; item of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 目   [ふしめ]  [K]
(n) a knot; a turning point  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択 科 目   [せんたくかもく]  [K]
subject of selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 目 的   [たもくてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) multipurpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 二つ目   [ふたつめ]  [K]
(n) one after next; second  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 枚 目   [にまいめ]  [K]
(n) actor in a love scene  [D] [Jisho]
- 日の目   [ひのめ]  [K]
(n) sunlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 目   [ひんもく]  [K]
(n) list of articles  [D] [Jisho]
- 負い目   [おいめ]  [K]
(n) indebtedness; unfulfilled promise; drawback  [D] [Jisho]
- 分かれ目   [わかれめ]  [K]
(n) turning point; fork; junction; parting of the ways  [D] [Jisho]
- 片 目   [かため]  [K]
(n) one eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫い目   [ぬいめ]  [K]
(n) seam; stitch; suture  [D] [Jisho]
- 縫 目   [ぬいめ]  [K]
(n) seam; stitch; suture  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 目   [めいもく]  [K]
(n) nominal  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 目   [もうもく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blindness  [D] [Jisho]
- 目の前   [めのまえ]  [K]
before one's eyes; immediate; imminent  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚まし   [めざまし]  [K]
(n) (abbr) alarm clock  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚ましい   [めざましい]  [K]
(adj) (arch) brilliant; splendid; striking; remarkable  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚まし時 計   [めざましどけい]  [K]
(n) alarm clock  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 玉   [めだま]  [K]
(n) (1) eyeball; (2) loss leader (abbr)  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 玉 商 品   [めだましょうひん]  [K]
loss leader  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 撃   [もくげき]  [K]
(n,vs) eye-witness  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 減り   [めべり]  [K]
(n,vs) loss in weight; decrease in value  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 処   [めど]  [K]
(n) aim; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 盛り   [めもり]  [K]
(n) scale; gradations  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 先   [めさき]  [K]
(n) near future; immediate; before one  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 前   [もくぜん]  [K]
(n) before your very eyes  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 測   [もくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) eye measurement; measure with eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 茶 目 茶   [めちゃめちゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 的 地   [もくてきち]  [K]
(n) place of destination  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 当て   [めあて]  [K]
(n) object; purpose; guide; end; view  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 頭   [めがしら]  [K]
(n) inner canthus; eyes  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 白   [めじろ]  [K]
(n) silvereye; white-eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 白 押し   [めじろおし]  [K]
(n) jostling; milling about  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 抜き   [めぬき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) principal; main; important; fashionable  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 戻
Back: Find more details for 戻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
re-
return
revert
resume
restore
go backwards
On-Yomi Reading(s): レイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もど.す
もど.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #890 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 戻る   [もどる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn back; to return  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 戻す   [もどす]  [K]
(v5s) to restore; to put back; to return  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 払い戻す   [はらいもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to repay; to pay back  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 取り戻す   [とりもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to take back; to regain  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き戻す   [ひきもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to bring back; to restore  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 戻す   [ひきもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to bring back; to restore  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 戻り   [ぎゃくもどり]  [K]
(n) retrogression; reversal; relapse  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び戻す   [よびもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to call back; to call home  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 戻り   [あともどり]  [K]
(n,vs) backtrack  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し戻す   [さしもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to send back; to refer back  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い戻し   [かいもどし]  [K]
(n) repurchase; redemption  [D] [Jisho]
- 払い戻し   [はらいもどし]  [K]
(n) repayment; refundment  [D] [Jisho]
- 戻し   [もどし]  [K]
(n) returning; giving back  [D] [Jisho]
- 戻り   [もどり]  [K]
(n) return; reaction; recovery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 戸

Kanji: 問
Back: Find more details for 問 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
question
ask
problem
On-Yomi Reading(s): モン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.う
と.い
とん
はる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: mouth asking at gate
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #64 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 問 題   [もんだい]  [K]
(n) problem; question  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 学 問   [がくもん]  [K]
(n) scholarship; study; learning  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 問   [ぎもん]  [K]
(n) question; problem; doubt; guess  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 問   [ほうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) call; visit  [D] [Jisho]
- 問い   [とい]  [K]
(n) question; query  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 問い合わせ   [といあわせ]  [K]
(n) enquiry; ENQ  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 答   [もんどう]  [K]
(n) questions and answers; dialogue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 問   [もん]  [K]
problem; question  [D] [Jisho]
- 問い合わせる   [といあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to enquire; to seek information  [D] [Jisho]
- 問う   [とう]  [K]
(v5u-s) (1) to ask; to question; to inquire; (2) to charge (i.e. with a crime); to accuse; (3) to care (about); (4) without regard to (with negative verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 屋   [とんや]  [K]
(n) wholesale store  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慰 問   [いもん]  [K]
(n) condolences; sympathy call  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 問   [いちもん]  [K]
(n) a question  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し問 答   [おしもんどう]  [K]
(n) dispute; heated questioning and answering  [D] [Jisho]
- 喚 問   [かんもん]  [K]
(n) summons  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 問 符   [ぎもんふ]  [K]
(n) question mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰 問   [きつもん]  [K]
(n) cross-examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 問   [けんもん]  [K]
(n) inspection; examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 別 訪 問   [こべつほうもん]  [K]
(n,vs) door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 顧 問   [こもん]  [K]
(n) adviser; consultant  [D] [Jisho]
- 拷 問   [ごうもん]  [K]
(n) torture; the rack; third degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 査 問   [さもん]  [K]
(n) inquiry; hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 諮 問   [しもん]  [K]
(n) question; enquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 問   [じもん]  [K]
(n,vs) asking oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 問 題   [しゃかいもんだい]  [K]
social problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 問   [しんもん]  [K]
(n,vs) interrogation; hearing; trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 尋 問   [じんもん]  [K]
(n) questioning  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 問   [せつもん]  [K]
(n) question  [D] [Jisho]
- 禅 問 答   [ぜんもんどう]  [K]
(n) Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers  [D] [Jisho]
- 弔 問   [ちょうもん]  [K]
(n) condolence call  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 北 問 題   [なんぼくもんだい]  [K]
North-South problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 問   [なんもん]  [K]
(n) perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 問   [ふもん]  [K]
(n) ignorance  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 問 題   [べつもんだい]  [K]
(n) different thing; another question; different case  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 責   [もんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 意 識   [もんだいいしき]  [K]
awareness of the issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 点   [もんだいてん]  [K]
(n) the point at issue  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 門

Kanji: 紋
Back: Find more details for 紋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
family crest
figures
On-Yomi Reading(s): モン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1519 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 指 紋   [しもん]  [K]
(n) fingerprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 紋   [はもん]  [K]
(n) ripple; ring on the water  [D] [Jisho]
- 紋   [もん]  [K]
(n) (family) crest; coat of arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 紋 章   [もんしょう]  [K]
(n) crest; coat of arms  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 門
Back: Find more details for 門 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): gates
On-Yomi Reading(s): モン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かど
と
じょう
も
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: double-doored gate
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #452 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 門   [もん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) gate; (2) counter for cannons  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 専 門   [せんもん]  [K]
(n) speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 正 門   [せいもん]  [K]
(n) main gate; main entrance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 部 門   [ぶもん]  [K]
(n) class; group; category; department; field; branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 門   [かど]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) gate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 門   [いちもん]  [K]
(n) the family; dependents; household; kin; clan  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 門   [かんもん]  [K]
(n) barrier; gateway  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 門   [こうもん]  [K]
(n) school gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 門   [しゅうもん]  [K]
(n) doctrine; creed; sect  [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]
- 登 竜 門   [とうりゅうもん]  [K]
(n) gateway to success; opening to honours  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 門   [にゅうもん]  [K]
(n) primer; manual; entering an institute; introduction to  [D] [Jisho]
- 板 門 店   [はんもんてん]  [K]
Panmunjon  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 門   [めいもん]  [K]
(n) noted family; noble family  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳴 門   [なると]  [K]
(n) steamed fish-paste cake, sliced to decorate soup (type of kamaboko)  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 下   [もんか]  [K]
(n) one's pupil or student or follower  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 下 生   [もんかせい]  [K]
(n) pupil; disciple; follower  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 外 漢   [もんがいかん]  [K]
(n) outsider; layman; amateur  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 戸   [もんこ]  [K]
(n) door  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 松   [かどまつ]  [K]
(n) New Year's pine decoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 前   [もんぜん]  [K]
(n) before a gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 前 払い   [もんぜんばらい]  [K]
(n) turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 扉   [もんぴ]  [K]
(n) door(s) of a gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 門   [うらもん]  [K]
(n) back 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: 2

Kanji: 匁
Back: Find more details for 匁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
monme
3.75 grams
(kokuji)
On-Yomi Reading(s): monme
3.75 grams
(kokuji)No On-yomi readings found for this kanji
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もんめ
め
ひゃくめ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
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: ノ 勹

Kanji: 也
Back: Find more details for 也 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): to be (classical)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヤ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なり
か
また
し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1404 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 也   [かなり]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) (uk) considerably; fairly; quite  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 乙

Kanji: 冶
Back: Find more details for 冶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
melting
smelting
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.る
じ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冫 (にすい) – water drops
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: 冫

Kanji: 夜
Back: Find more details for 夜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
night
evening
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ
よる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
夕 (ゆうべ) – evening
Henshall Mnemonic: at night, person puts on top hat to view moon
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #487 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 昨 夜   [ゆうべ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜   [よる]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) evening; night  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 今 夜   [こんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this evening; tonight  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 徹 夜   [てつや]  [K]
(n) all night; all-night vigil; sleepless night  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 中   [よなか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midnight; dead of night  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 明け   [よあけ]  [K]
(n) dawn; daybreak  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 深 夜   [しんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) late at night  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 間   [やかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at night; nighttime  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 行   [やこう]  [K]
(n) walking around at night; night train; night travel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 日 夜   [にちや]  [K]
(n-adv,n) day and night; always  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 具   [やぐ]  [K]
(n) bedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 更かし   [よふかし]  [K]
(n) staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 更け   [よふけ]  [K]
(n) late at night  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 夜   [いちや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) one night; all night; overnight; one evening  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 夜   [つきよ]  [K]
(n) moonlit night  [D] [Jisho]
- 昨 夜   [さくや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 夜 中   [まよなか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) dead of night; midnight  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 夜   [ぜんや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 夜   [ちゅうや]  [K]
(adv,n) day and night  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 夜   [つや]  [K]
(n) all-night vigil over a body; a wake  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 夜   [どうや]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the same night; that night  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 学   [やがく]  [K]
(n) evening course; night-school  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 勤   [やきん]  [K]
(n) night shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 空   [よぞら]  [K]
(n) night sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 景   [やけい]  [K]
(n) night view  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 亠 夕

Kanji: 耶
Back: Find more details for 耶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): question mark
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヤ
ジャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耳 (みみ) – ear
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).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 有 耶 無 耶   [うやむや]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indefinite; hazy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 野
Back: Find more details for 野 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plains
field
rustic
civilian life
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヤ
ショ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の
の-
ずけ
つけ
ぬ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 里 (さと) – village
Henshall Mnemonic: village already built on wild moor
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #120 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 分 野   [ぶんや]  [K]
(n) field; sphere; realm; division; branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 野   [の]  [K]
(n) field  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 平 野   [へいや]  [K]
(n) plain; open field  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 視 野   [しや]  [K]
(n) field of vision; outlook  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 外   [やがい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fields; outskirts; open air; suburbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 心   [やしん]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 生   [やせい]  [K]
(n) wild  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 党   [やとう]  [K]
(n) opposition party  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- プロ野 球   [プロやきゅう]  [K]
(n) professional baseball  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 野   [げや]  [K]
(n) retirement from public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 野   [がいや]  [K]
(n) outfield  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 野 手   [がいやしゅ]  [K]
(n) outfielder  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 野   [げんや]  [K]
(n) waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 野   [あれの]  [K]
(n) wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds; desert  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 野   [こうや]  [K]
(n) wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds; desert  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 野   [ざいや]  [K]
(adj-no,n) out of office (power); in opposition party  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 野   [さんや]  [K]
(n) hills and fields; countryside  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 野   [うえの]  [K]
section of Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 野   [そや]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rustic; rude; vulgar; rough  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 野   [おおの]  [K]
(n) large field  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 野   [ないや]  [K]
(n) (baseball) infield; diamond  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 野 手   [ないやしゅ]  [K]
(n) infielder; baseman  [D] [Jisho]
- 牧 野   [ぼくや]  [K]
(n) pasture land; ranch  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 球   [やきゅう]  [K]
(n) baseball  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 犬   [やけん]  [K]
(n) stray dog; ownerless dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 原   [のはら]  [K]
(n) field  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 合   [やごう]  [K]
(n) illicit union; collusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 山   [のやま]  [K]
(n) hills and fields; hill and dale  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 手   [やしゅ]  [K]
(n) a fielder  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 獣   [やじゅう]  [K]
(n) beast; monster; wild animal  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 性   [やせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) wild (nature); uncouth; rough; unpolished  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 中   [のなか]  [K]
(n) in the middle of a field  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 鳥   [やちょう]  [K]
(n) wild bird  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 蛮   [やばん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) savage; uncivilized  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 暮   [やぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrefinedness; uncouthness; boorishness  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 放し   [のばなし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) leaving something to take care of itself  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 望   [やぼう]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 末   [のずえ]  [K]
(n) corners of a field  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 郎   [やろう]  [K]
(n) rascal  [D] [Jisho]
- 与 野 党   [よやとう]  [K]
(n) (political) parties in and out of power; majority and minority parties  [D] [Jisho]
- 林 野   [りんや]  [K]
(n) forests and fields  [D] [Jisho]
- 林 野 庁   [りんやちょう]  [K]
Forest Service  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 里

Kanji: 弥
Back: Find more details for 弥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
all the more
increasingly
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ミ
ビ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いや
や
あまねし
いよいよ
とおい
ひさし
ひさ.しい
わた.る
わたる
みつ
ひろ
よ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1687 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 弥 生   [やよい]  [K]
(n) (obs) third month of the lunar calendar; 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: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 弓

Kanji: 矢
Back: Find more details for 矢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dart
arrow
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): や
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矢 (や) – arrow
Henshall Mnemonic: big arrow with broken tip
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1294 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 矢 張り   [やはり]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 矢っ張り   [やっぱり]  [K]
(adv,exp) (uk) also; as I thought; still; in spite of; absolutely; of course  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 印   [やじるし]  [K]
(n) directing arrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 鱈に   [やたらに]  [K]
(adv) (uk) randomly; recklessly; blindly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 矢   [や]  [K]
(n) arrow  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 弓 矢   [ゆみや]  [K]
(n) bow and arrow  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 先   [やさき]  [K]
(n) arrowhead; brunt; target  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 1

Kanji: 厄
Back: Find more details for 厄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
unlucky
misfortune
bad luck
disaster
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヤクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2123 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 厄 介   [やっかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) trouble; burden; care; bother; worry; dependence; support; kindness; obligation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 厄   [やく]  [K]
(n) misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 厄 年   [やくどし]  [K]
(n) unlucky year; critical 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 厂

Kanji: 役
Back: Find more details for 役 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
duty
war
campaign
drafted labor
office
service
role
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヤク
エキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ちゃく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: move off with weapon in hand to do one's duty
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #315 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 役に立つ   [やくにたつ]  [K]
(v5t) to be helpful; to be useful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 役   [やく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) use; service; role; position  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 割   [やくわり]  [K]
(n) part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 主 役   [しゅやく]  [K]
(n) leading part; leading actor (actress)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 役   [じゅうやく]  [K]
(n) director; high executive  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 者   [やくしゃ]  [K]
(n) actor; actress  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 所   [やくしょ]  [K]
(n) government office; public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 人   [やくにん]  [K]
(n) government official  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 目   [やくめ]  [K]
(n) duty; business  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 役 場   [やくば]  [K]
(n) town hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 職   [やくしょく]  [K]
(n) post; managerial position; official position  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 立つ   [やくだつ]  [K]
(v5t) to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 役   [あくやく]  [K]
(n) villain; baddie; the villain's part  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 付け役   [ひつけやく]  [K]
(n) instigator; troublemaker  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 査 役   [かんさやく]  [K]
(n) auditor; inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 役 所   [くやくしょ]  [K]
(n) ward office; council (regional)  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 役   [げんえき]  [K]
(n) active duty; active service  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 役   [さんやく]  [K]
(n) three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 役   [こやく]  [K]
(n) dramatic role for child; child actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 役 所   [しやくしょ]  [K]
(n) municipal office; council; city hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締 役   [とりしまりやく]  [K]
(n) company director; board member  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 締 役 会   [とりしまりやくかい]  [K]
(n) (1) board of directors; (2) board of directors' meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 役   [じょやく]  [K]
(n) assistant official  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 談 役   [そうだんやく]  [K]
(n) counselor; adviser  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 役   [たいえき]  [K]
(n,vs) retiring from military service  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 役   [だいやく]  [K]
(n) important mission; heavy role; substitute actor; stand-in; double  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 役   [たいやく]  [K]
(n) important task or role or duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 懲 役   [ちょうえき]  [K]
(n) penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 役 場   [まちやくば]  [K]
(n) town hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 当たり役   [あたりやく]  [K]
(n) successful role  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 役   [はいやく]  [K]
(n) cast (of a play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 服 役   [ふくえき]  [K]
(n) penal servitude; military service  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 役   [へいえき]  [K]
(n) military service; conscription  [D] [Jisho]
- 役に立たない   [やくにたたない]  [K]
(exp) be of no avail; be useless  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 員   [やくいん]  [K]
(n) officer; official; executive; staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 回り   [やくまわり]  [K]
(n) role; part; (unpleasant) duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 柄   [やくがら]  [K]
(n) role  [D] [Jisho]
- 脇 役   [わきやく]  [K]
(n) supporting role (actor); minor role  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 約
Back: Find more details for 約 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
promise
approximately
shrink
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ヤクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: knotted thread reminds of promise about ladle
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #94 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 約 束   [やくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) arrangement; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 約   [よやく]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) reservation; appointment; booking; advance order; (2) contract; subscription; pledge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 契 約   [けいやく]  [K]
(n) contract; compact; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 婚 約   [こんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) engagement; betrothal  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 約   [せつやく]  [K]
(n,vs) economising; saving  [D] [Jisho]
- 約   [やく]  [K]
(adv,n) approximately; about; some  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 規 約   [きやく]  [K]
(n) agreement; rules; code  [D] [Jisho]
- 倹 約   [けんやく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) thrift; economy; frugality  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 約   [じょうやく]  [K]
(n) treaty; pact  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n,vs) limitation; restriction; condition; constraints  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 約   [かいやく]  [K]
(n) cancellation of contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 約   [かくやく]  [K]
(n,vs) firm promise; definite promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 約   [きゅうやく]  [K]
(n) Old Testament; old promise; the old covenant  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 約   [こうやく]  [K]
(n) public commitment or promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 婚 約 者   [こんやくしゃ]  [K]
fiance; fiancee  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 約   [しゅうやく]  [K]
(n) (1) intensive; (2) collect(ed); summarize(d)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) conclusion of a contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 誓 約   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) written vow  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 約   [ていやく]  [K]
(n) conclusion of a treaty  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 約   [とくやく]  [K]
(n) special contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 約   [みつやく]  [K]
(n) secret agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 盟 約   [めいやく]  [K]
(n) oath; pledge; pact; covenant  [D] [Jisho]
- 約 款   [やっかん]  [K]
(n) agreement; stipulation; article; clause  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 約   [ようやく]  [K]
(n,vs) summary; digest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 薬
Back: Find more details for 薬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
medicine
chemical
enamel
gunpowder
benefit
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くすり
み
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: medicinal plant gives pleasure
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #702 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 薬   [くすり]  [K]
(n) medicine; pharmaceuticals; drugs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 農 薬   [のうやく]  [K]
(n) agricultural chemicals  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 缶   [やかん]  [K]
(n) kettle  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 局   [やっきょく]  [K]
(n) pharmacy; chemist; drugstore  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 指   [くすりゆび]  [K]
(n) ring finger  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 品   [やくひん]  [K]
(n) medicine(s); chemical(s)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 医 薬   [いやく]  [K]
(n) medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 薬 品   [いやくひん]  [K]
(n) medical supplies  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 薬   [かやく]  [K]
(n) gunpowder; powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 漢 方 薬   [かんぽうやく]  [K]
(n) herbal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 薬   [げきやく]  [K]
(n) powerful medicine; strong poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 薬   [しやく]  [K]
(n) reagent  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 薬   [しんやく]  [K]
(n) a new medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 製 薬   [せいやく]  [K]
(n) pharmacy; chemist (shop); drug store  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 薬   [だんやく]  [K]
(n) ammunition  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 薬   [とうやく]  [K]
(n) dosage  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 効 薬   [とっこうやく]  [K]
(n) specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet  [D] [Jisho]
- 毒 薬   [どくやく]  [K]
(n) poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 薬   [ばくやく]  [K]
(n) explosive; blasting powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 邪 薬   [かぜぐすり]  [K]
(n) remedy for a cold  [D] [Jisho]
- 麻 薬   [まやく]  [K]
(n) narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 薬   [めぐすり]  [K]
(n) eye drops; eyewash  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 価   [やっか]  [K]
(n) NHI (National Health Insurance) drug price  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 害   [やくがい]  [K]
(n) harmful side effects of a medicine or drug  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 学   [やくがく]  [K]
(n) (study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics  [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]
- 薬 物   [やくぶつ]  [K]
(n) medicines; drugs  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 味   [やくみ]  [K]
(n) spice(s); condiment(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: 3
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 訳
Back: Find more details for 訳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
translate
reason
circumstance
case
On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: person translating carries a load of words
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1050 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 翻 訳   [ほんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) translation; de-encryption; deciphering  [D] [Jisho]
- 訳   [わけ]  [K]
(n) (uk) meaning; reason; circumstances; can be deduced; situation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 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]
- 通 訳   [つうやく]  [K]
(n,vs) interpretation  [D] [Jisho]
- 訳す   [やくす]  [K]
(v5s) to translate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 言い訳   [いいわけ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) excuse; (2) explanation  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 訳   [うちわけ]  [K]
(n) the items; breakdown; classification  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 英 訳   [えいやく]  [K]
(n,vs) English translation  [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]
- 全 訳   [ぜんやく]  [K]
(n) complete translation  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 訳   [てんやく]  [K]
(n) translating into Braille  [D] [Jisho]
- 訳 者   [やくしゃ]  [K]
(n) translator  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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